A small handfulof well-behaved cookies.

We only use cookies that keep the site working and remember your basic preferences. No advertising trackers, no third-party fingerprinting.

Last updatedMay 2026

Draft: under legal review

The terms below describe our current operating practice and are binding on us. Final wording may be tightened by counsel before our public launch.

1. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores in your browser. It can hold a session token, a preference, or a counter. Cookies cannot run code or read other files on your device.

2. The categories we use

Strictly necessary: required for the site to function. These keep you signed in, remember your consent choice, and protect against cross-site request forgery. They are set whether or not you accept the cookie banner.
Functional: small comforts such as your light/dark theme preference and your chosen language. Optional; if you decline, the site falls back to system defaults.
Analytics: we currently use Plausible, a privacy-friendly analytics tool that does not set cookies. We do not run Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any cross-site advertising tracker.
Advertising: we do not use advertising cookies of any kind.

3. The full list

The table below is the complete inventory of cookies served by flowstarter.net and our authenticated app.

Name	Purpose	Category	Duration
__session	Keeps you signed in. Set by Clerk after a successful sign-in.	Strictly necessary	Session (up to 7 days)
__client_uat	Used by Clerk to detect that a user has previously authenticated.	Strictly necessary	1 year
flowstarter_theme	Remembers your light / dark theme preference.	Functional	1 year
flowstarter_cookie_consent	Stores your cookie-banner choice so we do not ask again on every visit.	Strictly necessary	1 year
NEXT_LOCALE	Remembers your preferred language so the next visit loads in the same locale.	Functional	1 year

4. How to control your cookies

The cookie banner at the bottom of the page lets you accept or decline non-essential cookies on your first visit. You can change your choice at any time by clearing the flowstarter_cookie_consent cookie in your browser settings. The banner will reappear on the next visit.

You can also manage cookies directly in your browser:

Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data.
Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
Safari: Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.

If you block strictly-necessary cookies, parts of the site (sign-in, billing) will not work.

5. Updates to this policy

We refresh this page whenever we add or remove a cookie. The “last updated” date at the top always reflects the latest revision.

Questions about cookies? Write to privacy@flowstarter.net or read the full privacy policy.