Cookie Policy
What StorySloth stores in your browser, why, and how to change it.
Last updated 8 April 2026
The short version: Essential cookies keep sign-in and onboarding working. Optional support tools and analytics stay off until you say otherwise. You can change your mind at any time from the footer.
Cookie categories
Essential
Always onKeeps StorySloth secure, signed in, and able to remember your consent choice.
These cookies support sign-in, onboarding state, and the consent banner itself. They cannot be turned off from this panel.
Support Tools
OptionalLets us load the in-browser feedback widget when you want quick help or bug reporting.
This currently covers the SnagRelay feedback widget and any storage it uses to remember support preferences during a session.
Analytics
OptionalLets Google Tag Manager and GA4 measure visits, page views, and story discovery patterns.
When enabled, we can see which pages perform well and where readers drop off so we can improve the site.
Cookie inventory
The table below lists the cookies and similar storage currently used by StorySloth and our enabled providers.
ss_consent
StorySloth
1 year
Stores your cookie preferences so we can respect them on future visits.
ss_onboarded
StorySloth
1 year
Remembers whether a signed-in user has already completed onboarding.
__session
Clerk
Session / provider managed
Maintains secure authentication for signed-in users.
__client_uat
Clerk
Up to 1 year
Helps Clerk validate and refresh authentication state safely.
SnagRelay widget storage
SnagRelay
Varies
Loads the feedback widget and remembers support-widget preferences when support tools are enabled.
_ga
Google Analytics
2 years
Distinguishes returning and first-time visitors.
_ga_*
Google Analytics 4
2 years
Maintains session state and helps attribute page views and events.
How to change your choices
You can reopen cookie settings at any time from the site footer or by using the button below. Most browsers also let you block or delete cookies manually, but disabling essential cookies may break sign-in and onboarding.
Third-party services
StorySloth relies on Clerk for authentication, SnagRelay for the optional support widget, and Google Tag Manager / Google Analytics 4 for optional analytics. If these providers change the cookies they set, we update this page to reflect it.