At a glance
We do not use cookies for advertising or to track you across other sites.
Our marketing site only stores data in your browser for the interactive demo.
The app uses one secure cookie to keep you signed in.
Blocking analytics and error reporting does not stop the app working.
This summary is for convenience. The full text below is what applies.
1 What cookies and browser storage are
A cookie is a small text file a website stores in your browser and reads back on later visits. Browser storage (local storage, session storage and IndexedDB) works in a similar way but stays on your device and is not sent with every request. This policy uses "cookies" for both unless it says otherwise.
We group them by purpose:
- Strictly necessary: needed for the service to work, such as keeping you signed in. These cannot be switched off without breaking the service.
- Functional: remember your settings and keep your work available offline.
- Analytics and error monitoring: help us understand how the app is used and fix problems.
We do not use advertising cookies, and we do not track you across other websites.
2 On our website
Our marketing website (herdfarmcentral.com) sets no cookies of its own. It uses browser storage only for its interactive demo:
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
hfc_v2_animals, hfc_v2_treatments, hfc_v2_pens | Local storage · functional | Keeps the sample records you add or change in the live demo, so they are still there when you come back. Nothing is sent to us. | Until you clear your browser's site data |
The website loads its fonts from Google Fonts, which receives your IP address and browser information but does not set cookies for this. When you send a message through our contact form, it is delivered by EmailJS.
3 In the Herd Farm Central app
| Name | Provider and type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
rt | Herd Farm Central · cookie · strictly necessary | Keeps you signed in. Secure and HTTP-only, so page scripts cannot read it. | 7 days, renewed while you use the app; removed when you sign out |
| Offline records and queued changes | Herd Farm Central · browser storage · functional | Lets you keep working without a connection and sends your changes when you reconnect. | Until synced and replaced, or until you sign out or clear site data |
companyCurrency, companyMeasurement, hfc_staff_notes | Herd Farm Central · local storage · functional | Remembers your company's currency and units, and keeps unsent notes as drafts. | Until you clear site data |
| Push notification subscription | OneSignal · browser storage · functional | Delivers the push notifications you have allowed. | Until you turn notifications off |
ph_*_posthog | PostHog · cookie and local storage · analytics | Product analytics and session recordings, so we can see which features are used and where people get stuck. Passwords are masked. | Up to 1 year |
| Sentry session data | Sentry · session storage · error monitoring | Links an error to the steps that led to it, including a short screen recording. Typed entries are masked. | Until you close the tab |
The exact names used by third-party providers can change when they update their software. The purposes above do not.
4 When you pay
Payments are taken on pages hosted by Stripe or Paystack. Those pages set their own cookies to process the payment securely and prevent fraud, under the provider's own cookie policy. We do not control them, and they are not set on our domain.
5 How to control cookies
- Browser settings. Every major browser lets you see, block and delete cookies and site data. Look under Settings → Privacy (or Cookies and site data).
- Blocking analytics. Content blockers and "do not track" style tools that block PostHog or Sentry do not stop the app working.
- Strictly necessary cookies. If you block the
rtcookie you will not be able to stay signed in. - Shared devices. Sign out when you finish on a shared computer or tablet, so the next person cannot use your session.
6 Changes to this policy
When we add or change a cookie, we update this page and the date at the top. More about how we handle personal information is in our Privacy Policy.
Questions about this document?
Herd Farm Central · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
support@herdfarmcentral.com