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Cookie policy

Last updated: October 23, 2026

What are cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. theChatStage uses them to keep you signed in and to keep the Service secure.

Cookies we set

Name Purpose Duration Category
.AspNetCore.Identity.Application Keeps you signed in after login Session / persistent Strictly necessary
.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.* Prevents cross-site request forgery on forms Session Strictly necessary
.AspNetCore.Correlation.* Google external login handshake Short-lived Strictly necessary

Third-party cookies

When you sign in with Google, Google may set its own cookies during the authentication flow. Google may also set cookies if you allow Analytics (see below). Refer to Google's cookie policy for details.

Analytics (optional)

The cookies in the table above are the only ones set without your choice. If you allow the Analytics category in the cookie banner, the website loads Google Tag Manager, which may set analytics cookies (for example names starting with _ga) through the tags we configure in it. Nothing from Google Tag Manager loads before you allow it, and it does not load if you choose "Essential only". You can withdraw at any time with "Cookie preferences" in the footer; after you withdraw, Google Tag Manager is not loaded on later pages. theChatStage does not use advertising cookies.

Managing cookies

You can clear or block cookies in your browser settings. Note that blocking the cookies above will prevent you from signing in.

Contact

Questions about this cookie policy: contact us