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Cookie Policy
Last updated: November 9, 2026
This page lists every cookie and browser-storage item HmongSTEM uses, what each one is for, and how to control them. The short version: we use a few essential cookies to keep you signed in and safe, and analytics cookies only on our public pages and only if you say yes. We don't use advertising or social media cookies.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Browser storage (like localStorage) works similarly. Sites use them to remember things between pages and visits, such as that you're signed in.
Your choices
When you first visit our public pages, we ask before using any optional cookies. Nothing optional runs until you choose. You can change your mind at any time:
The same “Your privacy choices” link is at the bottom of every page. Turning analytics off stops Google Analytics from loading and removes its cookies from this site.
Every cookie and storage item we use
| Name | What it's for | How long | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| sb-…-auth-token (may be split into .0, .1) | Keeps you signed in. Set by Supabase, our sign-in provider. | Until you sign out, up to 400 days | Essential |
| sb-…-auth-token-code-verifier | Protects sign-in, email confirmation, and password-reset links from being used by someone else. | A few minutes | Essential |
| NEXT_LOCALE | Remembers which language the site is shown in. | Until you close your browser | Essential |
| hs-analytics-consent (browser storage) | Remembers your cookie choice so we don’t ask on every visit. | Until you clear your browser data | Essential |
| Cloudflare Turnstile cookies (e.g. cf_clearance) | Set on challenges.cloudflare.com only when a bot check needs them, to confirm you’re a person. | Up to 30 minutes | Essential |
| _ga | Google Analytics: tells visits apart so we can count visitors. | 2 years | Analytics |
| _ga_<measurement ID> | Google Analytics: keeps track of a visit session. | 2 years | Analytics |
The categories
Essential
Needed for the site to work and stay secure: signing in, protecting your account, stopping bots, and remembering your choices. These can't be turned off, because the site wouldn't work without them.
Analytics
Help us understand, in aggregate, how people find and use our public pages, so we can reach more of our community. We load Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics only after you accept, only on the home, sign-in, sign-up, and policy pages, and never on member profiles, the directory, the feed, or anything behind sign-in. Advertising features are turned off.
Managing cookies in your browser
Contact
Questions about cookies? Email privacy@hmongstem.com. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle your information overall.