Cookie Policy

Effective date: July 4, 2026

Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. Here is exactly how HometownSquares uses them:

Essential cookies (always on): sign-in and session cookies from our authentication provider (Clerk) that keep organizers logged in and secure; a cookie remembering your cookie choice; and security cookies that protect against forged requests. The Service cannot function without these.

Analytics cookies (only with your consent): privacy-respecting analytics that tell us, in aggregate, which pages are used and how the site performs. We use this to improve the Service. If you choose "Essential only" in our cookie banner, these are not set.

What we don't do: no advertising cookies, no cross-site tracking, no selling of data derived from cookies.

Managing cookies: use the "Cookie preferences" link in our footer to change your choice at any time, or block cookies in your browser settings (note that blocking essential cookies will prevent organizer sign-in). Stripe sets its own cookies on its checkout pages under its own policy.

Questions: support [at] hometownsquares [dot] com