What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves in your browser so that, the next time you visit, the site remembers something about you. Some cookies are required for the site to function (“strictly necessary”); others are used for performance, analytics, or third-party integrations.
Cookies set by soberafe.com
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
wordpress_logged_in_* |
WordPress core | Keeps you signed in to your dashboard account. | Session, or 14 days if “remember me” is checked. |
wordpress_sec_* |
WordPress core | Secures the login session over HTTPS. | Same as above. |
wp-settings-* |
WordPress core | Remembers your dashboard preferences (column choices, etc.). | 1 year. |
_lscache_vary |
LiteSpeed Cache | Tells our cache whether to serve a logged-in or logged-out version of the page. | Session. |
__stripe_mid, __stripe_sid |
Stripe (third party) | Set when you visit the donation form. Used by Stripe to detect fraud and link your session across page loads of the Stripe checkout. | Up to 1 year (mid), 30 minutes (sid). |
Swipe the table sideways to see every column.
Site analytics (PostHog)
We use PostHog, hosted in the United States, to see which pages people use and where the site breaks, so we can fix it. PostHog does not set a cookie here: it keeps a random visitor ID in your browser’s local storage (ph_*_posthog) until you clear it.
- On public pages we record page views, clicks, errors and session replays. Every form field is hidden in a replay.
- On pages that collect or show personal answers (forms, event sign-ups, checkout, your account, search) all text is hidden and nothing is replayed.
- When you are signed in as a member, PostHog knows you only by an account number and your role, never your name or email address.
- Staff accounts are not tracked.
Cookies we do NOT set
- No advertising cookies.
- No social-media tracking pixels (Facebook Pixel, Twitter, etc.).
- No Google Analytics.
How to control cookies
You can clear cookies in your browser at any time. If you block strictly-necessary cookies, you will not be able to log in or donate.
Stripe cookies are set when you reach the donation page. If you do not want Stripe cookies, do not visit /donate/ or any page with the donation form embedded. We do not have a way to suppress Stripe’s cookies while still accepting donations through Stripe.
To turn PostHog off in this browser, choose No analytics on the cookie banner. You can reopen the banner any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of the site’s public pages; your choice also covers your dashboard. That also removes PostHog’s visitor ID, and the site remembers your choice for a year in a cookie named saf_cookie_consent. A browser or extension that blocks trackers stops PostHog entirely.
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Questions? Contact us or submit a data request.