Cookie notice
Version 1.2 · Last updated 25 October 2026
A cookie is a small file a website stores in your browser. Browser storage (localStorage and sessionStorage) does the same kind of job without being sent to the server with each request. This page lists everything startup.career stores on your device and every outside service your browser contacts when you use the site. See the privacy notice for how we handle personal data in general.
Everything stored on your device today is strictly necessary for the site to work or is a small setting you triggered yourself, so it does not need your consent. We set no analytics cookies, no advertising cookies and no tracking identifier. On your first visit a banner asks whether you want to allow analytics; we only remember your answer, and analytics stay off until you say yes. Today no analytics beyond the anonymous counters below is switched on, so your choice has nothing to change yet.
1. What the site stores on your device
| Name | Type | Set by | Purpose | Lifetime | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sb-<project>-auth-token (may be split into chunks) | Cookie | Us (Supabase Auth), only when you sign in | Keeps you signed in to your account. | Until you sign out; the session refreshes while you use the site | Necessary |
| sc_join | Cookie | Us, only while you create an account | Lets the browser that just created an account save its profile before the email link is clicked. | 2 hours | Necessary |
| plan_<id> | Cookie | Us, only on a shoot-planning link (/plan/...) sent to a company contact | Lets that contact come back and edit their own availability answer. | 180 days | Necessary |
| sc-film-volume | localStorage | Us, when you change the volume of a company film | Remembers your film volume. Contains a number, no identifier. | Until you clear your browser data | Functional |
| sc:hero-intro-seen | sessionStorage | Us, on the home page | Skips the hero intro animation when you come back to the page in the same tab. | Until the tab is closed | Functional |
| sc-consent | localStorage | Us, when you make a cookie choice | Remembers your cookie choice (analytics yes or no) and the version of the choice, so we do not ask on every page. If you are signed in, the choice is also saved to your account (see the privacy notice). | 12 months, then we ask again; or until you choose to forget this device | Necessary |
Sign-in, account-creation and planning cookies are httpOnly (not readable by scripts on the page). The sign-in cookie exists only if you have an account and are signed in; the planning cookie only if you opened a planning link.
2. Outside services your browser contacts
Loading these means the service receives your IP address and browser details, as with any website request. None of them sets a cookie on our behalf.
| Service | Where | What it receives | Why | Cookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MapTiler (api.maptiler.com, Switzerland) | The map pages | IP address, user agent and the map tiles you request | Drawing the map | No cookie |
| Bunny.net (b-cdn.net, EU) | Pages with images or company films | IP address, user agent and the media files or film segments you request | Delivering images and film | No cookie |
Company logos are mostly loaded through our own server, so the logo provider does not see your IP address. Fonts are included in the site and not requested from Google at runtime.
3. Counting visits
We count visits with anonymous daily counters in our own database (page, referring website domain, country, device type) and on company profiles. They are not linked to a person or device and use no cookies and no device storage. Both are described in the privacy notice.
4. Your choices
You can change your cookie choice at any time with the button below or the "Cookie preferences" link in the site footer and your account settings. If you are signed in, your choice is also saved to your account, with the date, so it applies on your other devices and we can show when you gave or withdrew it; on a device that already holds a choice, that device's choice is used. "Forget this device" removes your choice from this browser (and from your account, if you are signed in), and we ask again. You can also delete cookies and browser storage in your browser settings; the site keeps working, you would just be signed out and lose the small settings above.
5. Changes
This is version 1.2, last updated 25 October 2026.