Cookie Notice
Last updated: September 4, 2026
This is everything How Does It Sound stores in your browser. It accompanies our Privacy Policy, which explains what we do with the information.
Alongside cookies we use your browser's local and session storage. It works similarly, but unlike a cookie it is never sent to our servers.
Essential
Always set. The site cannot sign you in or protect your account without these, so they do not need consent.
| Name | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|
| HDIS_TOKEN | Keeps you signed in. Marked HttpOnly and Secure, so scripts cannot read it. | 24 hours |
| XSRF-TOKEN | Stops another site submitting forms as you. | Until you close the browser |
| hdis_cookie_consent | Remembers your answer to the cookie banner, so we stop asking. | 1 year |
| hdis-oauth-pkce | A one-time value held during sign-in so the response cannot be forged. Session storage. | Until sign-in finishes |
Functional
Small conveniences kept in your browser's local storage. They never leave your device, and clearing site data removes them.
| Name | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|
| notif-unread-count, notif-last-poll | Caches your unread notification badge so we ask our own server less often. | Until you clear site data |
| hdis.ratingIntroBannerDismissed | Remembers that you dismissed the tip on the rating form. | Until you clear site data |
Analytics and advertising
Set only if you accept them. Refuse, or send a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal, and none of the below is loaded at all — we do not request the scripts.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | Counts visits and which pages get used. | Up to 2 years |
| Google AdSense cookies | Ad delivery and reporting. We are not showing ads yet, so none of these are set today. | Set by Google |
Changing your mind
Use the Cookie Preferences link in the footer at any time. You can also clear cookies and site data in your browser settings, which removes everything on this page — you will simply be signed out and asked about cookies again.