ELLAELLA Cookie Policy
Last updated: 3 November 2026
ELLA uses only the cookies and browser storage it needs to work, and storage that remembers choices you make. We don't use advertising cookies, tracking cookies or third-party analytics. If we ever add anything that needs your consent, we will ask first, and it will stay off until you say yes.
What cookies and browser storage are
A cookie is a small file a website saves in your browser. Websites can also keep information in other browser storage. The law (the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations) treats them the same way, so this policy covers both.
Cookies ELLA sets
Only the ELLA web app sets cookies, and only its own, at app.autodots.ai. The ELLA website sets
no cookies.
| Name | What it does | How long it lasts | Needed? |
|---|---|---|---|
__Host-ella_session |
Keeps you signed in | 30 days, renewed while you use ELLA; deleted when you sign out | Strictly necessary |
__Host-ella_csrf |
Security: stops other websites making requests to ELLA pretending to be you | Same as the session cookie | Strictly necessary |
Other browser storage in the ELLA web app
| What it stores | How long it lasts | Needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Display preferences and default output choices (theme, text size, bold text, high contrast, reduced motion, shortcuts, output format, braille grade), so the app is accessible to you as soon as it opens | Up to 180 days, unless you clear them | Stores your choice |
| That you dismissed the "install ELLA" message | Until you clear it | Stores your choice |
| Instructions you asked ELLA to remember, if you are not signed in | Until you delete them or clear site data | Stores your choice |
| ELLA's own program files, so it loads quickly and works offline. No account data, documents or results | Until a new version replaces them, or you sign out | Strictly necessary |
| A file you share to the installed app from another app, until ELLA picks it up | At most 10 minutes | Strictly necessary |
| If you allow notifications, your browser's notification subscription. Notifications hold a short title and a link, never document content | Until you turn notifications off or clear site data | Strictly necessary for a feature you asked for |
Security checks
To stop automated sign-ups, ELLA may ask you to show that you are a person; that check reads information from your browser, such as its type and settings.
How to control cookies and storage
Signing out deletes the session and security cookies and clears the app's cached files. You can reset your display preferences in Settings, under Display. Your browser settings let you delete or block cookies and site data, though if you block the strictly necessary cookies you won't be able to sign in.
Contact
Questions: support@autodots.ai.