01The short version
localStorage or sessionStorage.02What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store, usually so it can recognise you on a later visit. Related technologies — localStorage, sessionStorage, pixels and fingerprinting scripts — do similar things by other means. This policy covers all of them.
03Cookies this site sets
| Category | Used here? |
|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | None. The site is static and needs no session. |
| Preferences | None. The install tab is chosen fresh each visit from your browser's reported platform and is never stored. |
| Analytics | None. No Google Analytics, Plausible, Fathom or equivalent. |
| Marketing / advertising | None. No pixels, no remarketing, no ad networks. |
04Browser storage
The site writes nothing to localStorage or sessionStorage. The opening logo animation plays on every load rather than being suppressed by a stored flag, precisely so that nothing needs to be remembered about you.
Your operating system name is read once, in your browser, to preselect the correct install tab. It is held in memory for the life of the page and transmitted nowhere.
05Third-party requests
No third party sets a cookie here. One third party is contacted, however:
| Service | Purpose | What it receives |
|---|---|---|
| Google Fonts | Serving the Poppins, Instrument Serif and JetBrains Mono typefaces | Your IP address and user agent. Google states it sets no cookies for font requests. |
06The desktop application
CHIMERA the application is not a website and uses no cookies. It stores your workflows, runs, traces, notes and memory in a single local SQLite file, and your credentials in your operating system's keychain. None of it is transmitted to us. See the Privacy Policy for detail.
07Why there is no cookie banner
Under the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations and the EU ePrivacy Directive, consent is required before storing or accessing information on your device for non-essential purposes. This site stores nothing and accesses nothing, so there is no consent to obtain and a banner would be theatre.
If analytics are ever added, this page will be updated and a genuine consent mechanism will appear before any such script runs.
08Managing cookies
There is nothing here to manage, but you can control cookies generally in your browser settings, or through aboutcookies.org. Blocking all cookies will not affect this site, because it uses none.
09Changes
If this site ever adds a cookie, this page changes first and a consent banner appears before the cookie is set. The date at the top will reflect any change.