Effective Date: September 29, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how The Art of Practice ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you use our application and website.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website or use a web application. They help the site remember your actions and preferences over time.
Nothing optional runs until you choose. The banner asks every visitor, wherever they are, and Essential Only is as easy as Accept All.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| connect.sid | Keeps you signed in to the app | Up to 7 days (30 minutes while a Google sign-up waits for its date of birth) | Yes (essential) |
| membership_session | Keeps you signed in to the workshop and the Academy | Until you sign out or it expires | Yes (essential) |
| aop_age_gate | Set only after a date of birth under 16 was entered: for 24 hours the same browser gets the same answer. It holds an expiry time and a signature, nothing about you | 24 hours | Yes (security) |
| aop-analytics-consent | Remembers your cookie choice (Accept or Essential Only), also kept in your browser’s storage | 1 year | Yes (essential) |
| Browser storage for preferences | Remembers your display settings, theme and similar choices on this device | Until you clear it | No (functional) |
| First-party analytics | Only after Accept: events about which features you use, sent to our own server. No third-party analytics script runs in your browser | Until you withdraw consent | No (analytics) |
| _fbp, _fbc (Meta Pixel) | Only on the Accelerator checkout page and only after Accept: measures visits and purchases from our Facebook and Instagram ads | 90 days | No (advertising measurement) |
Your Spotify connection, if you make one, is kept on our server, not in a cookie.
Essential cookies (the sign-in sessions, the age-gate hold and your cookie choice) cannot be switched off, because the Service cannot work securely without them.
Everything else is off until you press Accept, and you can change your mind at any time with Cookie Settings in the app’s settings (under the legal list) or the Cookie Preferences link in the site footer. Withdrawing consent stops the analytics and the Meta Pixel and removes the Pixel’s cookies. Clearing your browser’s cookies and storage also brings the banner back.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings:
Blocking all cookies may prevent you from using the Service, as the session cookie is required for authentication.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
For questions about our use of cookies, contact us at:
support@theartofpractice.com
For more on how we handle your personal data, see our Privacy Policy.