This policy explains what the walksy.app website stores on your device and why. “Cookies” here also covers similar technologies, such as the browser’s local storage.
The short version: the site stores your language choice, our network provider sets one security cookie, and a Google spam check (reCAPTCHA) stores cookies only if you use the waitlist form. Nothing else.
What we store on your device
| Name | What it is | Set by | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
walksy.lang |
Local storage | walksy.app | Remembers whether you chose English or Italian | Until you clear it |
cf_clearance |
Cookie | Cloudflare, on our behalf | Remembers that your browser passed the check against bots and attacks | Up to 1 year |
_GRECAPTCHA and other reCAPTCHA storage |
Cookie and local storage | Google (reCAPTCHA), on our behalf | Tells people from bots on the waitlist form | Up to 6 months |
Your language choice
When you switch between English and Italian, the site saves your choice under walksy.lang in your browser’s local storage, so the next page and your next visit open in the same language.
It contains only “en” or “it”. It never leaves your device and we cannot read it. Because it only does what you asked for, it is a functional item that the law exempts from consent.
Cloudflare’s security cookie
The website runs behind Cloudflare’s network, which protects it from bots and attacks. When you open a page, Cloudflare runs a short check in your browser and saves the result in a cookie called cf_clearance, so it does not have to check again on every page.
The cookie does not say who you are, and it is not used for statistics or advertising. Because it only keeps the site secure, it is a technical cookie that the law exempts from consent.
reCAPTCHA on the waitlist form
The waitlist form is protected by a Google spam check (reCAPTCHA), to keep bots and fake sign-ups off the list. Google runs it for us, as our processor.
- The spam check loads only when you start using the form. If you never touch the form, nothing from Google loads.
- Once it loads, it may set cookies such as
_GRECAPTCHAand store data in your browser. It collects signals about your device, your browser and how you use the page. It may also read cookies that Google has already set in your browser. - It uses these signals to tell whether you are a person. We receive only the result of the check, not the signals themselves.
In our view, this storage is strictly necessary for a service you explicitly ask for, joining the waitlist, because the form cannot work safely without it. That is why we do not ask for consent before it runs. The Privacy policy explains what happens with the data.
No analytics, advertising or tracking cookies
The site has no analytics, no advertising, no social media plugins and no tracking pixels. Fonts are served from walksy.app itself, so loading a page sends no request to another company.
That is why there is no cookie banner. Under Article 122 of the Italian Privacy Code and the Garante’s guidelines, consent is needed for cookies and similar tools that are not necessary, such as analytics or advertising. We do not use any. If that ever changes, we will ask for your consent first.
How to clear them
You can delete everything the site stored at any time, in your browser’s settings:
- Chrome, Edge and other Chromium browsers: Settings, then Privacy and security, then Site data (or Cookies and site data). Search for walksy.app and delete it. For reCAPTCHA cookies, search for google.com.
- Firefox: Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Cookies and Site Data, then Manage Data.
- Safari: Settings (or Preferences), then Privacy, then Manage Website Data.
You can also block third-party cookies. The site still works, but the waitlist form may not be able to check that you are a person.
If you clear walksy.lang, the site simply forgets your language choice.
The Walksy app
The Walksy app does not use browser cookies, but it stores data on your phone, for example to keep you signed in and to save a walk while it is being recorded. The live-share page at app.walksy.app shows a map from our map provider. Both are described in the Privacy policy, in the sections on the app and on live sharing.