Cookie notice
Last updated: 19 October 2026.
Cookies and browser storage are small pieces of information your browser keeps for a website. We use as few as possible. Anything that isn’t needed to run the service is used only if you say yes.
Your choices
The first time you visit, we ask whether you accept statistics and advertising. Rejecting is as easy as accepting, and the website works the same either way. You can change your mind at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page (except the admin pages our team uses). You can also delete what your browser has stored through your browser settings.
Always on: needed to run the service
These support the website, your account and your privacy choices. They are not used for advertising.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
artisanist:measurement-withdrawals | Artisanist (browser storage) | Delivers pending withdrawal requests; never measures visits | Until delivered, at most 13 months |
artisanist_session | Artisanist (cookie) | Keeps you signed in | 180 days, or until you sign out |
discord_oauth_state | Artisanist (cookie) | Protects the Discord connection step | 10 minutes |
artisanist:consent | Artisanist (browser storage) | Remembers your cookie choices | 12 months |
Statistics (only with your consent)
We use our own statistics and Google Analytics to understand visits and campaign sources. Google receives browser and visit data only after you accept statistics; see the privacy notice.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
artisanist:purchase-source | Artisanist (browser storage) | The latest external source used to understand purchases | 30 days |
artisanist:measurement-receipt | Artisanist (browser storage) | A random key for withdrawing purchase-source linkage | Up to 12 months |
_ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics (cookies) | Recognises a browser and connects visits to purchases and refunds | Up to 1 year |
artisanist:aid | Artisanist (browser storage) | A random ID that links your page views into one visit history | 13 months |
Advertising (only with your consent)
Lets us measure our ads on Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and show them to people likely to be interested. With this consent, a purchase you make is also reported to Meta from our server; see advertising measurement.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
artisanist:attribution | Artisanist (browser storage) | Campaign tags and ad click identifiers from the link you arrived with | 90 days |
_fbp, _fbc | Meta (cookies) | Meta Pixel: measuring our ads and building audiences | Up to 90 days |
Course videos
Lesson videos are played by Kinescope’s video player, which you start when you open a lesson. The player may store information in your browser that it needs to stream video. See Kinescope’s privacy policy.
Questions
Write to collective@artisanist.org.