Privacy

SideScopes Lab

On the first use of a Lab build, its code and sample images are downloaded from media.sidescopes.com when you choose Load the Lab. An image you select from your computer is decoded and analyzed inside the browser. The file and its pixels are not uploaded by SideScopes.

The Lab uses browser localStorage on media.sidescopes.com to retain its interface preferences and whether the guided tour has been completed. It does not store the image you loaded. Clearing site data for that origin removes the saved preferences.

After a Lab build loads successfully, the website stores the identifier of that exact build in localStorage on sidescopes.com. On a later visit it can open the same build from the browser cache without asking again. A new build has a new identifier and requires confirmation; clearing site data removes the identifier. Browsers may evict cached files, in which case the build is downloaded again when it opens.

Website and analytics

If you select a light or dark reading theme in Learn or Docs, the website stores that preference in browser localStorage on sidescopes.com. Choosing System removes the stored value. The preference contains no identifying information and is not sent to SideScopes.

The website currently uses Cloudflare Web Analytics on sidescopes.com for aggregate page and performance measurements. It can load after a page view. See Cloudflare’s documentation for data collection and Core Web Vitals.

The analytics script is omitted when any of the following applies:

• the browser sends Do Not Track;
• the browser sends Global Privacy Control;
• the site is a preview, local development copy, or mirror rather than sidescopes.com.

Blocking the script does not affect the website or Lab. As with any website, normal requests still pass through the hosting and content-delivery providers, which process network metadata needed to deliver and protect the service.

External links

Links to technical references are operated by their respective publishers.