Cookie Policy
Effective October 22, 2026
Cookies and browser storage are small pieces of information a website keeps in your browser. Places2Swim uses a few to keep you signed in and remember your settings. Analytics storage is only used if you accept it.
Your choice
The first time you visit, a banner asks whether you accept analytics cookies. If you accept, PostHog stores the analytics entries below. If you decline, nothing is stored for analytics except your choice, and visits are counted without cookies. You can change your choice here or with Cookie settings in the footer at any time. Declining after accepting clears PostHog's storage.
Needed for the site to work
These don't track you and are set only when you use the feature they belong to. On secure connections the sign-in cookies' names start with __Secure- or __Host-.
| Name | Type | What it's for | Needs your choice | How long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
authjs. | Cookie | Keeps you signed in. | No | 30 days, renewed while you use the site |
authjs. | Cookie | Protects the sign-in form from forged requests. | No | Until you close your browser |
authjs. | Cookie | The page to return to after you sign in. | No | Until you close your browser |
p2s_ | Local storage | Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics. | No | Until you change it or clear your browser data |
p2s_ | Local storage | Marks a Places2Swim team member's device, so its visits are left out of analytics. | No | Until removed |
p2s: | Local storage | Saves your progress in the Add a pool form. | No | Until you send or discard it |
p2s. | Local storage | The look you chose for your passport share card. | No | Until you clear your browser data |
p2s. | Session storage | Which layers your passport map shows. | No | Until you close the tab |
p2s: | Session storage | Your approximate area, so the map opens near you. | No | Until you close the tab |
Analytics
PostHog helps us understand how the website is used. <key> stands for our PostHog project's public key. Read what is sent, and what session recordings contain, in our Privacy Policy.
| Name | Type | What it's for | Needs your choice | How long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ph_ | Cookie and local storage | Lets PostHog recognize your browser across visits. | Yes | 1 year |
ph_ | Session storage | Tells PostHog's events from different tabs apart. | Yes | Until you close the tab |
p2s_ | Local storage | When this browser first accepted, so only new visitors can be recorded. | Yes | Until you decline or clear your browser data |
_ | Local storage | PostHog's copy of your choice. Set when you accept or decline. | No | Until you clear your browser data |
Other websites' cookies
Pool pages show a Google map. When it loads, Google may set its own cookies under its privacy policy. The Swim Passport film plays from our own storage and sets no cookies. You can block or delete cookies in your browser's settings at any time; if you block the sign-in cookies, you won't be able to sign in.