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Last updated: 13 September 2026 · State6 Prep · state6.co.uk
State6 Prep uses a small number of essential cookies and similar browser storage to make the site work. We also measure how the site is used through PostHog: by default this runs without any cookies, and only if you accept do we use analytics cookies and a masked session replay. We do not use advertising or marketing cookies, and nothing that tracks you across other websites.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Some sites use similar browser storage, such as local storage, for the same purposes. Together they help a website remember your preferences, keep you signed in, and understand how the site is used. They are not programmes and cannot carry viruses or malware.
2. Essential Cookies and Storage
These are strictly necessary for the website and tool to work, so they are always on and do not need your consent.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __session, __client_uat (Clerk) | Set by Clerk, our login provider, to keep you signed in and to tell a signed in browser from a signed out one. | Short lived and refreshed while you stay signed in; cleared when you sign out |
| Keys beginning frontlinefutures, state6 and s6 | Browser storage that holds your drafts, your saved review, your question history, your chosen rank and the notices you have already seen, so you do not lose your work or get shown the same message twice. | Until you clear it |
| s6_cookie_consent | Browser storage that remembers your analytics choice so we do not ask you again. | Until you clear it |
| s6_taster_draft, s6_taster_result | Keeps your draft and your result on the demo page. The copy in your browser is not read by us, although the answer you submit for marking is sent to us so it can be marked. | Until you clear it |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | Bot protection on the free demo page only. Cloudflare runs a short check, and may use a cookie as part of it, to tell people from automated traffic. | Session |
| Stripe checkout | When you pay, we send you to Stripe's own checkout page. Stripe sets its own cookies there for fraud checks and to keep the payment working, under Stripe's privacy policy, and we cannot read them. | Set by Stripe on its own domain |
3. Analytics
We use PostHog, our first-party product analytics tool hosted in the European Union, to understand how the platform is used so we can improve it. By default it runs in cookieless mode: it counts visits using a privacy-preserving hash calculated on PostHog's own servers and sets no cookies or storage on your device. If you choose Accept, it switches to cookie-based analytics that can recognise your browser between visits, and we also turn on a masked session replay. If you choose Essential only, it stays cookieless and no session replay is recorded. If you are signed in, we tag your analytics events with your account, including the email address on it, so we can support you and see how members use the tool. That happens whether or not you accept analytics cookies, because it is tied to your account and not to anything stored on your device.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ph_ followed by our project token (PostHog) | First-party product analytics, hosted in the EU. In cookieless mode it counts your visit using a privacy hash, with no cookies or storage on your device. If you accept, it sets a first-party cookie and a matching browser storage entry under this name to recognise your browser between visits, and records a masked session replay of your visit, which also uses a short lived session storage entry that clears when you close the tab. The replay masks every input and all on-screen text, so it never captures your typed answers, board evidence or personal details. PostHog does not build an advertising profile and does not track you across other websites. | Up to 12 months (only if you accept) |
4. Other Measurement
We use Vercel Analytics and Speed Insights to measure overall traffic and page performance. These are cookieless: they store nothing on your device, do not identify you, and do not follow you across sites, so they run without needing consent. Fonts are served from our own domain.
5. Cookies We Do Not Use
- Advertising or marketing cookies.
- Social media tracking cookies, such as a Facebook or TikTok pixel.
- Cookies that follow you across other websites or build an advertising profile.
- Third-party cookies from data brokers or ad networks.
6. How to Manage Cookies
Use the Cookie choices link in the footer at any time to change your choice. Choosing Essential only after Accept removes the analytics cookie and stops the replay. You can also view, block or delete cookies through your browser settings, though blocking the essential ones will stop the site working correctly.
- Chrome: Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Cookies and other site data
- Safari: Settings, then Privacy, then Manage Website Data
- Firefox: Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Cookies and Site Data
- Edge: Settings, then Cookies and site permissions
7. Your Consent
When you first visit State6 Prep we show a cookie notice. Choosing Accept turns on cookie-based PostHog analytics and a masked session replay. Choosing Essential only keeps to the strictly necessary cookies and storage, and analytics stays in cookieless mode, which counts your visit without setting anything on your device and never records a replay. We remember your choice so we do not ask again, and you can change it any time using the Cookie choices link in the footer.
8. Contact
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us at hello@state6.co.uk