Your browser
Cookies and similar technologies
What Givelitics stores in your browser, why we store it, and how long it stays there.
Effective date:
1. Cookies and similar storage we use
Essential items are required to sign in, keep your session working, complete payments and protect the service. Functional items remember layout or theme choices. They are set only when you choose a setting and are not strictly necessary.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Category | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
stg_auth_token | Givelitics | Keeps you signed in so the website can protect private pages. Written when you sign in, and mirrored from your session token. On production this cookie is scoped to the first-party site domain so you stay signed in on your church's giving page. | Essential | cookie | Until the access token expires (the JWT exp claim; 1 hour if expiry cannot be read) |
stg_refresh_token | Givelitics | Lets the services API refresh your session without asking you to sign in again. HttpOnly; Path=/api/auth. On production this cookie is scoped to the first-party site domain so a church subdomain can refresh the same session. | Essential | cookie | 30 days |
auth_token, access_token, user, auth_last_verified | Givelitics | Stores your access token and a cached profile so the browser can call the API and restore your session after a refresh. | Essential | localStorage | Until you sign out or clear site data |
givelitics_support_session | Givelitics | Remembers an open platform support session in this browser tab only. | Essential | sessionStorage | Until you close the tab or the support session expires |
cf_clearance (and similar Turnstile cookies) | Cloudflare | Security check on sign-up to distinguish people from automated abuse. | Essential | cookie | Set by Cloudflare during the sign-up check |
__stripe_mid / __stripe_sid | Stripe | Fraud prevention on payment pages only. Not set on ordinary browsing. | Essential | cookie | __stripe_mid typically 1 year; __stripe_sid typically 30 minutes |
sidebar_variant | Givelitics | Remembers the dashboard sidebar style you choose (inset, sidebar or floating). Set only when you change that setting. | Functional | cookie | 7 days |
sidebar_collapsible | Givelitics | Remembers how you chose the sidebar to collapse (icon or off-canvas). Set only when you change that setting. | Functional | cookie | 7 days |
content_layout | Givelitics | Remembers whether you chose a centred or full-width dashboard. Set only when you change that setting. | Functional | cookie | 7 days |
sidebar_state | Givelitics | Remembers whether you expanded or collapsed the dashboard sidebar. Set only when you change that setting. | Functional | cookie | 7 days |
theme | Givelitics | Remembers the colour theme you choose. Set only when you change that setting. | Functional | localStorage | Until you change it or clear site data |
We also use Sentry for error monitoring and diagnostics. Sentry does not set cookies.
2. How to control cookies
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking essential items may stop login or payments working. Functional preferences can be cleared without ending your session; the dashboard will then use its default layout and theme until you choose again.
Cloudflare and Stripe set their own cookies when those features run. Their processing is described in the Cloudflare privacy policy and the Stripe privacy policy.
3. Changes and contact
This notice sits alongside our Privacy Policy. Questions can be sent to support@givelitics.uk.