The short version. A small set of first-party cookies. One privacy-preserving analytics cookie. No advertising trackers, ever.
1 · What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. We use them to keep you signed in, remember your preferences, and measure how many people use the site.
2 · The cookies we set
- sm_session
- Keeps you signed in to the leads dashboard. Strictly necessary. Expires after 30 days of inactivity.
- sm_csrf
- Protects against cross-site request forgery. Strictly necessary. Session-only.
- sm_cookie_consent
- Remembers whether you accepted or declined the cookie banner. Strictly necessary. Expires after 12 months.
- sm_tweaks
- Persists your dashboard preferences (theme, density, default retailer). Functional. Expires after 12 months.
- _pa
- Privacy-preserving analytics (Plausible). Aggregated, no cross-site tracking, no personal identifiers. Session-only.
3 · Third-party cookies
We do not use third-party advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, or social-media tracking widgets on the marketing site or in the leads dashboard.
If you log in via Discord OAuth, Discord may set its own cookies on the OAuth pages it hosts. We have no control over those — see Discord's privacy policy.
4 · How to control cookies
- Accept or decline non-essential cookies using the banner on first visit. You can revisit your choice by clearing
sm_cookie_consentand reloading. - Browser controls — every major browser lets you block or delete cookies from settings. Blocking essential cookies will sign you out and may break the dashboard.
- Do Not Track — we honor the
DNT: 1browser header by disabling our analytics cookie automatically.
5 · Changes to this policy
If we add or remove a cookie, we will update this page and reset the banner so you can re-consent.
6 · Contact
Questions: privacy@starmonitors.com.