Cookie Policy
What cookies are, which ones we use, and how to
change your settings at any time.
Overview
This Cookie Policy explains how Desk uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website or use the Service. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle personal data more broadly.
The short version: we use a small number of cookies to keep you signed in and to understand, in aggregate, how Desk is used. Any cookies beyond those that are deemed 'strictly necessary' are optional, and only used with your permission.
01What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a site. They let a service remember things between pages and visits — like whether you're logged in, or your site preferences. Some are essential for a site to work; others enable sites to track usage and improve.
02Cookies we use
Necessary
Required for Desk to function — signing in, keeping your session secure, and remembering your basic preferences. These can't be switched off, as the Service wouldn't work without them.
Analytics
Help us understand how Desk is used — which features help, where people get stuck — so we can make it better. These are aggregated and optional.
03The full list
The specific cookies we may set, and what each is for:
| Cookie | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| vd_session | Keeps you securely signed in during a visit. | Necessary | Session |
| vd_csrf | Protects forms and requests from cross-site forgery. | Necessary | Session |
| vd_consent | Remembers that you've accepted our Cookie Policy. | Necessary | 6 months |
| vd_analytics | Measures aggregate, anonymised usage to improve the Service. | Analytics | 13 months |
04Third parties
A small number of trusted providers help us run Desk — for example, privacy-respecting analytics and our hosting infrastructure. Where these set cookies, they do so under data-processing agreements and only for the purposes described here. We don't permit third parties to use cookies set through Desk for their own advertising.
05Managing cookies
You're in control of analytics cookies:
- By email — ask us to adjust your preferences by writing to legal@desk.study.
- In your browser — most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings.
06Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as our use of cookies changes. When we do, we'll update the date above and, where appropriate, ask for your consent again. Please check back from time to time.
Want to adjust your cookies?
You can change optional cookies whenever you like, or ask us anything at legal@desk.study.