Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy explains the cookies and similar browser storage used by 5-Minute Crafts today, what they do, which technologies may be introduced later, and how you can manage them.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed in your browser when you visit a website. They allow a website to recognize a browser or device over time, keep a session secure, remember preferences, and understand how the service is used. Similar functions can be provided by local storage, session storage, pixels, and related technologies.

First-party cookies are set for the 5-Minute Crafts domain. Third-party cookies are set or read by another provider, such as an analytics service. Cookies do not necessarily identify you by name, but identifiers and activity associated with them may still be personal information under applicable law.

Cookies We Use Today

5mc-anon-id — first-party, up to 365 days. Identifies a browser anonymously for feed repeat-avoidance, continuity, security binding, and measurement when the visitor is not signed in.
5mc-csrf — first-party session cookie. Protects requests against cross-site request forgery.
5mc-session — first-party, rolling period of up to 14 days. Keeps a signed-in account session authenticated and is protected from JavaScript access.
5mc-oauth-state and 5mc-oauth-next — first-party, approximately 10 minutes and used only during Google sign-in. They protect the authentication flow and return the visitor to an appropriate page.
_ga and a Google Analytics measurement-container cookie — analytics cookies used on the production Website to distinguish browser sessions and understand aggregated usage. Their duration and operation are controlled by Google Analytics settings and Google's policies.

Not every visitor receives every cookie. Account cookies appear only when the relevant account or sign-in feature is used, and analytics cookies may depend on the production environment, browser settings, extensions, and future consent controls.

Other Browser Storage

The Website also uses local storage or session storage for features such as guest saves and boards, feed preferences, viewed-item continuity, playback or progress state, and delivery of a limited client analytics queue. This storage remains in the browser until it expires, is cleared by the Website, or is deleted through browser controls. It is not a cookie, but it can support similar continuity functions.

Why We Use Cookies

Strictly necessary and security — to authenticate sessions, protect requests, prevent abuse, and keep core features reliable.
Preferences and functionality — to remember feed and browser choices and avoid repeatedly showing the same content.
Analytics — to count visits, understand performance and usage, and improve the Website.
Advertising — not active today. In the future, cookies may support native ads, frequency controls, measurement, broad audience segments, and interest-based advertising, subject to updated disclosures and legally required controls.

Planned Advertising and Measurement Technologies

As the Website evolves, we may add advertising and additional measurement services. Technologies such as Google advertising cookies including _gads, LiveRamp or another identity partner, Finteza cookies, Yandex Metrica cookies, Device or soulUid identifiers, DoubleClick, and related ad-measurement tools are not currently active on this Website. If any of them is introduced, it will be identified as active in an updated version of this Policy.

Before a planned technology is represented here as active, this page will be updated with the actual provider, cookie or storage name, purpose, duration, and available choice. Where required, the technology will be connected to the Website's planned consent controls.

When Cookies Are Set

Strictly necessary and anonymous continuity cookies may be set when the Website loads. Session and OAuth cookies are set only when you use the relevant sign-in flow. Google Analytics is loaded on supported production hosts. A site-level cookie consent and update-consent tool is planned but is not yet available; this page does not imply that such a control is currently present.

How to Manage or Delete Cookies

Most browsers accept cookies by default. You can use browser settings to block, limit, or delete cookies and site storage. Blocking required storage can sign you out, reset preferences or history, and prevent some Website functionality from working correctly.

To opt out of Google Analytics across supported websites, you may use Google's Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. When our own consent settings become available, this Policy and the Website navigation will be updated to explain how to use them.

Changes and Contact

We may update this Cookies Policy when technologies or legal requirements change. Questions about cookies or related personal information can be sent to [email protected].