COOKIE AND STORAGE NOTICE · plain-language policy
Small files. Specific jobs.
NightlyPicks currently uses essential session storage, a league preference and restrained cookieless analytics—not advertising trackers.
Last updated 14 August 2026
Your analytics choice
Vercel Web Analytics helps us understand aggregate page use and a small allowlist of product events. Query strings, fragments, account identifiers, emails and submitted picks are not intentionally sent. It is disabled when your browser sends Do Not Track or when you use this control.
Reading this browser’s preference…
Cookies and browser storage in use
| Name | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
np_id_access | Essential, HttpOnly signed-in session token. | Until the access token expires. |
np_id_refresh | Essential, HttpOnly session renewal token. | Up to 30 days, or earlier logout/revocation. |
np_account_consent | HttpOnly browser receipt for the 21+ declaration and legal notice versions accepted during account creation. | Up to one year, or until browser storage is cleared. |
nightlypicks_league | Remembers whether you selected NBA or WNBA. | One year. |
nightlypicks:league | Copies that league preference across browser tabs. | Until removed in browser settings. |
np_session_recover | Prevents repeated session-recovery requests in one tab. | Until that browser tab closes. |
nightlypicks:analytics-opt-out | Remembers that this browser objected to product analytics. | Until you allow analytics or clear browser storage. |
A development-only preview cookie may appear when the site is run locally. It is ignored in production. Your browser also creates ordinary cache entries that are not used to track you.
Managing storage
You can remove cookies and local storage through browser settings. Blocking essential authentication storage will prevent account login; blocking the league preference simply means the site may not remember your last league. Read our Privacy Notice for the wider data picture.