COOKIE POLICY
Last updated: July 2026
1. Our Approach
We keep cookies and browser storage to a minimum. We use essential storage to run the site — signing you in, keeping your session secure, and processing payments — plus privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics. We set no advertising or marketing cookies today, and we will ask for your consent first if that ever changes.
2. What We Use
| Name | Type | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supabase auth token | localStorage | Essential | Keeps you signed in securely. | Until you sign out |
| Last-activity timestamp | localStorage | Essential | Automatic sign-out after inactivity, for account security. | Until you sign out |
| Consent preferences | localStorage | Essential | Remembers your cookie choices so we don't ask every visit. | 12 months |
| Paddle checkout cookies | Cookie | Essential | Fraud prevention and secure payment processing during checkout. | Set only during checkout |
| Plausible analytics | No cookies | Analytics (cookieless) | Anonymous, aggregate usage stats. No personal data, no cross-site tracking. | N/A |
Paddle is our payment provider and Merchant of Record. Cookies it sets during checkout are governed by Paddle's privacy policy.
3. Analytics (Plausible)
We use Plausible Analytics, which is cookieless and privacy-first. It collects anonymous, aggregate statistics only — no cookies, no personal data, and no cross-site or cross-device tracking. Because it stores nothing on your device and cannot identify you, it runs without requiring consent under GDPR/PECR.
4. Marketing Cookies
We currently set no advertising or marketing cookies, and no ad pixels load on the site. If we introduce any in future, they will be off by default and will only load after you opt in through our cookie banner.
5. Managing Your Choices
You can review or change your choices anytime using the “Cookie preferences” link in the site footer — withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it. You can also clear cookies and site data through your browser settings. See our Privacy Policy for more on how we handle personal data.
6. Contact
Questions about cookies or this policy? Email STENCIL at support@stencils.life.