Cookies and storage
Last updated: November 2026
Gen Deen uses only what it needs to remember your choices and keep you signed in. There are no advertising cookies, no tracking across other sites, and no analytics cookies.
Cookies
| Name | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|
| gd_locale, gd_lang | Your website language and Quran content language | 1 year |
| gd_hlang | Your chosen hadith translation language | 1 year |
| sb-… (sign-in) | Keeps you signed in, set by our sign-in provider, only if you create an account and sign in | Session / until sign-out |
Browser storage (stays on your device)
| Item | What it does |
|---|---|
| gd_theme | Light or dark theme |
| gd_tr, gd_reciter, gd_arsize, gd_mode, gd_speed, gd_pagesize, gd_withtr, gd_voice_… | Quran reader settings: translation, reciter, text size, reading mode, speed, page size |
| Bookmarks, last-read place, gd_tutor | Your bookmarks, reading place and lesson progress (synced to your account if you sign in) |
| Chat history, gd_chat_filter | Your recent AI conversation and your Quran/Hadith search filter |
| gd_a2hs | Remembers that we have already offered to add the site to your home screen, so we ask only once |
| Offline cache (service worker) | Pages and files kept so the site loads faster and works offline |
Your choices
Because these are needed for the site to work the way you set it up, they do not need a consent banner. You can delete them at any time in your browser’s settings (clear site data); the site will then forget your choices. If you sign in, your bookmarks and progress come back from your account.
Third parties
YouTube videos load only after you press play, in privacy-enhanced mode; YouTube may then set its own cookies under its policy. The support forms use Google reCAPTCHA, which loads when you start filling a form and may set its own cookie under Google’s policy. Your browser’s speech recognition (used only when you press a microphone button) is run by your browser’s vendor.