LEGAL
Cookie Policy
Germanium uses no tracking cookies. What actually runs in your browser: the auth session, a bot-check token, and the Anki media cache — each explained.
VON GERMANIUM
Operator — Divyansh Sharma (Germanium)
The short version
Germanium sets no advertising, analytics, or tracking cookies — no Google Analytics, no Meta pixel, nothing. That is also why there is no consent banner: there is nothing to consent to beyond what the site strictly needs to function. What does run in your browser is listed below, exhaustively.
Strictly necessary storage
| Item | Type | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auth session (sb-* tokens) | localStorage + in-memory | Keeps you signed in after a page refresh. Set only when you sign in. | Until you sign out |
| Turnstile token (cf-turnstile-response) | In-page widget state | Cloudflare's bot check on the sign-in form. Proves you're human to Supabase Auth. | Minutes — expires itself |
| Anki media cache | IndexedDB | Audio/images from a deck you imported, so cards play without re-decoding. Never uploaded anywhere. | Until you clear it |
What third parties set
- Cloudflare Turnstile — sets a short-lived clearance cookie on challenges.cloudflare.com when the sign-in bot check runs. This is a functional security cookie from Cloudflare's domain, not ours, and it tracks nothing about you afterward.
- YouTube / Deutsche Welle — lesson videos play on DW's pages when you follow a lesson link out. Any cookies there are set by them under their policy, only after you leave our site.
Does Germanium use cookies to track me across other websites?
No. There are no advertising or analytics cookies of any kind — no cross-site tracking, no retargeting, no social media pixels. The storage list above is exhaustive.
Do I need to accept cookies to use Germanium?
The full course works with storage blocked — progress simply lives in memory for the session and disappears when the tab closes. Creating an account is the only feature that strictly requires local session storage.
Why does Germanium not show a cookie consent banner?
Because consent is only legally required for non-essential cookies, and Germanium sets none — no analytics, no advertising, no tracking. The only storage is the session that keeps you signed in, a bot-check token on the sign-in form, and the local cache of a deck you imported.
Managing storage
Signing out clears the auth session. Clearing site data in your browser (Settings → Privacy → Clear browsing data → Cookies and site data) removes everything Germanium has stored, including the Anki cache. There is nothing hidden to find — this page lists all of it.