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Cookie Policy

Last updated: September 2026

The short version
  • No advertising, analytics or third-party tracking cookies. None.
  • Only first-party cookies, for signing in, vote integrity and the preferences you pick.
  • Choose “Essential only” and the site keeps nothing beyond what it needs to work.
Your choice: Not chosen yet
Just for fun. Your actual choice stays as it is.

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a site saves in your browser. “Local storage” is similar, but stays on your device and is never sent to us. Below is every one Petty Court uses, what it’s for, and how long it lasts.

2. Essential cookies

The site can’t work without these, so they’re always on. None of them follow you to other sites.

Name What it does Lasts
pc_session Keeps you signed in. HTTP-only and secure, so page scripts can’t read it. 30 days
pc_voter An anonymous ID so each vote counts once and vote bots can be stopped. 1 year
pc_consent Remembers the choice you made in the cookie banner. 6 months

3. Preference cookies

Set only when you choose something (language, theme, the courtroom view) and want that choice remembered.

Name What it does Lasts
pc_locale The language you picked in Settings. 1 year
pc_theme The theme you picked in Settings. 1 year
pc_plain Whether you turned the courtroom view off on a phone. 1 year

4. Local storage on your device

These stay on your device and are never sent to us.

Name What it does Lasts
pc_verdict_seen:*, pc_objection_seen:* Which verdict and objection animations you’ve already watched, so they don’t replay on every visit. Only with “Accept all”. Until you clear it
pc_seen_notif Which notifications have already been shown as browser notifications. Only if you turned browser notifications on. Until you clear it

5. Third parties

  • Google Firebase — only while you sign in or sign up, and while you’re signed in, keeps your sign-in state in your browser’s storage (firebase:*). Google’s privacy policy applies.
  • Cloudflare — hosts the site, and may set security cookies such as __cf_bm or cf_clearance to tell people from bots when it sees suspicious traffic.

We use no third-party cookies for advertising or analytics.

6. Changing your choice

Use the button above, or “Cookie settings” at the bottom of any page, whenever you like. Switching to “Essential only” clears the optional local storage straight away. You can also delete cookies in your browser’s settings, though deleting the essential ones signs you out.

7. Contact

Questions: pettycourtofficial@outlook.com · Privacy Policy