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Cookies
- Version
- 0.2-draft
- Updated
- Effective
- Not set (draft)
MoatDefender sets cookies that are strictly necessary for a service you asked for, and one optional category: analytics. Necessary cookies are exempt from consent under the ePrivacy Directive (Art. 5(3)) and the Swedish Electronic Communications Act. Analytics cookies are set only after you accept them in the cookie banner. We use no advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
Necessary cookies
| Cookie | What it does | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
md_session | Keeps you signed in. HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite=Lax | Up to 14 days, or until you sign out |
md_share_<id> / share_auth_<link> | Remembers that you entered the password of a protected share link. Set only when you unlock one. HttpOnly, Secure, bound to that link | 1–2 hours |
md_share_ref | Remembers which shared page (a Moat Index page, a board post, or a member's invite link or waitlist card) sent you here, so a later sign-up is credited to that share. Set only when you open a link with ?ref=; holds the short share reference, nothing about you. First touch wins: it is never overwritten. HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite=Lax, first-party | 30 days |
md_consent (browser storage, not a cookie) | Remembers your cookie choice so the banner does not return | Until you clear it |
Analytics cookies (only with your consent)
We use Google Analytics 4 to count visits and see which pages help. Google's script loads only after you choose "Accept analytics" in the banner. Until then no request is made to Google. Google Analytics does not log IP addresses, and we do not use it for advertising.
| Cookie | What it does | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
_ga | Tells visits from the same browser apart with a random identifier | 2 years |
_ga_<container> | Keeps the current session together | 2 years |
Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Data may be processed in the United States under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and Google's standard contractual clauses. See the privacy notice for the full processor list.
Changing your choice
Use the button at the top of this page. Declining removes the analytics cookies and stops further analytics requests from this browser. Your choice is stored in your browser only.