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Cookie Policy
Last updated October 3, 2026
This page lists every cookie and browser-storage key Link in Seconds sets, what each one is for, how long it lasts, and how to change your choice. It is part of our Privacy Policy. We keep this inventory honest: if it is not listed here, we do not set it.
Change your choice
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time. Use the button below, or the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of every page. Your new choice applies immediately to Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, PostHog and Google Ads measurement.
How consent works here
- We use Google Consent Mode v2. In the EEA, UK and Switzerland everything that is not essential stays off until you accept. Elsewhere analytics runs by default and you can turn it off.
- Session replay (Microsoft Clarity) needs an explicit opt-in everywhere and never runs on public viewer pages (file, album and site pages).
- We honour the Global Privacy Control browser signal as a “no advertising” choice.
- Essential cookies do not need consent; the site cannot work without them.
Essential (always on)
| Name | Type | Lifetime | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| sb-* | Cookie | Session | Keeps you signed in (Supabase auth). |
| lis_country | Cookie | 7 days | Your region, used for pricing display and to decide which consent rules apply to you. |
| lis_claim | Cookie (httpOnly) | Session | Lets you claim links you created before signing in. |
| Per-link unlock cookie | Cookie (httpOnly) | 6 hours | Remembers that you entered the password for a protected link. |
| Per-link view-session cookie | Cookie | Session | View limits and repeat-view counting on a link. |
| lis_consent | Local storage | Until cleared | Your cookie choice, so we do not ask again. |
Analytics (needs your consent where consent is required)
| Name | Type | Lifetime | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| lis_signup | Cookie | 24 hours | Bridges a brand-new sign-up to the analytics event, once. |
| lis_aid, lis_ses | Local storage | Persistent / session | Our own first-party analytics id and session id. Only with analytics consent in consent-required regions. |
| _ga, _ga_* | Cookie | Up to 2 years | Google Analytics 4. Only after consent in consent-required regions. |
| _clck, _clsk | Cookie | 1 year / session | Microsoft Clarity session replay and heatmaps. Only after you accept analytics, in every region, and never on public viewer pages. |
| ph_* | Cookie / local storage | 1 year | PostHog product analytics (US cloud). Cookieless until you consent; no session replay. |
Marketing and attribution
| Name | Type | Lifetime | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| lis_ft | Cookie | 180 days | First-touch attribution (utm parameters, Google click id, referrer, landing page). Only with advertising consent in consent-required regions. |
| lis_first_touch | Local storage | Until cleared | Browser copy of the same first-touch attribution. |
| Google Ads measurement | Consent signal | n/a | Conversion measurement through Google Consent Mode v2 (ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization). Denied by default in consent-required regions and whenever your browser sends Global Privacy Control. |
We do not show third-party advertising on the site. The marketing category only measures whether a paid ad led to a sign-up or purchase.
Third parties that set these
Google (Analytics 4 and Ads measurement), Microsoft (Clarity), PostHog Inc. (product analytics, US cloud) and Supabase (sign-in). Each is listed with its role, what it receives and where it processes data in the sub-processor table of our Privacy Policy.
Browser controls
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies will sign you out and may stop password-protected links from opening. Questions: support@linkinseconds.com.