Cookie Policy

Last updated: October 4, 2026

Public pages on xither.com set no advertising or tracking cookies. Our sign-in provider, Clerk, may set a strictly necessary cookie on any page. Signing in sets the ones needed to keep you signed in.

1.Public Pages

Reading the public record, the pricing page, the methodology or any other public page sets no advertising or tracking cookies. Our analytics, Vercel Web Analytics, is cookieless.

Clerk runs on every page so that a signed-in person stays signed in, and may set a strictly necessary cookie (such as __client_uat) even if you never sign in. It records sign-in state, not what you read.

2.When You Sign In

Our sign-in provider, Clerk, sets the cookies needed to keep you signed in to your account and workspace.

They are strictly necessary, so there is no option to turn them off while signed in. They end when you sign out or after a period of inactivity.

3.Forms Protected by reCAPTCHA

The contact form uses Google reCAPTCHA to stop spam. When that form loads, Google may set or read cookies to tell people from bots, under Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

4.Checkout

Payment happens on Stripe’s checkout page, which sets its own cookies for fraud prevention under Stripe’s cookie policy.

5.Your Browser’s Local Storage

The invitation to our Redline newsletter remembers, in your browser’s local storage, when it was last shown and whether you closed it or subscribed, so it does not ask again too soon.

That note stays on your device and is never sent to us. Clearing your browser’s site data removes it.

6.Managing Cookies

You can view, block or delete cookies and site data in your browser settings. Blocking the sign-in cookies will sign you out.

7.Changes

If we add any other cookie or stored item, we will list it here first.

8.Contact

Questions about cookies: use our contact form and choose “Legal, privacy or DMCA.”