WavelyPrivacy
Cookie Policy
On this page
Many websites and apps store small pieces of information on your device, and many load tracking tools from other companies. This policy lists everything Wavely stores and loads, so you can see exactly what it is. The short version: very little, and nothing that tracks you.
Before you read on
Summary of changes
November 9, 2026: Adds what the waitlist page keeps in your browser tab and Cloudflare’s bot check, and moves the map to the website’s home page.
What these technologies are
- Cookies are small text files a website asks your browser to keep and send back on later visits.
- Local storage is space in your browser where a website can keep information. Unlike a cookie, it is not sent to the website automatically. Session storage is the same, except that it is cleared when you close the tab.
- Device storage is the equivalent for an app: information an app keeps on your phone, some of it in the phone’s secure storage.
- Third-party requests happen when a page loads something, such as an image, a map, or a script, from another company’s servers. That company receives your IP address and what was requested, whether or not it sets a cookie.
On the website
In short
One preference in your browser, your progress on the waitlist page until you close the tab, map imagery from OpenFreeMap on the home page, and Cloudflare’s bot check on the waitlist page. No cookies.
| What | Kind | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
| wavely-theme | Local storage, set by Wavely | Remembers whether you chose light or dark mode, so the site does not flash the wrong one. Only set if you use the switch. | Until you clear your browser’s site data |
| wavely-waitlist | Session storage, set by Wavely on the waitlist page | Lets a reload pick up where you were: the email address you entered, the username you chose, a reference to your code request, and when your code was sent, or, once you have claimed a name, the name, the day you claimed it, and any name you just released with the day it can be taken back until. Never your code. | Until you close the tab. Once your code has expired, a reload starts again. |
| wavely-waitlist-request | Session storage, set by Wavely on the waitlist page | Holds the email address and a one-time key while a request for a code is being sent, so that trying again is not counted twice. | Used for up to 14 minutes; removed when the request finishes, or when you close the tab |
| Map imagery | Third-party request to OpenFreeMap, no cookies | Draws the map on the home page, when you scroll near it. OpenFreeMap receives your IP address and which map areas are loaded. | Under OpenFreeMap’s own practices |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | Third-party script and frame from Cloudflare, on the waitlist page only | Checks that a person, not a bot, is using the waitlist form. It loads once the page finds your connection comes from the United States or Canada, or after a few seconds if that check is slow or fails, and not at all if the check has already found it comes from elsewhere. Cloudflare receives your IP address, your browser’s user agent, and technical signals about your browser and connection, and also uses them to improve its bot detection. It sets no cookie on our website. | Under Cloudflare’s own practices |
In the app
In short
What keeps you signed in, your preferences, and copies of images that make the app faster.
| What | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-in tokens | Keep you signed in between visits. Required for the app to work. | Until you sign out, or they expire |
| Preferences | Settings that live on the device, such as haptic feedback. | Until you change them, or remove the app |
| Cached images and videos | Copies of media you have already loaded, so the app is faster and uses less data. | Cleared automatically as space is needed, or when you remove the app |
| Notification token | Lets your phone’s notification service deliver the notifications you turned on, when notifications are available. | Until you turn notifications off, or remove the app |
The app does not access your phone’s advertising identifier, and does not track you across other companies’ apps or websites. That is why it never asks for Apple’s permission to track.
What we do not use
Wavely does not use analytics cookies, advertising cookies or pixels, social media widgets that track visitors, session recording, or any tool that follows you across other websites or apps. We do not sell or share information for advertising. See the Privacy Policy.
If this changes
Everything listed above is necessary to provide what you asked for, which is why the website does not ask for your consent before using it. If we ever add something that is not necessary, such as analytics or advertising tools, we will first:
- Update this policy to list it, with its purpose and how long it lasts.
- Ask for your consent before it runs, where the law requires it, including in the EEA and the UK, and let you change your mind at any time.
- Honor the Global Privacy Control signal your browser sends, as an opt-out of any sale or sharing.
Your choices
You can clear the website’s storage through your browser’s settings for site data; the site will then follow your device’s light or dark setting again, and the waitlist page will start from the beginning. In the app, signing out removes your sign-in tokens, and removing the app removes everything it stored on your device.
Contact
Questions about this policy go to privacy@usewavely.com.