Short version: we use only what is strictly necessary for signing in and for the app to remember where you were. No analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, and nothing from third parties. Because these are strictly necessary, we do not ask for consent to them, but we tell you about them here (Data Privacy Act, Sections 11 and 16(a)).
Public website (/ and /legal)
No cookies and no browser storage. The request form stores nothing in your browser.
The app — cookies
| Cookie | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|
Session cookie (__Secure-better-auth.session_token) | Keeps you signed in. It holds a random reference to a session kept on our server, not your details. Secure, HTTP-only, sent only to the app's own address | Up to 7 days, or until you sign out; 1 hour for a Mage staff support session |
Two-factor challenge cookie (__Secure-better-auth.two_factor) | Links the password step to the authenticator step while you sign in | Minutes; deleted when sign-in completes |
Mage Admin cookies (prefix __Secure-mage-platform.) | The same, for Mage staff on the separate administration portal only | As above |
The app — browser storage (localStorage)
The app keeps a few settings in your browser's local storage. They never leave your device unless you post the data:
| Item | What it holds | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Selected company | Which company you last opened | Until you clear your browser's site data |
| Working month | The month you last worked on, per company | Until cleared |
| Lines per page | Your page-size choice in Books | Until cleared |
| Batch entry drafts | Rows you typed in batch entry but have not posted yet (dates, references, contacts, descriptions, accounts and amounts), per company and month, so they survive a reload | Until you post or clear the rows, or sign out. If someone else signs in on the same browser, they are removed first. |
| Drafts owner | Which account wrote the batch entry drafts in this browser, so another person signing in does not see them | Until you sign out |
Changes
We will update this page, with a new version date, before we add any cookie or storage item.