Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device to store information about your visit. They're commonly used for remembering login sessions, tracking user behavior, serving personalized ads, and storing preferences.

Our Cookie-Free Approach

Harmonoise does not use cookies. We've deliberately chosen not to use traditional cookies for several reasons:

• We don't track user behavior or analytics
• We don't serve advertisements
• We don't have user accounts or login sessions
• We respect your privacy and prefer minimal data storage

What We Use Instead: Local Storage

Instead of cookies, Harmonoise uses your browser's Local Storage to save your preferences. Local Storage is a web technology that allows websites to store data directly in your browser, similar to cookies but with some important differences:

Differences Between Cookies and Local Storage

What We Store in Local Storage

Harmonoise uses Local Storage to remember your preferences across visits. Specifically, we store:

1. Theme Preference

What: Your choice between dark mode and light mode
Why: So the site displays in your preferred theme when you return
Data stored: A simple value like "dark" or "light"
Key name: harmonoise-theme

2. Tool Settings (Optional)

What: Your last-used settings for each tool (e.g., metronome BPM, volume levels)
Why: To provide a smoother experience by remembering your preferences
Data stored: Simple values like numbers or text (e.g., "120" for BPM)
Key names: harmonoise-metronome-bpm, harmonoise-volume, etc.

Important Characteristics of Our Local Storage Use

• Not sent to servers: Local Storage data stays entirely in your browser and is never transmitted to our servers or any third party
• Not used for tracking: We don't use Local Storage to track your behavior, build profiles, or serve targeted content
• Domain-specific: Local Storage data is tied to harmonoise.com and cannot be accessed by other websites
• Minimal data: We only store what's necessary for basic functionality—typically just a few bytes of text
• User-controllable: You can clear Local Storage at any time through your browser settings

How to Manage or Clear Local Storage

You have complete control over Local Storage data. Here's how to manage it in popular browsers:

Google Chrome

1. Click the three-dot menu → Settings
2. Navigate to "Privacy and security" → "Cookies and other site data"
3. Click "See all site data and permissions"
4. Search for "harmonoise.com"
5. Click the trash icon to delete stored data

Firefox

1. Click the three-line menu → Settings
2. Navigate to "Privacy & Security"
3. Scroll to "Cookies and Site Data"
4. Click "Manage Data"
5. Search for "harmonoise.com" and remove it

Safari

1. Safari menu → Preferences
2. Navigate to "Privacy" tab
3. Click "Manage Website Data"
4. Search for "harmonoise.com"
5. Click "Remove" or "Remove All"

Microsoft Edge

1. Click the three-dot menu → Settings
2. Navigate to "Cookies and site permissions"
3. Click "Manage and delete cookies and site data"
4. Click "See all cookies and site data"
5. Search for "harmonoise.com" and remove it

Third-Party Cookies

We do not use any third-party cookies. Harmonoise does not integrate with:

• Analytics services (Google Analytics, etc.)
• Advertising networks
• Social media widgets
• Content delivery networks (CDNs) for external libraries
• Any other third-party services that might set cookies

Do You Need to Accept Cookies?

Since we don't use cookies, you don't need to accept anything to use Harmonoise. There's no cookie banner, no consent popup, and no tracking. The site works fully without cookies.

Local Storage is used automatically by your browser for preference storage. If you want to disable Local Storage entirely (which will prevent the site from remembering your theme and settings), you can do so through your browser's privacy settings.

GDPR, CCPA, and Other Privacy Regulations

Our approach to data storage complies with major privacy regulations:

• GDPR (EU): We don't process personal data, so most GDPR requirements don't apply. Local Storage use for preferences is legitimate interest.
• CCPA (California): We don't sell personal information or use data for advertising, so CCPA obligations are minimal.
• ePrivacy Directive: While the directive requires consent for cookies, Local Storage used purely for functionality (like remembering theme) is exempt.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

If we ever start using cookies or change how we use Local Storage, we will update this policy and the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Given our current architecture and privacy-first philosophy, we don't anticipate introducing cookies.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of Local Storage or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

Email: hello@harmonoise.com

Summary

To summarize:

• Harmonoise does not use cookies
• We use Local Storage to remember your theme and tool settings
• Local Storage data stays in your browser and is never transmitted
• You can clear Local Storage at any time through browser settings
• We don't use third-party services that might set cookies
• No consent banner is required because we don't track you

Privacy by design, not by banner.