What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. MyTow also uses related browser storage technologies — local storage, session storage, service workers and push subscriptions — which behave similarly and are covered by this policy.
How MyTow Uses Cookies
We use a small set of functional technologies. We do not run advertising cookies.
| Name or purpose | Type | Why it exists | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authentication session | Essential cookie / local storage | Keeps drivers and administrators signed in to the portal | Until sign-out or expiry |
| Security token | Essential cookie | Protects against request forgery and session hijacking | Session |
| Tracking view state | Session storage | Remembers the tracking code you are viewing | Until the tab closes |
| Install prompt state | Local storage | Avoids repeating the app install prompt | 12 months |
| Push subscription | Service worker storage | Delivers job alerts to your device | Until alerts are turned off |
| Map tiles and routing cache | Browser cache | Speeds up the live tracking map | Browser-managed |
Cookies and storage used by MyTow
- Name or purpose
- Authentication session
- Type
- Essential cookie / local storage
- Why it exists
- Keeps drivers and administrators signed in to the portal
- Duration
- Until sign-out or expiry
- Name or purpose
- Security token
- Type
- Essential cookie
- Why it exists
- Protects against request forgery and session hijacking
- Duration
- Session
- Name or purpose
- Tracking view state
- Type
- Session storage
- Why it exists
- Remembers the tracking code you are viewing
- Duration
- Until the tab closes
- Name or purpose
- Install prompt state
- Type
- Local storage
- Why it exists
- Avoids repeating the app install prompt
- Duration
- 12 months
- Name or purpose
- Push subscription
- Type
- Service worker storage
- Why it exists
- Delivers job alerts to your device
- Duration
- Until alerts are turned off
- Name or purpose
- Map tiles and routing cache
- Type
- Browser cache
- Why it exists
- Speeds up the live tracking map
- Duration
- Browser-managed
Essential Versus Optional
- Essential
- Sign-in, security, form submission and live tracking. The service cannot function without these.
- Functional
- Install prompt state and remembered preferences. Disabling these only reduces convenience.
- Optional
- Push notification subscriptions, which you explicitly opt into and can revoke at any time.
Managing Cookies
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies and site data.
- Safari (iOS): Settings → Safari → Advanced → Website Data.
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions.
- Push notifications: turn alerts off in your browser's site settings or from the portal dashboard.
Third-Party Services
Map tiles and routing are provided by third-party mapping services, and push messages are delivered through your browser vendor's push service. These providers may set their own technical storage. See the Privacy Policy for the categories of providers we work with.
Changes to This Policy
We update this policy whenever the technologies we use change. The Last updated date reflects the current version.
Draft notice. This document is published as a working draft prepared by the MyTow operations team. It describes how the service actually runs today, but the final wording still requires review by qualified legal counsel before it is relied on as a binding agreement.
Document Information
- Written and maintained by
- MyTow Operations and Privacy Team
- Last reviewed
- August 8, 2026
- Last updated
- August 8, 2026
- Effective date
- August 8, 2026
- Version
- 1.0
What changed
- First published version of the MyTow Cookie Policy.
Questions about this document?
Contact MyTow with questions about your account, personal information, service request, payment, cancellation, or this document. Include your P.O.# job reference when your question is about a specific service request.
Mailing address: MyTow, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. This support channel is not an emergency service — call 911 first if anyone is hurt or in danger.