Last updated 2026-10-10
A cookie is a small file a website stores in your browser. This page lists every cookie this site sets, and what each one is for.
Cookies we use
This site sets only the cookies it needs to work: to keep you signed in, and to bring you back to the right page. It sets no cookies for advertising, tracking or analytics, and it does not count visits.
The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations do not require consent for cookies that are strictly necessary. That is why this site has no cookie banner.
If you have a question about cookies, email us at info@affirm.lgbt.
The cookies in detail
| Cookie | What it is for | How long it lasts | Set by |
|---|---|---|---|
affirm-session |
Keeps you signed in. | 60 days | This site |
affirm-signed-in |
Tells the page you may be signed in. It holds nothing about you. | 60 days | This site |
affirm-next |
Remembers the page to return you to after you use the sign-in link we email you. | 15 minutes | This site |
affirm-checkout |
Remembers the page to return you to if you cancel at checkout. | 1 day | This site |
payload-token |
Signs our staff in to the admin panel. It is never set for learners. | 60 days | This site |
payload-theme |
Remembers the light or dark theme a member of our staff chose in the admin panel. It is staff-only, and set only when they choose a theme. | 365 days | This site |
payload-lng |
Remembers the language a member of our staff chose for the admin panel. It is staff-only, and set only when they switch language. | 365 days | This site |
Three of these, payload-token, payload-theme and payload-lng, are set only for our staff when they use the admin panel. They are never set when you visit the site, sign in, buy or study a course.
Videos and checkout
Videos on public pages load only when you press play. Until then, the page makes no request to Bunny, the service that plays our videos. When you press play, Bunny's player opens inside the page. In a lesson, Bunny's player opens as soon as you open the lesson.
Bunny's player sets no cookies. It does keep your player settings, such as the volume, in your browser's local storage, under Bunny's own web address and not ours. When it opens, it measures how quickly Bunny's servers respond to you. While a video plays, it sends Bunny statistics about how the video is playing. Bunny handles that storage and those statistics for us, as our processor, under its data processing agreement.
Checkout runs on Stripe's own site. When you continue to payment, you leave this site for a Stripe page. Any cookies Stripe sets there are covered by Stripe's own cookie policy, not this one.
Blocking cookies
You can block or delete cookies in your browser's settings. Your browser's help pages explain how.
If you block cookies from this site, you will not be able to sign in, so you will not be able to reach your courses. The public pages will still work.