What cookies are
Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as your browser’s local storage, work much the same way; this policy covers both.
Strictly necessary
These are needed for the site to work, so they can’t be switched off in our settings. They aren’t used for analytics or advertising.
- __session, __client_uat and related Clerk cookies
- Set by
- Clerk (sign-in)
- What it does
- Keep you signed in and let the app check your session securely
- Kept for
- __session: about a minute, renewed while you’re signed in; the others until you sign out, at most a year
- os_anon
- Set by
- Onward Scout
- What it does
- Links the draft you start before signing in to your browser; signed, so it can’t be forged
- Kept for
- Until you sign in and save the draft, at most 30 days
- NEXT_LOCALE
- Set by
- Onward Scout
- What it does
- Remembers the language you chose
- Kept for
- 1 year
- os_consent
- Set by
- Onward Scout
- What it does
- Remembers your analytics choice
- Kept for
- 180 days
- os-theme (local storage)
- Set by
- Onward Scout
- What it does
- Remembers dark mode or Auto if you picked one (light is the default); stays in your browser and is never sent to us
- Kept for
- Until you change it or clear your browser data
- os_region
- Set by
- Onward Scout
- What it does
- Remembers whether your region needs analytics consent first, so we don’t look it up on every page
- Kept for
- 180 days
- os_tz
- Set by
- Onward Scout
- What it does
- Remembers your time zone so dates in the app show in your local time
- Kept for
- 1 year
- os_google_oauth
- Set by
- Onward Scout
- What it does
- Protects the Gmail connection step against forgery while you are at Google
- Kept for
- 10 minutes
- os_checkout_nonce, os_checkout_url, os_checkout_resume (session storage)
- Set by
- Onward Scout
- What it does
- Keep a checkout you started from being sent twice and bring you back to it after signing in
- Kept for
- Until you close the tab
| Name | Set by | What it does | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| __session, __client_uat and related Clerk cookies | Clerk (sign-in) | Keep you signed in and let the app check your session securely | __session: about a minute, renewed while you’re signed in; the others until you sign out, at most a year |
| os_anon | Onward Scout | Links the draft you start before signing in to your browser; signed, so it can’t be forged | Until you sign in and save the draft, at most 30 days |
| NEXT_LOCALE | Onward Scout | Remembers the language you chose | 1 year |
| os_consent | Onward Scout | Remembers your analytics choice | 180 days |
| os-theme (local storage) | Onward Scout | Remembers dark mode or Auto if you picked one (light is the default); stays in your browser and is never sent to us | Until you change it or clear your browser data |
| os_region | Onward Scout | Remembers whether your region needs analytics consent first, so we don’t look it up on every page | 180 days |
| os_tz | Onward Scout | Remembers your time zone so dates in the app show in your local time | 1 year |
| os_google_oauth | Onward Scout | Protects the Gmail connection step against forgery while you are at Google | 10 minutes |
| os_checkout_nonce, os_checkout_url, os_checkout_resume (session storage) | Onward Scout | Keep a checkout you started from being sent twice and bring you back to it after signing in | Until you close the tab |
Analytics
FlowGlance is our only analytics tool. It may store identifiers in cookies or local storage to recognise sessions and repeat visits. Its detailed capture records page activity, including text typed into forms and images uploaded on our site, as explained in the privacy policy. Only when analytics are on, we also keep three small markers in your browser: os_identified (session storage: the signed-in session was linked to your account once), os:unlock-tracked and os_purchase_<id> (local storage: an event was already counted, so it isn’t counted twice).
In the EU/EEA, the UK and Switzerland — and wherever we can’t tell your location — FlowGlance loads only after you choose “Accept analytics”. Elsewhere it loads by default, and you can opt out with one tap. Change your choice at any time from “Cookie settings” in the footer.
Payments
When you check out, you are on Stripe’s secure pages. Stripe sets the cookies it needs to process the payment and prevent fraud, as described in Stripe’s own cookie policy.
What we don’t use
No advertising cookies, no cross-site tracking pixels and no social media trackers.
Your choices
Use “Cookie settings” in the footer to accept or refuse analytics at any time. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser; if you block the strictly necessary ones, signing in and saving drafts won’t work.
Questions
Write to contact@onwardscout.com. We reply to every message within two business days.