How ALIN uses cookies and local browser storage. Last updated February 2026.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. ALIN uses cookies and similar technologies (localStorage, sessionStorage) to provide essential functionality and remember your preferences.
ALIN uses the following essential storage that cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality:
Authentication Token (alin-auth-storage): Stores your JWT authentication token so you stay signed in between visits. Contains your user ID, email, plan tier, and token expiry. Persists until you sign out or the token expires (7 days).
UI State (alin-ui-storage): Stores sidebar collapse state, active station, scroll positions, and modal states. Purely local — never sent to any server.
Settings (alin-settings-storage): Stores your application preferences: default model, theme, font size, notification preferences, and training opt-in/out choices. Synced to the server database when online.
Chat Draft: The current unsent message in the input area is stored in memory (not persisted) to prevent loss during navigation. This is cleared when the message is sent or the tab is closed.
TBWO State (alin-tbwo-storage): Stores the state of active TBWOs including execution progress, pod status, and checkpoint data. Synced to the server database.
Memory Cache: Recent memory layer data is cached in the browser for performance. Cache is refreshed from the server on each session start.
If you enable usage analytics in Settings → Privacy, ALIN stores a session identifier to track feature usage patterns. This data is anonymized — no personal information, conversation content, or file data is included. You can disable analytics at any time, which immediately stops data collection and deletes the session identifier.
ALIN does not embed third-party tracking cookies, social media widgets, or advertising scripts. The only third-party resources loaded are Google Fonts (for the Inter, Space Grotesk, and JetBrains Mono typefaces) which may set their own cookies per Google's policies.
You can clear all ALIN storage by signing out (which clears the auth token) and using your browser's "Clear site data" function. On the desktop app, application data can be cleared through Settings → Advanced → Clear Local Data. Note that clearing authentication storage will require you to sign in again.