Last updated: 1 October 2026.
This policy explains how Nova uses cookies and browser storage, which technologies are essential, and how you can control optional analytics. Nova is operated by Zac Cameron-Webb trading as Nova. For questions, email support@studynova.me.
Essential cookies and storage
Nova uses essential storage to provide the service, protect your account and remember interface choices. Nova does not set advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. First-party public-page analytics remains off unless you select “Allow analytics”.
| Name or storage | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
csrftoken | Protects forms and account actions against cross-site request forgery. | Up to one year; it may be renewed. |
sessionid | Keeps you signed in and maintains essential account and security information. | Until the session expires or you sign out. |
messages | Carries a confirmation or error between Nova pages when cookie-based message storage is used. | Removed after the message is displayed. |
nova_analytics_consent | Remembers your analytics choice. If you allow analytics, it contains a signed, random first-party visitor token. Nova stores only a keyed fingerprint with conversion events. | Up to 180 days, or until you withdraw consent or clear site data. |
localStorage interface and recovery data | Remembers appearance and workspace-layout choices, onboarding and prompt dismissals, which friends' notes you chose to display, recent study navigation and temporary account-scoped recovery copies of writing and saved conversations on this device. | Writing and conversation copies expire after 7 days and are cleared after successful logout or account deletion. Before intentional cleanup, Nova offers save, download or discard. Interface choices remain until changed or site data is cleared. |
sessionStorage return data | Returns you to the correct Nova workspace context after an external navigation in the same session. | Until it is used or you close the browser tab. |
Optional analytics
Optional analytics stays off unless you give consent. If allowed, Nova records first-party landing, call-to-action and registration-start events without academic content, full URLs or cross-site tracking. Declining or withdrawing consent does not affect essential account or study features.
Product-update email consent is separate from analytics consent. Creating an account, signing in with Google, accepting the Terms of use or continuing to use Nova does not count as consent to analytics or marketing.
Other services
If you follow a link to Google sign-in or Stripe-hosted checkout, you move to that provider’s service. The provider may use its own essential storage under its policy. Nova does not embed advertising trackers from those services on Nova pages.
Your controls
You can clear Nova site data in your browser. Clearing sessionid signs you out. Clearing csrftoken causes Nova to issue a new security token when needed. Clearing browser storage resets saved interface choices and may remove an unsaved recovery draft.
Contact
Nova is established in the United Kingdom and currently serves adults studying at UK universities in the United Kingdom. Email support@studynova.me for privacy questions or help.