On usejot.co and the dashboard
The two cookies are strictly necessary: without them you cannot sign in. The local storage entries hold choices you made in the interface and never leave your browser.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
jot_session | Cookie | Keeps you signed in to the dashboard. httpOnly — page scripts cannot read it. Strictly necessary. | 30 days, or until you sign out |
jot_oauth_state | Cookie | Protects sign-in with Google or GitHub, and connecting an integration, against cross-site request forgery. httpOnly. Strictly necessary. | 10 minutes; deleted as soon as the sign-in completes |
jot_prefs | Cookie | Display preferences — whether a project's Jots open as a list or a board — so the page arrives already laid out. Read by the dashboard only. | 1 year, or until you clear site data |
jot-theme | Local storage | Your light or dark theme choice. Only written when you pick one. | Until you choose “System” again or clear site data |
jot.activeOrgId | Local storage | Which workspace you had open, so the dashboard reopens it. | Until you clear site data |
jot.views.<projectId> | Local storage | Inbox views you saved for a project. | Until you delete the view or clear site data |
jot.onboarding.dismissed.<orgId> | Local storage | Remembers that you closed the setup checklist. | Until you clear site data |
jot.replay.logMode | Local storage | Remembers whether replay logs follow playback or show all entries. | Until you clear site data |
jot.inbox.layout | Local storage | Remembers whether you last viewed a project's Jots as a list or a board. | Until you clear site data |
jot.cookieNotice | Local storage | Remembers that you dismissed the cookie notice. | Until you clear site data |
On sites that use the Jot widget
When a site embeds the Jot feedback widget, the widget stores the following in that site’s local storage. It sets no cookies. The site operator decides whether the widget runs; see our privacy policy.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
jot.signin.<projectKey> | Local storage | Keeps a reviewer signed in to the feedback widget on that site. | Until the reviewer signs out or the sign-in expires |
jot.entry.<projectKey> | Local storage | Whether the reviewer chose to sign in or continue anonymously. | Until the reviewer changes it or clears site data |
jot.mypins.<projectKey> | Local storage | The ids of reports this browser made anonymously — the only ones an anonymous reviewer is shown. | Until the reviewer clears site data |
jot.prefs.<projectKey> | Local storage | Widget preferences: hidden pins and which reports have been read. | Until the reviewer clears site data |
jot:internal | Local storage | Admits a team member to an internal-only widget after opening the page with ?jot=true. | Until the page is opened with ?jot=false or site data is cleared |
Questions
Write to privacy@usejot.co.