Cookies & local storage
Last updated 2026-08-01
Three values are stored automatically so the tool remembers your settings. Analytics cookies are set only if you accept the banner shown on your first visit — declining is one click and changes nothing else.
What is stored automatically, and why
Three values live in your browser's local storage from the moment you arrive. None of them is sent anywhere for profiling:
- vk_license — your Pro licence key, so this browser stays unlocked without an account
- vk_lang — the language you chose, so the site stops guessing from your location
- vk_theme — light or dark preference
Under the ePrivacy rules, storing information on your device needs consent unless it is strictly necessary for a service you asked for. These three are exactly that: without them Pro would lock on every page load, the language would reset, and the theme would flip back. That is why there is no banner for these — only for the two below.
Analytics cookies — set only after you click Accept
A banner on first visit asks permission to run Yandex Metrika and Google Analytics — both count visits and popular pages in aggregate, neither is used for advertising here. Nothing from either service loads or sets a cookie until you accept:
- Yandex Metrika (
_ym_*cookies) — visit counting, session behaviour, up to 1 year - Google Analytics (
_ga,_ga_*cookies) — visit counting, up to 2 years
Click Decline, or just close the banner, and neither cookie is ever set. Changing your mind later takes one click on the small cookie icon fixed in the corner of every page — accepting and withdrawing are equally easy, both ways, at any time.
The one functional cookie
One more cookie, set only if you sign in to your account:
- vk_session — a signed token that keeps you signed in for 90 days; it holds your account number and nothing else, and is not set unless you deliberately sign in
Removing them
Clearing site data for vidkeep.app in your browser deletes all of the above. Your Pro licence is not lost — the key still works; paste it again to unlock the browser.