Cookie policy
The cookies and browser storage ElBay uses, and why there is no consent banner.
Last updated: October 10, 2026
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This document is being finalised. Details shown in square brackets have not been completed yet.
Our approach
ElBay does not use advertising, analytics or tracking cookies, and shares nothing about your browsing with advertisers. The public website and the payment page set no ElBay cookies for visitors who are not signed in.
The only cookies we use keep Admins and sellers signed in to their consoles, and two values stored in your browser remember display preferences. These are strictly necessary for the service you ask for or are stored at your request, which is why we do not ask for consent to them.
What we use
The table below lists every cookie and every browser-storage value ElBay uses.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
__sessionand suffixed variants | ElBay, through Clerk | Keeps an Admin or a seller signed in to their console. Set only on the console sites, never on the public site or the payment page. | Short-lived; renewed while you are signed in and removed when you sign out |
__client_uatand suffixed variants | ElBay, through Clerk | Records when you last signed in or out, so that a session can be checked securely. Console sites only. | Until you sign out, or up to one year |
__client | Clerk, on ElBay's sign-in domain | Holds the sign-in that keeps a console session renewable. Console users only. | Until your sign-in expires or you sign out |
elbay-themebrowser storage | ElBay | Remembers whether you chose the light or the dark theme. | Until you clear your browser's site data |
elbay.onboardingTour.skippedSessionbrowser storage | ElBay | Remembers that you skipped the guided tour of the console during this sign-in. Console users only. | Until you clear your browser's site data |
Payment page
When you pay, you move to Stripe's own payment page. Stripe sets its own cookies there, to process the payment and prevent fraud, under Stripe's privacy and cookie policies.
Controlling cookies
You can block or delete cookies and stored site data in your browser's settings. If you block the sign-in cookies you will not be able to sign in to a console; clearing site data resets your theme choice.
Changes
If we ever want to use a cookie that is not strictly necessary, we will ask for your consent before setting it and update this policy.