Cookie Policy
Last updated: October 2, 2026
1. In short
SocialDownload only uses cookies and similar technologies that are strictly necessary for the Service: keeping you signed in, applying the free daily allowance fairly, preventing abuse and securing the administration area. We use no advertising, social media or analytics cookies, and no third party trackers. That is why you do not see a consent banner.
2. Cookies and similar technologies
A cookie is a small file that a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies include local storage, IndexedDB and the reading of technical characteristics of your browser or device (fingerprinting). French law treats them the same way, so this policy covers all of them.
3. What we use
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
sd_device | First party cookie | Random device identifier used to apply the free daily allowance and prevent abuse | 1 year |
sd_device | Local storage and IndexedDB | Copy of the same identifier, so that the free allowance is not reset just by deleting the cookie | Until you clear your browser data |
sb-* | First party cookies (Supabase Auth) | Keep you signed in to your account and secure your session | Duration of your session |
sd_admin_gate | First party cookie | Administration area only: proves that the access code step was passed | 30 minutes |
sd_admin | First party cookie | Administration area only: administrator session | 8 hours |
| Browser fingerprint | Reading of technical characteristics | Computed when you request a free download or access the administration area, to apply the free allowance and prevent abuse. Only a salted hash is kept, on our side. | Nothing stored in your browser |
Your language is given by the page address (French pages start with /fr). If a language choice is remembered, it is stored in a preference that contains nothing but that choice, which is also strictly necessary.
4. Why no consent is needed
Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act, which transposes the European ePrivacy Directive, requires consent before information is stored on or read from your device, except where this is strictly necessary to provide an online service that you expressly request, or where its sole purpose is to enable a communication by electronic means.
In its guidelines of 17 September 2020, the CNIL lists among the exempted trackers those used for authentication, including those that secure the authentication mechanism; those that allow a service to limit free access to a predefined quantity of content or for a limited period; and those that remember an interface choice such as the language. Our cookies and storage keys fall within these cases. They are used only for the purposes listed above, never for advertising or to follow you across other websites.
5. Audience measurement without cookies
We measure audience and performance with Vercel Web Analytics and Speed Insights. These tools do not use cookies and only give us aggregated statistics. More information is available in our Privacy Policy.
6. Payment pages
When you pay, you are redirected to a payment page operated by Stripe. Stripe uses its own cookies there, for payment security and fraud prevention, under its own cookie policy.
7. Managing cookies
You can delete cookies and site data at any time in your browser settings. If you do, you will be signed out, and the free allowance will still be applied using the other signals described in our Privacy Policy. Blocking these cookies entirely may prevent the Service from working.
Questions about cookies: privacy@socialdownload.fr.