01What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. Similar technologies, like your browser's local storage, work in much the same way. They let a site recognise your browser between page loads, so you don't have to sign in again on every click.
Givana uses very few of them, and only where they're needed for the service to work.
02Why we use them
Everything Givana sets falls into two groups:
- Essential cookieskeep you signed in and protect your account, including during two-step sign-in. The dashboard can't work without them.
- Settings stored on your device(local storage) remember choices you make, like your light or dark theme, a collapsed side menu, or an unfinished signup, so they're there next time.
We don'tuse analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, on our websites or on giving pages. Because everything we set is strictly necessary for a service you asked for, UK law doesn't require a consent banner, so you won't see one.
03Cookies we set
| Name | Purpose | Retention | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| better-auth.session_token | Keeps you signed in to your dashboard. | Until you sign out or the session expires | Essential |
| better-auth.two_factor | Holds your sign-in in progress while you enter a two-step verification code. | A few minutes | Essential |
| givana-theme, givana.workspace, gv.redesign.rail, givana-onboard-draft | Local storage: your theme, the community you last worked in, the side menu state, and an unfinished signup. | Until you clear them | Essential |
Over a secure connection, the sign-in cookie names may start with __Secure-.
04Third-party cookies
When you pay, you do so on Stripe's secure checkout or with a Stripe card reader. Stripe may set its own cookies there to keep the payment secure and prevent fraud. Those are governed by Stripe's cookie policy. We don't sell your data and we don't run advertising cookies.
05Your choices
You can block or clear cookies and local storage in your browser settings at any time. If you block the essential sign-in cookies, you won't be able to sign in to the dashboard. Giving on a giving page doesn't need any Givana cookies.
06Changes & contact
If our cookie use changes, we'll update this page and the date above. For anything cookie- or privacy-related, see the Privacy Policy or write to us.
Email: legal@givana.uk
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