StayAwhile

Cookie Policy

Last updated October 5, 2026

Cookies are small text files a website asks your browser to keep. StayAwhile uses only the few it needs to work. We do not use cookies for advertising, analytics or tracking you across other websites, so there is no cookie banner to accept.

The cookies StayAwhile sets

sid: keeps you signed in

  • What it does: after you sign up or sign in, it tells the site which session is yours, so you stay signed in as you move between pages. The site also keeps a security code with your session to stop other websites from submitting forms on your behalf.
  • How long: up to 7 days, or until you log out.
  • What goes with it: the session it points to is saved with the IP address and the browser's identifier of the sign-in, and removed about a day after the session ends. See the Privacy Policy for all the technical information we keep.
  • Who sees it: only StayAwhile. It is sent only over a secure connection and cannot be read by scripts on the page.

chal: finishes two-factor sign-in

  • What it does: only for facility staff and administrators who use two-factor sign-in. After the password is right, it remembers that you still have to enter your code.
  • How long: 5 minutes (10 if you ask for a code by email), and it is removed as soon as you finish.

sa_age_screen: part of the sign-up age check

  • What it does: set only if the age check at sign-up cannot create an account for someone. It stops the check from being repeated straight away with a different answer. It contains no personal information.
  • How long: 24 hours.

Cloudflare

StayAwhile runs on Cloudflare, which hosts the site and provides the "verify you are human" check on the sign-up, contact and password forms (and on sign-in after repeated wrong passwords). To tell people from automated programs, Cloudflare's check and security services may use their own cookies or similar browser storage. Those are set by Cloudflare, not by us, and we do not use them to track you.

What we do not use

  • No advertising or marketing cookies.
  • No analytics or statistics cookies.
  • No social media or other third-party tracking.

Your choices

You can delete or block cookies in your browser's settings. The public pages (home, About, FAQ and the policies) work without them, but you cannot sign in without the sign-in cookie, and some forms may not work. Deleting the cookies is always safe: you will simply be signed out.

See also our Privacy Policy, including what we say about "Do Not Track" signals.

Changes

If this page changes, the date at the top changes. Questions: use the Contact page.