DevQuay Cookie Notice
Version 0.2 (paid beta) · Effective date: [EFFECTIVE DATE] · Last updated: 2026-10-30
This notice explains the cookies and similar browser storage used on `devquay.com`, `docs.devquay.com` and `app.devquay.com`, including published portals under `/p/`. It is published by Joao P M Pereira; see the [Privacy Policy](privacy-policy.md) for how we handle personal data.
Summary
DevQuay uses only storage that is strictly necessary to provide the service you ask for: signing in, keeping you signed in securely, remembering a display preference you set, and protecting unsaved editor work. We do not use advertising cookies, and we do not set analytics cookies. Product analytics are collected on our servers from allowlisted events and do not use cookies in your browser. Because only strictly necessary storage is used, we do not show a consent banner. If that changes, we will ask for consent first and update this notice.
The marketing and documentation sites (`devquay.com`, `docs.devquay.com`) set no cookies of their own.
Storage we use
| Name | Type | Set by | Where | Purpose | Duration | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `__session`, `__client_uat` and related `__clerk_*` cookies | Cookie | Clerk (our authentication provider), on our app domain | `app.devquay.com` | Keep you signed in, verify your session on each request, protect against session confusion | Session token renewed about every minute; sign-in state until you sign out or the session expires | | Clerk cookies on `clerk.devquay.com` / `accounts.devquay.com` (for example `__client`) | Cookie | Clerk | Clerk's sign-in pages on our domain | Authenticate you and manage your sign-in session | Until sign-out or session expiry, as set by Clerk | | `dq_theme` | Cookie | DevQuay | `app.devquay.com` | Remember the light/dark/system theme you choose, so pages render without a flash | 1 year; stores only `system`, `light` or `dark` | | `dq_draft_user` | Local storage | DevQuay | `app.devquay.com` | Records which signed-in user owns the local editor drafts on this device, so they are cleared when you sign out or another user signs in | Until sign-out | | `devquay-drafts` | IndexedDB database | DevQuay | `app.devquay.com` | Keeps unsaved editor content on your device if the page reloads or the connection drops; can be turned off by your organization | Cleared on sign-out; each draft removed once saved or discarded | | Paddle checkout cookies | Cookie | Paddle (merchant of record) | Paddle's checkout frame, only when you open checkout | Process the purchase and prevent payment fraud | As set by Paddle; see Paddle's privacy notice | | Cloudflare security cookies (for example `__cf_bm`, `cf_clearance`) | Cookie | Cloudflare (our network provider) | Any DevQuay host, only when Cloudflare's security features are triggered | Distinguish people from bots and protect the service from abuse | Up to 30 minutes (`__cf_bm`) or as set by Cloudflare |
Exact cookie names and lifetimes of Clerk, Paddle and Cloudflare are controlled by those providers and may change. Their own notices describe them in detail:
- Clerk: <https://clerk.com/legal/privacy>
- Paddle: <https://www.paddle.com/legal/privacy>
- Cloudflare: <https://www.cloudflare.com/cookie-policy/>
Your choices
You can delete cookies and site data in your browser settings. If you block the Clerk cookies you will not be able to sign in. Deleting `dq_theme` resets the theme to your system setting. Deleting `devquay-drafts` removes unsaved local edits.
Changes
We will update this notice before adding any new cookie or storage item, and before adding any non-essential one we will ask for your consent.