Cookies

All of our cookies are our own - there are no advertising cookies, no third-party trackers and no ad networks on this site. Most cookies only keep you signed in and the site working, so they're always on. Two only help us count where sign-ups come from, and are set only if you say OK - and never while you're signed in.

Your choice: not chosen yet (only necessary cookies are used until you choose).

Choosing "Necessary only" also removes the two optional cookies if they were set.

Every cookie we use

site_sessionAlways on
Keeps you signed in (stored on our side only as a scrambled copy).
Kept: 2 weeks
admin_session, ts_admin_hintAlways on
Site staff sign-in, and offering staff "sign in again".
Kept: 12 hours of no use / 30 days
ss_laxAlways on
A one-time marker from a sign-in security upgrade.
Kept: 2 weeks
login_pickAlways on
Remembers the "Which account?" choices for a few minutes after a correct password.
Kept: 5 minutes
join_laterAlways on
Remembers "Decide later" on joining your sign-ins, until you close the browser.
Kept: Browser session
pending_join, after_signinAlways on
Takes you back to the invite or page you were opening after you sign in.
Kept: Up to 1 day
ui_mode_*Always on
Remembers the screen style you picked on a few shop pages (EveryBay or Bayline).
Kept: 1 year
ts_consentAlways on
Remembers your choice on this notice.
Kept: 1 year
ts_ftOnly with your OK
How you first found the site (the page and the website that linked to it), to count where sign-ups come from. Never shared.
Kept: 30 days
ts_repOnly with your OK
The Technician Stars rep whose link you used, so they get credit if you sign up.
Kept: 30 days
ts_lgOnly with your OK
Remembers that you confirmed your email when you got in line without an account, so you aren't sent a new code each time.
Kept: 30 days

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