Cookies on aniwhat.co.uk
Cookies are small files a website can save in your browser to remember information between visits. Aux Entertainment Limited uses an optional first-party cookie on aniwhat.co.uk for anime review voting. The optional Ko-fi widget also loads third-party content only if you choose it in Cookie settings.
Cookie categories
Strictly necessary
AniWhat does not currently set strictly necessary cookies. It saves your cookie choice in first-party local storage (not a cookie) so the site can remember and respect your selection. The stored value remains until you clear site data, but is treated as expired after 180 days and the prompt appears again.
Functional
| Name | Type and duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
aniwhat_voter |
First-party cookie Up to 180 days |
A random browser identifier. If you enable review voting, AniWhat uses it to remember whether this browser has voted on each anime, prevent repeat votes from the same browser, and count shared results. It does not contain your name or email address. It is HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax, and Secure on HTTPS. |
If you reject the functional cookie, the poll remains visible but its voting buttons are disabled. You can change your choice at any time using Cookie settings in the footer.
Analytics and performance
If you allow analytics in Cookie settings, AniWhat loads Vercel Web Analytics to count page views and estimate monthly unique visitors. Vercel Analytics is cookieless: it does not set browser cookies or access local storage. Unique visitor counts are derived server-side from a daily anonymised hash of request data; the raw IP address is not stored. No analytics are loaded if you reject or have not yet chosen.
To opt in or out at any time, use Cookie settings in the footer.
Marketing
AniWhat does not set marketing or advertising cookies, either first-party or third-party. There is no cookie retention for this category.
Local storage
| Name | Type and duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
aniwhat-cookie-consent |
First-party local storage Stored until cleared; used for 180 days |
Remembers your choices for the review-voting cookie and the optional Ko-fi widget. This is saved when you choose an option, not before. |
aniwhat-sidebar-collapsed |
First-party local storage Until site data is cleared |
Remembers the homepage sidebar display setting. |
aniwhat-completed-anime |
First-party local storage Until site data is cleared |
Stores the catalogue IDs you mark as complete so AniWhat can show your completed-anime list. This stays in your browser and is not sent to AniWhat's servers or synced across devices. |
aniwhat-carousel-scroll |
First-party local storage Until site data is cleared |
Remembers your homepage carousel positions between visits. |
Poll API request limits
To limit automated poll requests, the poll API allows up to 120 poll reads and 10 vote submissions per IP in each 60-second window. It uses the request IP address to create a keyed hash held in Upstash for up to 60 seconds; the raw IP address is not stored in that rate-limit key. Vercel processes the request to run the poll API.
Third-party services
The Ko-fi support widget is provided by Ko-fi and is loaded only after you allow it in Cookie settings. When it loads, Ko-fi receives technical request information such as your IP address and browser details, and its code may store or access information on your device. Ko-fi controls any such storage and its retention; see the Ko-fi Privacy and Cookie Policy. You can disable the widget at any time in Cookie settings; when disabled, it does not load.
Shared poll totals are stored while the poll feature is in use. Pseudonymous per-browser vote records expire after 180 days. Upstash stores this poll data; Vercel runs the poll API. Neither service sets an additional cookie in your browser for this purpose.
If you allow analytics, Vercel Web Analytics processes anonymised request data (including a transient hash of your IP address and user-agent) to count page views and unique visitors. No cookies are set. See the Vercel Privacy Policy for details.
How to remove cookies
Use Cookie settings to withdraw permission for either the AniWhat voting cookie or the Ko-fi widget. To remove any Ko-fi cookies already stored by Ko-fi, use your browser’s Privacy or Site Data settings to clear cookies for ko-fi.com. You can also clear aniwhat.co.uk site data; the consent prompt will appear again.
Last updated: 29 October 2026