What we use
Sign-in cookies (names begin with "sb-")Keep a creator signed in to their dashboard. Set only after a successful sign-in link is used; not set for visitors.Strictly necessary. Session-based, refreshed while signed in, removed on sign out.
Shortlist (browser local storage, key "mc-saved")Remembers the creators you saved so the shortlist survives a page reload on the same device.Functional, on your device only. Never sent to us. Clear it by clearing site data or removing creators from the shortlist.
Claim receipt cookie ("mc-claim-receipt")Set when you submit a profile claim so the confirmation page can show the email address you used. It is never put in a web address.Strictly necessary. Readable only by our server, limited to the confirmation page, and deleted after ten minutes.
Bot protection on forms (Cloudflare Turnstile)Pages with a form (join, claim, brand signup, inquiries and service interest) load a "Verify you are human" check from Cloudflare to stop automated signups. Cloudflare receives your IP address and technical signals from your browser to tell people from bots, and returns a pass or fail to us.Security. Used only to protect the forms, not for advertising or for tracking you across sites. We have not enabled the optional clearance cookie. See Cloudflare's privacy policy at cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.
What we do not use
No analytics cookies, no advertising or retargeting cookies, no social-media pixels and no third-party tracking. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, which involves a request to Google for the font files but sets no cookies on this site. Some profiles embed a YouTube or Vimeo video, a Spotify or Apple Podcasts player, or a Substack or beehiiv subscribe box; we use YouTube's no-cookie player and Vimeo's do-not-track mode, and those providers only set cookies if you interact with the embed. Because there are no optional cookies there is nothing to manage and we show no cookie banner. If that ever changes, this page will be updated first and any optional cookies will be off until you agree to them.
Controlling cookies
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking the sign-in cookie means creators cannot stay signed in to the dashboard; the public site works without any cookies at all. Questions go to index@militarycreator.com.
