Cookie Policy
Everything HoundShield stores in your browser — 3 items in total.
Two of these are strictly necessary and one is optional. Nothing in the optional category is stored, and the analytics library is not even loaded, unless you choose “Accept all”.
Your prompt content is never tracked, in any mode, with or without consent. In Mode B the scanner runs inside your own network and prompt text never reaches HoundShield at all — see the Security page.
Strictly necessary — no consent required
These make the site function. Under ePrivacy Art. 5(3) they are exempt from the consent requirement, because without them a service you asked for cannot be delivered. Turning them off is not offered because it would mean turning off signing in.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Type | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sb-<project>-auth-token | Supabase (authentication) | Keeps you signed in. Without it every page load would return you to the login screen. Strictly necessary, so it is not gated behind consent. | Cookie | Session lifetime, as issued by the authentication provider. Marked Secure in production and SameSite=Lax. |
| hs-cookie-consent-v2 | HoundShield | Remembers your cookie choice so the banner does not ask again on every page. Storing the record of a refusal is itself strictly necessary — the alternative is asking forever. | Local storage | Until you clear site data. Versioned, so a material change to the choices re-asks. |
Analytics — off until you opt in
Set only after you choose “Accept all”. If you choose “Accept essential”, or make no choice at all, the analytics library is never initialised, so nothing below is written.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Type | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ph_<key>_posthog | PostHog | Counts page views and distinguishes a returning browser from a new one, so we can tell which pages are useful. Set ONLY after you choose “Accept all”. Prompt content is never sent — the analytics library is not initialised at all until you opt in. | Cookie | Up to 12 months, PostHog's default. |
Changing your mind
Use the button below and the consent banner reopens, with the same “Cookie settings” control you saw on your first visit. Clearing this site’s data in your browser has the same effect. Refusing analytics costs you nothing: every feature works identically either way, and we do not treat a refusal as a reason to ask again on the next page.
What we do not do
- No advertising, retargeting or cross-site tracking cookies.
- No selling or sharing of personal information — there is nothing to opt out of under CCPA/CPRA because the sale of personal information does not occur.
- No Stripe cookies on this domain. Checkout is Stripe-hosted, so any cookies it uses are set on Stripe’s own domain under Stripe’s policy.
Questions
Email legal@houndshield.com. See also our Privacy Policy, Sub-processors and the full legal index.