Cookie policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixels used for comparable purposes.

2. Categories

• Strictly necessary: required for security, authentication, and core functionality. These are usually exempt from consent banners when truly essential.
• Functional: remember choices such as preferences (minimal use today).
• Analytics: help us understand usage — not deployed for marketing tracking at this time.
• Marketing: we do not operate advertising cookies on SelfSubmit.

3. Cookies we use

• Authentication (Clerk): session and security cookies to keep you signed in and protect your account.
• Active business selection: a functional cookie may remember which business profile you are working on in the dashboard.
• Hosting / CDN: infrastructure cookies for load balancing and security.
• Stripe: cookies may be set when you use the billing portal or checkout.

Exact cookie names and durations may change as providers update their services. We will keep this page accurate when material changes occur.

4. Cookie banner

When you first visit our site, we show a cookie notice explaining that we use essential cookies only. Dismissing the banner records your choice so we do not show it again on that device. If we add non-essential cookies in future, we will update this policy and the banner before enabling them.

5. Your choices

You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent sign-in or break parts of the service.

6. PECR and consent

UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) apply to cookies and similar technologies. We align with ICO guidance on essential cookies. Our cookie banner is live on the website; we will ask for consent before loading non-essential tracking if we add it.

7. Changes

We will revise this page when our practices change and update the “Last updated” date.