Cookie Notice

This Cookie Notice explains how Thorn Street, Inc. ("Thorn Street," "we," "us" or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on thornstreet.com, in Leif at platform.thornstreet.com, and on the Published Links made with Leif (together, the "Sites"). For more about how we handle personal information, see our Privacy Policy at https://thornstreet.com/privacy-policy.

What cookies are

Cookies are small data files that a website stores in your browser. A site can also store information in your browser's local storage, which works much like a cookie. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser; persistent cookies stay until they expire or you delete them. First-party cookies are set by the site you visit; third-party cookies are set by other companies.

What we use

We use only first-party cookies and local storage that the Sites need to work. We do not use advertising cookies, third-party analytics, session recording, or tracking pixels, and we do not allow other companies to set cookies through the Sites.

What	Type	Where	What it does	How long
Sign-in cookie (__Secure-better-auth.session_token)	Essential cookie	platform.thornstreet.com	Keeps you signed in to Leif and protects your account	Up to 7 days, renewed while you use Leif, or until you sign out
Sign-in check (__Secure-better-auth.state)	Essential cookie	platform.thornstreet.com	Protects a Google or Microsoft sign-in from being tampered with while it's under way	5 minutes
Load balancing (AWSALB, AWSALBCORS)	Essential cookie	platform.thornstreet.com	Keep your browser on the same copy of Leif while we release an update, so the page keeps working	1 hour
Map access cookie (__Host-leif_map)	Essential cookie	The address a thread's map is served from	Lets your browser load the maps in your own threads	Up to 7 days, and only while your sign-in lasts
Pending sign-in (leif-code-pending)	Local storage	platform.thornstreet.com	Remembers the email address a sign-in code was sent to until you finish signing in	Removed when you finish signing in
Theme (leif-theme)	Local storage	platform.thornstreet.com	Remembers whether you chose the light or dark theme	Until you clear it
Interface preferences (leif.rail, leif.threadWidth, leif.closedFolders, leif.notesView, leif.notesBasemap, leif.projectBasemap, leif.notesSeen, leif.heading)	Local storage	platform.thornstreet.com	Remember how you've arranged Leif: the sidebar and panel sizes, which folders are closed, how Field Notes and projects are shown and on which map, whether you've seen Field Notes, and the home page's greeting	Until you clear it
Way back from Settings (leif-back)	Session storage	platform.thornstreet.com	Remembers the page you opened Settings from, so its back button returns there	Until you close the tab

thornstreet.com sets no cookies and uses no browser storage.

Maps. When you view a map in Leif or at a Published Link, your browser loads map images directly from map providers, which receive your IP address and the usual information a browser sends. They do not set cookies through our maps.

Your choices

Because we use only cookies and storage that the Sites need, we do not ask for consent to them, and you cannot turn them off in the Sites. You can block or delete cookies and local storage in your browser's settings; if you do, you will not be able to sign in to Leif or view your threads' maps.

If we start using cookies that are not essential, such as for analytics, we will update this notice and ask for your consent where the law requires it.

Changes

We may update this notice from time to time. The effective date shows when it last changed.

Questions

If you have questions about this notice, email us at privacy@thornstreet.com.