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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 6 October 2026

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We also use similar technologies such as local storage. This policy covers both.

Essential cookies

These are required for the site to function and are set automatically. They cannot be disabled. They are set by The Wight List only and are never shared.

  • Session cookie (__Secure-authjs.session-token): keeps you securely signed in. Set when you sign in and expires after 30 days, or sooner if you sign out.
  • Sign-in security cookies (__Host-authjs.csrf-token and __Secure-authjs.callback-url): protect the sign-in and sign-out forms and remember which page to return you to. They are removed when you close your browser.
  • Google sign-in cookies (names beginning __Secure-authjs.pkce, __Secure-authjs.state and __Secure-authjs.nonce): set only while you are signing in with Google, to make sure the reply really comes from Google. They last 15 minutes.

Local storage

We keep a few small items in your browser's own storage. None of them identifies you and none is sent to anyone else.

  • cookie_consent: your choice on the cookie banner, so we do not ask on every page.
  • wl.login.codeField: remembers that this device signs in with an authenticator code, so the code box is shown straight away.
  • dismissed-banner-message: remembers a site notice you have closed, until you close the tab.

Analytics (no cookies)

With your permission, we use Vercel Analytics to understand how the site is used: which pages are visited, how visitors find us and where we can improve. It loads only if you agree to it, on the cookie banner or in your Privacy Centre. Vercel Analytics is cookie-free: it does not set any cookies or store any persistent identifier on your device. Instead it uses a daily-rotating, anonymised hash that cannot be traced back to you. The statistics are processed for us by Vercel.

Marketing cookies

We do not use marketing or advertising cookies. If that ever changes we will ask for your consent first.

Other websites

When you pay for a listing you are taken to Stripe's own checkout page, and if you sign in with Google you pass through Google's sign-in page. Those sites set their own cookies under their own policies.

Managing your preferences

You can change your choice at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of any page. Job seekers can also use their Privacy Centre (/me/privacy). Withdrawing consent does not affect anything done before you withdrew it.

Contact

For questions about this policy: privacy@thewightlist.co.uk

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