Cookie Policy
Last updated 11 September 2026
Cookies are small files a website keeps in your browser. Paragate uses a few it cannot work without, and asks before using any others. We use no advertising cookies, ever.
People who only open a Paragate link to swipe through cards are not asked about cookies, because we set none there that need your permission.
Essential — always on
These make Paragate work, or remember something you have already done. None of them follow you around the web, and you cannot turn them off here.
| Name | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|
| better-auth.session_token | Keeps you signed in | 7 days, renewed while you use Paragate |
| better-auth.session_data | Remembers for a moment that you are signed in, so pages load faster | 5 minutes |
| better-auth.state | Protects sign-in with Google from being hijacked | During sign-in |
| pg_claim_… | Lets the browser that made a draft keep editing it before you sign in, and make it yours when you do | Up to 1 year |
| pg_consent | Remembers your cookie choice | 6 months |
| pg_opening_seen | Remembers that you have seen the start page's opening animation, so it does not play again | 1 year |
| __cf_bm | Set by Cloudflare, our host, to tell people from bots | 30 minutes |
On secure connections your browser may show the sign-in cookies with a __Secure- prefix. Paragate also keeps three small notes in your browser's storage, with nothing about who you are in them: whether you have seen the swipe hint, whether you have seen the photo hint, and whether this visit to the start page has already been counted.
Payment — when you buy a plan
When you open checkout, Paddle, our reseller, sets its own cookies to take the payment and prevent fraud. See Paddle's cookie policy.
Analytics — only with your permission
With your permission, we measure how the site is used — which pages are visited and which features are used — so we can make Paragate better. We do not use any analytics cookies yet. Before we do, we list each one here, with the provider's name. Until you choose "Allow analytics", none are set.
Your choice
You can change your choice at any time with the button above or "Cookie settings" at the bottom of any page. You can also delete cookies in your browser's settings — if you delete the essential ones, you are signed out. Questions: [email protected]. More about your data is in our Privacy Policy.