Cookie Policy
Last updated: October 31, 2026
Essential cookies (always on)
| Cookie | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
ds_session | Keeps you logged in | Expires after 2 hours of inactivity |
ds_2fa | Completes the two-factor login step | 10 minutes |
ds_admin | Admin portal session (staff only) | Expires after 2 hours of inactivity |
ds_vid | First-party visitor id for aggregate analytics (visits, popular pages, tool usage); not used for advertising | About 1 year |
Both your logged-in session and the staff admin session end automatically after 2 hours of inactivity; you simply sign in again to continue. We also remember in your browser's local storage that you've seen the cookie notice (ds-consent), so it doesn't keep coming back.
Advertising cookies (Adsterra)
Free and Premium plans show banner ads, which pay for the free plan. These ads are served by our advertising partner, Adsterra, and the advertisers and ad partners it works with. When an ad loads, they may set or read cookies and similar technologies, such as local storage, device identifiers and your IP address, to deliver the ad, limit how often you see it, measure it and prevent fraud. Third-party vendors, including Adsterra, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website and other websites.
| Who sets it | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Adsterra and the ad partners it works with (their own domains) | Serving banner ads, frequency capping, measuring views and clicks, fraud prevention | Set by each partner; see their policies |
We don't pick individual ads, and we don't share your scrapbooks, photos or account details with advertisers. Ads are loaded on our pages by Adsterra's script, and our sign-in cookie is set so that no script, including ad code, can read it. Ads show on ad-supported plans for every visitor; the Ad-Free add-on and the Lifetime plan show no ads at all. How Adsterra handles data is described in its Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
Your controls
- Block or delete third-party cookies in your browser settings. Ads may still show, but they won't be able to use cookies to recognise you.
- Opt out of interest-based ads from participating companies at aboutads.info or, in Europe, youronlinechoices.eu.
- Upgrade to the Ad-Free add-on or the Lifetime plan to remove ads entirely.
- For any other privacy request, including objecting to this processing, write to support@dearscrapbook.com.
Contact
Questions: support@dearscrapbook.com