Cookie Policy

Last updated: October 27, 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

This Cookie Policy explains how Food Blog Studio, operated by Food Blog Coaching (“we,” “our,” or “us”), uses cookies and similar technologies when you use our Service.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

2.1 Essential Storage and Cookies

These are necessary for the Service to function properly. They enable core functionality such as:

Authentication: Keeping you signed in as you navigate between pages. Our authentication provider (Firebase) stores your session in browser storage (IndexedDB and local storage) rather than cookies
Security: Protecting your account and preventing unauthorized access
Payments: Stripe sets cookies on its hosted checkout and billing pages to process payments and prevent fraud
Analytics sign-in (fbs_session): If you use the Analytics Dashboard, this cookie keeps you signed in to it so your data can load securely. It can't be read by page scripts, and it expires after 14 days or when you sign out
Google connection (google_oauth_state): Set for up to 10 minutes while you connect your Google account, to make sure the connection is really yours. It's deleted as soon as the connection finishes
AI connections: WorkOS sets cookies on its own sign-in pages while you connect Claude or ChatGPT, to complete the connection securely

You cannot opt out of essential storage and cookies as the Service cannot function without them.

2.2 Functional Storage

We do not set functional cookies. We use browser local storage to remember a few interface preferences on your device, such as:

Your selected social media platforms in the caption writer
Notices you have dismissed
Your recent searches on the Community Backlinks page

This information stays in your browser and is not used to track you.

2.3 Cookieless Analytics

We use privacy-friendly analytics that do not set cookies or use cross-site identifiers. They rely only on aggregated, anonymous data:

Vercel Analytics: Cookieless analytics that collects aggregated, anonymous usage data to help us improve the Service; it sets no cookies
Vercel Speed Insights: Cookieless performance monitoring that uses anonymous metrics; it sets no cookies

2.4 Advertising (Meta Pixel)

On our marketing website (foodblog.studio) and on our public checkout pages (app.foodblog.studio/subscribe and its confirmation page), we use the Meta Pixel to measure which of our ads lead to sign-ups and purchases, and to show our ads to people who visited. It sets a cookie (_fbp) and sends Meta the page you visited, what you did there (for example, starting checkout, or completing a purchase with its amount and currency), and standard browser and device information.

If you type your email address or name into a form on our marketing website (for example, to register for a training), the Meta Pixel also sends Meta a scrambled (hashed) copy so it can match your visit to a Meta account. We use this only for our own ads.

When you sign up through our checkout, our servers also send Meta the same sign-up directly, including the Meta Pixel cookies, so it's counted even when a browser blocks the pixel. Meta counts the two copies as one.

The Meta Pixel does not run anywhere inside the signed-in app, and it never receives your writing, your chats, your blog content or your Google data. You can block it with your browser's cookie or tracker settings, and you can manage how Meta uses it for ads in your Meta account's ad preferences.

3. Third-Party Cookies

The following third-party services may set cookies when you use our Service:

Provider	Purpose	Type
Firebase (Google)	Authentication, session management (uses browser storage such as IndexedDB rather than cookies)	Essential
Stripe	Payment processing, fraud prevention (on Stripe-hosted checkout and billing pages)	Essential
WorkOS	Sign-in for the AI apps you connect (on WorkOS's own pages, only while you connect)	Essential
Meta (Meta Pixel)	Advertising, on our marketing website and public checkout pages only (not inside the signed-in app)	Advertising
Vercel	Cookieless analytics and performance monitoring (sets no cookies; aggregated, anonymous data only)	Cookieless

These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review:

4. Similar Technologies

Rather than cookies, the Service primarily relies on similar browser technologies:

Local Storage: Stores interface preferences locally in your browser
IndexedDB: Used by Firebase to keep you signed in

5. Cookie Retention

Cookies and browser storage are retained for different periods depending on their purpose:

Sign-in State: Stored in your browser (IndexedDB/local storage) until you sign out or clear your browser data
Stripe Cookies: Set on Stripe-hosted pages and retained according to Stripe's own cookie policy
WorkOS Cookies: Set on WorkOS's own pages and kept according to WorkOS's cookie policy
Analytics Cookies: fbs_session lasts up to 14 days and is removed when you sign out; google_oauth_state lasts up to 10 minutes
Meta Pixel Cookie: _fbp lasts up to 90 days (set on our marketing website and public checkout pages only)
Local Storage Preferences: Persist in your browser until you clear them; our analytics are cookieless and store nothing on your device

6. Managing Cookies

6.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

View cookies stored on your device
Delete some or all cookies
Block cookies from specific sites
Block all cookies (note: this will prevent you from using our Service)

For instructions on managing cookies in popular browsers:

6.2 Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you disable essential cookies or block local storage, you will not be able to use Food Blog Studio as authentication and core functionality will not work. Because our analytics are cookieless, there are no analytics cookies for you to disable.

7. Your Rights

7.1 EEA/UK Users (GDPR)

The Service sets only the essential cookies, local storage, and similar technologies needed for sign-in, security, and payments. Because our analytics are cookieless and set no cookies or cross-site identifiers, we do not place any non-essential or analytics cookies that would require consent, and no analytics consent banner is required.

If you are in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, you have rights under GDPR regarding cookies and similar technologies, including the right to:

Be informed about the cookies and local storage we use
Be asked for consent before any non-essential cookie is placed (we do not currently use any)
Withdraw consent at any time

7.2 California Users (CCPA)

California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected through cookies and to opt out of the “sale” of personal information. We do not sell your personal information.

8. Do Not Track

Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no universal standard for how websites should respond to Do Not Track signals, and our Service does not currently respond to them differently.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:

Email: hello@foodblog.studio