Cookie Policy
Last updated: 31 July 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Samwise AI Limited (company no. 17094690), whose registered office address is at 6th Floor Manfield House, 1 Southampton Street, London, England, WC2R 0LR ("Samwise AI", "we", "us", "our"), uses cookies and other similar technologies on our websites that link to this Cookie Policy (the "Site") and on Barad, our online coding harness (together with the Site, the "Services"). It also outlines your choices around managing these cookies and similar technologies.
Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information on our wider privacy practices.
The short version
We use only strictly necessary cookies and similar technologies. We do not use analytics cookies, advertising cookies, pixels, or any third-party tracking on the Services. Because strictly necessary technologies do not require consent, there is no cookie banner. If this ever changes, we will update this policy and ask for your consent where required.
What types of technologies does Barad use?
We may use the following technologies on our Services:
- Cookies. A cookie is a very small text file that may be placed on your browser or in storage on your device. Session cookies disappear from your device when you close your browser; persistent cookies stay on your device after you close it. The Services set cookies only from domains we control.
- Local storage. HTML5 local storage / local storage objects store relevant data locally on your device, for similar purposes to cookies — for example, keeping you signed in.
So, when we refer to "cookies" or "similar technologies" in this Cookie Policy, that includes the local storage described above.
Why do we use cookies and similar technologies?
Strictly necessary only. Everything we set is essential to let our Services provide the function you've requested, such as keeping you signed in and authorising your access to content you own. These do not require consent. We do not use analytics or advertising categories today; we will update this policy if that changes.
Details of cookies and similar technologies
The table below lists the specific items in use today. It may change over time as the Services evolve; this section is the authoritative, current list.
| Name | Type | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| barad.tokens | localStorage | Strictly necessary | Keeps you signed in to the app at app.barad.io | Until you sign out |
| barad.create.repo, barad.create.ref, barad.create.provider, barad.files.wrap, barad.changes.wrap, and similar barad.* keys | localStorage | Strictly necessary | Remember interface preferences and your last selections in the app | Until you clear them |
| CloudFront-Policy, CloudFront-Signature, CloudFront-Key-Pair-Id | Cookies (host-only, Secure) | Strictly necessary | Authorise your access to private content you publish through the Services, on the exact hostname serving that content | Up to one hour |
How can you manage cookies?
You can control or limit how cookies and similar technologies are used by:
- signing out of the Services, which removes your sign-in tokens; and
- using your browser's own settings to block or delete cookies and site data. Note that because everything we set is strictly necessary, blocking it will prevent parts of the Services from working — for example, you will not be able to stay signed in or open private published content.
For more general information about cookies, including how to manage and delete them, visit allaboutcookies.org.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
Information about the cookies and similar technologies we use may be updated from time to time, so please check this Cookie Policy on a regular basis for any changes.
Questions
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at support@barad.io.