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Cookie Policy
Every cookie and storage key this site uses, who sets it, and why. Necessary items always run. Marketing items only run if you accept them.
1How We Ask
On your first visit we show a cookie notice with three controls of equal prominence: Accept all, Reject all, and Manage. Nothing that is not necessary is stored or read until you make a positive choice. Closing the notice, pressing Escape, or scrolling past it is not consent, so marketing cookies stay off and the notice returns.
We store your choice for 12 months and then ask again. We also ask again if we change the cookie categories. Your choice is kept on this site only and is never sent to an advertising provider.
2Necessary Cookies and Storage
These always run because the site cannot work without them. They cover signing in, completing checkout, security, and remembering your preferences.
| Name | Storage | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sqe_referral_code_intent | Session storage after you use the optional referral field | SQE Cracker | Carries the referral you choose through signup and checkout; arriving via a link alone stores nothing | Until checkout intent is cleared or the tab closes |
| Cloudflare Turnstile challenge data | Security challenge handled by Cloudflare on the referral form | Cloudflare | Checks that a referral-link request is made by a person and limits abuse | Managed by Cloudflare for the security challenge |
| sqe_consent | Cookie on this site, mirrored to local storage | SQE Cracker | Remembers your cookie choice so we do not ask again | 12 months |
| sb-…-auth-token | Local storage | Supabase, our login provider | Keeps you signed in to your account | Until you sign out |
| sqe_plan_intent, sqe_billing_period_intent, sqe_promo_code_intent, sqe_auth_source_intent | Local storage | SQE Cracker | Carries the plan you chose through signup and into checkout | Until checkout finishes or is cleared |
| sqe_checkout_started, sqe_auth_mode_intent | Session storage | SQE Cracker | Lets us recover a checkout that was interrupted | Until you close the tab |
| sqe-appearance-theme | Local storage | SQE Cracker | Remembers whether you chose the light or dark appearance | Until you change it |
| sqe-mockathon-notice | Local storage | SQE Cracker | Remembers that you closed the Mockathon note on the home page | Until you clear site data |
| Stripe payment cookies | Cookies on checkout.stripe.com, not on this site | Stripe | Processes your payment and prevents card fraud | See the Stripe privacy policy |
| __cf_bm, _cfuvid | Cookies on openai.com | Cloudflare, on behalf of OpenAI | Protects the AI tutor service from bots. Set only inside your signed-in study tools, not on our public pages | __cf_bm about 30 minutes, _cfuvid for the browser session |
| Google Fonts | No cookie is set | Serves the typefaces this site uses. Google sees your IP address when a font loads | Not applicable |
3Marketing Cookies
These are off until you accept them, and they exist only to measure whether an advert on Reddit or in ChatGPT led to a signup. If you reject them you can still use the free preview, create an account, and pay.
| Name | Storage | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sqe-acquisition-attribution | Local storage | SQE Cracker | Remembers first and latest campaign labels and any OpenAI-provided click reference, only after marketing consent, through signup and checkout | Up to 30 days, or until marketing consent is withdrawn |
| sqe-mockathon-attribution | Session storage | SQE Cracker | Remembers the Mockathon campaign link only after you accept marketing cookies | Until you close the tab or withdraw marketing consent |
| sqe_pixel_fired:* | Session storage for signups; local storage for paid checkout receipts | SQE Cracker | Stops duplicate signup and purchase measurement, including reopening a paid checkout | Signups: until the tab closes. Paid receipts: until browser storage is cleared |
| _rdt_uuid | Cookie on this site | Reddit, through the Reddit Ads pixel | Measures whether a Reddit advert led to a signup | About 90 days |
| __oppref | Cookie on this site | OpenAI, through the ChatGPT Ads pixel | Reuses the advert click reference across page views so a signup can be attributed | Set by OpenAI, see the OpenAI privacy policy |
| __oaiq_consent, oaiq_consent | Cookie on this site, plus local storage | OpenAI, through the ChatGPT Ads pixel | Lets the pixel remember a later withdrawal so it stops sending events | About 30 days |
| __obref | Cookie on this site | OpenAI, through the ChatGPT Ads pixel | A random browser reference used only for conversion measurement | 12 months |
| Reddit and OpenAI advertising storage | Cookies and storage on reddit.com and openai.com | Reddit, OpenAI | Conversion attribution on the advertising platform itself | Controlled by Reddit and OpenAI |
If you turn marketing off after having it on, we stop sending events, tell the ChatGPT Ads pixel that consent is withdrawn, and delete the pixel cookies set on this site. We cannot delete cookies or records that Reddit or OpenAI already hold on their own domains. To remove those, use the privacy controls in your Reddit and OpenAI accounts.
4What We Do Not Use
We do not use analytics products such as Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Plausible, or Hotjar. We do not use Meta, TikTok, or LinkedIn tracking. We do not use a tag manager, and we do not sell personal data.
5Referral Bank Details
Bank details submitted for a referral payout are not cookies and are not stored in your browser. If you qualify for a £20 referral reward, we email you a private link where you can enter a UK current account name, sort code, and account number. We use that information only to pay you and to keep a record of the transfer. Advertising cookies and pixels are disabled on those private payout pages.
We keep bank details only as long as needed to complete and evidence the payout, then purge them (or sooner if you ask us to erase them). For the full rules on how referral data is used and how long it is kept, see our privacy policy and the referral programme terms.
6Questions
For anything about cookies or your data, email hello@sqecracker.com. Our full privacy policy explains what we collect and your rights under UK GDPR.