Cookies
What we store on your device.
Last updated: 16 May 2026
What cookies are
Cookies are small files a website saves on your browser to remember things between visits. They're how Worldfarer keeps you signed in, remembers your map style preference, and (when you've consented) measures aggregate product usage.
What Worldfarer uses
Essential. These are required for the site to work. They are not optional and don't track you across sites.
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| better-auth.session_token | Keeps you signed in. | 7 days |
| wf-consent | Remembers your cookie preferences. | 12 months |
Analytics (consented). Set only if you tap Accept in the cookie banner. We use these to understand which features people actually use and where they get stuck.
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| ph_* | PostHog product analytics (EU instance). | 12 months |
Local storage
We use the browser's local storage for things that aren't really cookies but live on your device: your map style preference, the last destination you focused on, and the queued plan job IDs while you wait for generation. None of this is sent to ad networks; it stays on your device until you clear it.
Third-party cookies
We don't load third-party advertising cookies. The analytics cookies above are first-party and set by Worldfarer; PostHog reads them from the EU instance we point at.
When you sign in with Google or Apple, those providers may set cookies on their own domains as part of the OAuth flow. We don't control those. See Google's and Apple's privacy policies.
Managing cookies
You can change your analytics consent any time by tapping the Cookie settings link in the footer. You can also clear cookies from your browser's settings, which will sign you out and remove your stored preferences.
We respect the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal: if your browser sends GPC, we treat that as a request to opt out of analytics and won't show the banner again.
Changes
We update this list as we add or remove tools. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the current state. If we add anything that requires consent, you'll see the banner again.