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1. What this policy covers
This policy explains every cookie and browser storage entry that Best Productivity Resources can set, why it exists and how you control it. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes the wider handling of personal data.
The site uses no advertising cookies. The one exception to "no tracking" is the Impact.com affiliate tracking script described below. We do not sell data and we do not build profiles about you.
2. Cookies vs. local storage
Most of what the site stores is not a cookie at all: it is browser local storage, which stays on your device and is never transmitted to us with page requests. We still treat it the same way as cookies for consent purposes, because from your point of view it is data kept on your device.
3. Exactly what is stored
| Key | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
bpr-cookie-consent | Essential, local storage | Remembers your cookie choice and the date you made it so the banner is not shown on every page. | Until you clear it or change your choice |
bpr:stale-build-reload-at | Essential, session storage | Written only when a page fails to load because the site was updated while you had it open. It holds the time of that one automatic reload, so the page reloads onto the new version once and never loops. It never leaves your device. | Cleared when you close the tab |
__cf_bm | Strictly necessary cookie, set by our hosting provider (Cloudflare) | Helps Cloudflare, which serves the site, tell people apart from automated bots. Apart from timing data its contents are encrypted and readable only by Cloudflare, and Cloudflare states it is not used to track you across sites. It is also set when the Tool of the day widget loads inside another website. | Expires after 30 minutes of inactivity |
| Embedded third-party content | Third party, only on pages that show it | A testimonial widget (Senja), which can include video players such as YouTube, is loaded from its own servers. It may set their own cookies or storage under their own domains; we set nothing and receive no personal data from them. | Controlled by the provider |
| Sponsored slots | None | Sponsored slots are plain links. No ad script, no cookie, no tracking pixel and no profiling of visitors. | Nothing stored |
| Visit counter | Third party, no cookie | Cloudflare Web Analytics counts page visits with a small script from Cloudflare. It sets no cookie, uses no local storage, does not fingerprint your device and does not follow you across sites. It is not loaded in the embeddable widget. | Nothing stored |
| Affiliate tracking | Third party script, first-party cookies | Impact.com, an affiliate network, loads a script (its Universal Tracking Tag) on our pages. It records that a page was viewed, can turn some outbound links into Impact tracking links, and can set cookies on this site so that a partner company can credit us if you sign up or buy after clicking. It currently loads for every visitor and is not a choice in the banner. It is not loaded in the embeddable widget. | Set by Impact.com; can last up to a year |
| Launch badges | Third party, no cookie | The Product Hunt, ScrollLaunch, Peerlist and Uneed badge images are loaded from those services. The site font is hosted on our own server. They set no cookie on this site, but the providers receive your IP address and browser details when the images load. | Nothing stored by us |
bpr-saved | Strictly necessary for a feature you ask for, local storage | The list of tools you saved with the heart button. It is created only when you save something, holds nothing but the tools' page names and never leaves your device. | Until you clear the list or your browser storage |
bpr-votes | Strictly necessary for a feature you ask for, local storage | The tools you upvoted this week, so the Upvote button shows that you already voted. It is created only when you vote, holds nothing but the week and the tools' page names and never leaves your device. | Replaced the next week you vote, or until you clear your browser storage |
bpr-recent | Optional (preferences), local storage | The names and page addresses of the last three resource pages you opened, for the homepage's "Continue where you left off" strip. Saved only if you allow preference saving, and removed if you do not. It never leaves your device. | Until you press Clear, withdraw consent or clear your browser storage |
bpr-last-visit | Optional (preferences), local storage | The time of your current and previous visit, so the homepage can show what was added since you were last here. Saved only if you allow preference saving, and removed if you do not. It never leaves your device. | Until you withdraw consent or clear your browser storage |
bpr:prefs:<tool> | Optional (preferences), local storage | Settings for a free tool, such as your Pomodoro timer lengths and sound choice (for example bpr:prefs:pomodoro-timer). Never anything you type or upload. Saved only if you allow preference saving. It never leaves your device. | Until you clear your browser storage |
wsiw-today-state | Optional (preferences), local storage | Keeps your points and streak in the "What should I write today" tool. Saved only if you allow preference saving, and removed if you do not. It never leaves your device. | Until you clear it or withdraw consent |
4. Your choices
On your first visit you are shown a banner with two categories: essential (always on) and preference saving. The only analytics is Cloudflare Web Analytics, which counts visits without cookies or storage, so it is not a choice in the banner. The Impact.com affiliate script described above is not a banner choice either and loads for every visitor; you can block its cookies in your browser settings. Apart from that, nothing beyond the essential entry is stored until you choose. You can change or withdraw consent at any time using the link, which also appears in the footer of every page.
Clearing your browser storage resets everything to the default state and the banner appears again. Blocking storage entirely in your browser settings still lets you read the site; only the convenience features stop working.
5. Third-party sites
Directory listings, featured placements and article links point to external websites. Once you follow a link, that site's own cookie and privacy practices apply. We have no control over, and take no responsibility for, cookies set by third parties.
6. Changes to this policy
If we add or remove a storage key or start using an analytics provider, this page and the table above are updated first, with the change recorded in the revision history below.
7. Legal contact
Best Productivity Resources, operated by Shushant Lakhyani. All legal notices, privacy requests, correction requests, takedown notices and questions about these documents go to a single address so nothing gets lost.
- Subject line to use
- Cookie question - Best Productivity Resources
- What to include
- The exact page address or listing name your request relates to.
- A clear description of the request (access, correction, deletion, takedown).
- For rights requests, the email address you used with us so we can match the record.
- For takedowns, proof of ownership or authority to act on the owner's behalf.
- Response time
- We acknowledge legal and privacy emails within 7 working days and aim to resolve valid requests within 30 days. Governing jurisdiction: India.
For non-legal matters such as suggesting a resource or general feedback, use the contact page or reach out on LinkedIn via the submission page.
8. Revision history
Every material change to this document is listed here, newest first, so you can see exactly what changed and when.
10 November 2026
- Cookie Policy: added bpr:stale-build-reload-at, an essential session storage entry written only when the site reloads a page once after an update, so it cannot reload in a loop.
9 November 2026
- Cookie Policy: added the Impact.com affiliate tracking script and the cookies it can set, and corrected the statement that the site uses no tracking.
- Affiliate Disclosure: explained that the Impact.com script can turn some outbound links into tracking links.
8 November 2026
- Cookie Policy: added Cloudflare Web Analytics, the site's visit counter. It sets no cookie and stores nothing on your device, so it is not a choice in the banner.
28 October 2026
- Cookie Policy: added the Uneed badge image to the launch badges entry. It sets no cookie on this site.
26 October 2026
- All legal pages: the contact email for legal, copyright, takedown and accessibility requests is now shushant@bestproductivityresources.com.
22 October 2026
- Cookie Policy: added bpr-votes, which remembers the tools you upvoted this week so the button shows it.
- Cookie Policy: added bpr-last-visit, an optional preferences entry in local storage for the homepage's "since your last visit" strip.
20 October 2026
- Cookie Policy: removed the DataFast analytics entry and the public traffic dashboard. The cookie banner now has two categories, essential and preference saving, because the site loads no analytics script.
- Affiliate Disclosure: added sponsored guides, videos, infographics, social posts and the daily posts "Presented by" line, and disclosed the operator's 2026 ElevenLabs ambassador role.
19 October 2026
- Cookie Policy: the DataFast analytics entry now lists its session storage keys (datafast_session_id, datafast_visitor_id, datafast_pageview_state), cleared when you close the tab, and how it counts unique visits without cookies.
15 October 2026
- Cookie Policy: added the optional bpr:prefs:<tool> storage entry for free tool settings such as the Pomodoro timer, kept only with preference consent.
14 October 2026
- Cookie Policy: added the optional bpr-recent storage entry for the homepage's recently viewed strip, kept only with preference consent.
- Cookie Policy: added the __cf_bm cookie that Cloudflare, our hosting provider, sets to tell people apart from bots (expires after 30 minutes of inactivity).
12 October 2026
- Cookie Policy: added Peerlist to the launch badges entry.
9 October 2026
- Cookie Policy: added the bpr-saved storage entry for the Saved list, which is created only when you save a tool.
8 October 2026
- Reviewed every document against the current site: resource pages, comparisons, collections, news posts, the Featured badge and the video tour.
- Affiliate links in listings are now labelled next to the link; the Affiliate Disclosure explains where they appear.
- Added disclaimers for ratings and comparisons, news summaries and money-making content, plus a logo and trademark notice.
- Corrected the accessibility testing description and updated the cookie and storage table.
11 September 2026
- Reviewed for the browser-only tools and current site features.
8 September 2026
- Reviewed for the new sponsored slots and cross-linked the Sponsorship & Advertising Policy.
4 September 2026
- First published version of this document.