Last updated October 15, 2026
Ascend uses as little browser storage as possible, and none of it follows you across sites or is used for ads. That's why there's no cookie banner: the law only requires consent for non-essential cookies, and we don't use any.
| Name | Type | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
ascend_session | Cookie, essential | Keeps you signed in. Secure, HTTP-only, first-party. | 30 days, or until you sign out |
ascend-theme | Local storage, preference | Remembers light or dark mode. Never sent to our server. | Until you clear it |
ascend-coach | Session storage | Keeps your Coach conversation if you reload the page. Never stored on our server. | Until you close the tab |
ascend-scan-photo | Session storage | Holds a photo you picked for a face scan while you sign up or pay, so you don't have to pick it again. Never stored on our server. | Until the scan finishes, you remove it, one hour passes, or you close the tab |
ascend-sid | Session storage | A random number for this tab, so we can count steps like “opened the scan page” once instead of on every reload. It isn't linked to your account, IP address or anything else. | Until you close the tab |
No third-party analytics, ad pixels, social media trackers or third-party cookies. The only counting we do is the anonymous step count above, on our own server. Fonts are served from our own server, not Google.
Checkout happens on Stripe and product picks open on Amazon. Those sites set their own cookies under their own policies.
If we ever add non-essential cookies, like third-party analytics, we'll ask for your consent first and update this page.
Questions about this page? Email ascendurself.support@gmail.com or see our contact page.