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{% block title %}How Tracking Works — Multithreaded{% endblock %}

{% block head %}<meta name="description" content="How Multithreaded handles tracking and privacy.">{% endblock %}

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<div class="container">
    <div class="breadcrumb">
        <a href="/">Forums</a>
        <span class="sep">/</span>
        How Tracking Works
    </div>

    <h2>How Tracking Works</h2>

    <div class="info-section">
        <h3>Local Unread Tracking (Tier 1)</h3>
        <ul>
            <li>Stores thread reply counts in your browser's localStorage</li>
            <li>Compares counts on each page load to highlight threads with new posts</li>
            <li>Data never leaves your browser — no server requests, no cookies</li>
            <li>Maximum 1,000 threads tracked; oldest entries are automatically pruned</li>
            <li>You can disable this entirely from the <a href="/tracked">Tracked Threads</a> page</li>
        </ul>

        <h3>Server-Side Thread Tracking (Tier 2)</h3>
        <ul>
            <li>Opt-in per thread — you choose which threads to track</li>
            <li>Stores your last-read position so you can see unread post counts</li>
            <li>You can stop tracking individual threads or all threads at once</li>
            <li>Data is deleted when you stop tracking</li>
        </ul>

        <h3>What We Do Not Do</h3>
        <ul>
            <li>No third-party analytics or tracking scripts</li>
            <li>No advertising or ad-related tracking</li>
            <li>No fingerprinting or cross-site tracking</li>
            <li>No tracking pixels or beacons</li>
            <li>The only cookie is your login session (required for authentication)</li>
        </ul>

        <h3>Draft Auto-Save</h3>
        <ul>
            <li>Reply and new-thread drafts are saved to your browser's localStorage</li>
            <li>Drafts expire after 7 days and are limited to 20 entries</li>
            <li>Disabling local unread tracking also disables draft auto-save</li>
        </ul>
    </div>
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