The Kept Year
Cookies

Every cookie we set, and the switches for the ones you can turn off.

Nothing here is for advertising, and nothing here is sold or shared. Apart from Stripe's, on the payment page, every cookie here is our own.

Last updated October 4, 2026 · The Kept Year LLC

Your choices

Analytics is on unless you turn it off. Turn it off and we stop Google Analytics and PostHog, delete their cookies, and honor that on every visit after. Sales, shipments, refunds, and giveaway entries are still counted, with nothing that identifies you. Error reporting is separate and always on; with analytics off it carries no device id.

Essential

These keep the site working and are on for everyone.

CookieWhat it doesLasts
sessionidKeeps you signed in, and keeps a build you started before signing up.90 days
csrftokenProtects forms from forgery.1 year
ky_consentRemembers the choice you make on this page.400 days
ky_ref, ky_ref_srcCredits the friend whose link brought you here.90 days
ky_stageOn the preview site only: the door key.30 days

Set by Stripe when you pay

Our payment page is Stripe's, and Stripe sets these to stop card fraud. They're part of paying, so they're on for everyone who reaches checkout. Creator partners see them on their payout pages too.

CookieWhat it doesLasts
__stripe_midStripe: fraud prevention while you pay.1 year
__stripe_sidStripe: fraud prevention for this visit.30 minutes

Analytics

These are set only while analytics is on.

CookieWhat it doesLasts
ky_didA random id so two visits from one device count as one.400 days
_ga, _ga_*Google Analytics: which pages you visit and what you buy.2 years
ph_*PostHog: how you move through the builder (also kept in your browser's storage).1 year

Marketing

We set no marketing cookies today. The switch above is there so that if we ever add one, it starts off and stays off until you say otherwise.

The privacy policy says what we do with what these collect.