01What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as local storage, do the same job. They let a site remember that you are signed in and keep the connection secure.

02What we use

BenchScout uses only strictly necessary cookies. They are essential to the Service, so they do not need consent under most privacy laws and cannot be switched off in our systems.

Purpose	Set by	Lifetime
Keeping you signed in and refreshing your session securely	BenchScout (via Supabase authentication)	Session, refreshed while you are active
Completing OAuth sign-in if you choose Google	BenchScout and Google	Short-lived, during sign-in
Fraud prevention and secure checkout when you subscribe	Stripe	Set only on checkout pages; see Stripe's notice

03What we do not use

We do not use advertising cookies, cross-site tracking or third-party marketing pixels. If that changes, we will update this notice and ask for your consent first where the law requires.

04Your choices

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block the necessary ones you will not be able to sign in. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information more broadly.

05Questions

Email privacy@benchscout.org.