Cookie Policy
Last updated September 29, 2026Effective September 29, 2026
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This Cookie Policy is part of our Privacy Policy and describes the cookies and similar technologies Accountable uses on https://accountable.im and in the Accountable app. Capitalized terms not defined here have the meanings in the Privacy Policy.
In short: Accountable uses the cookies it needs to sign you in, keep your account secure and take payments, plus first-party cookies from our web analytics tool, DataFast, that count visits and show which pages and campaigns bring people to https://accountable.im. We use no advertising cookies and no cross-site tracking.
What cookies are
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that a website stores in your browser. It lets the website remember something between requests, such as the fact that you are signed in. Websites can also keep information in your browser's local storage or session storage, which work in a similar way but are never sent to the server automatically. This policy covers all of these.
The cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for Accountable to work. They sign you in, keep your session secure and let you pay. They are always on, because the Services cannot work without them; you can block them in your browser settings, but then you will not be able to sign in.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
__Secure-better-auth.session_token | accountable.im | Keeps you signed in, and ends when you sign out or a session is revoked. HttpOnly, Secure, first-party. | 30 days | HTTP cookie |
__Secure-better-auth.* sign-in flow cookies (such as state and two_factor) | accountable.im | Protect a sign-in with Google, single sign-on or a two-factor code while it is in progress. | Minutes, or until sign-in finishes | HTTP cookie |
__stripe_mid, __stripe_sid | Stripe | Set by Stripe on the checkout form in the app to prevent payment fraud. Only when you open checkout. | 1 year; 30 minutes | HTTP cookie |
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | May be set by our hosting provider to tell people from bots and protect the Services from abuse. | 30 minutes | HTTP cookie |
Preferences kept in your browser
These are not cookies and are never sent to us. They remember choices you make in the app on this device.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
accountable:theme | Light, dark or system appearance | Until you change it | Local storage |
accountable:hide-balances | Hides balances while you share your screen | Until you change it | Local storage |
accountable:last-company | Opens the company you used last | Until you clear it | Local storage |
accountable:attribution | If you arrived from a link with campaign tags (such as utm_source), keeps them until you create an account, so the account records which campaign brought you. Never shared with advertisers. | Until the tab closes or you sign up | Session storage |
Analytics cookies
Accountable uses DataFast to count visits and see which pages and campaigns bring people to https://accountable.im. Its script sets the first-party cookies below and sends the page address, referrer, campaign tags, browser and device type, and approximate location to DataFast, and, once you are signed in, your name, email address and profile photo so your visits form one profile. It does not read your books or anything you type. We do not use the data for advertising and we do not share it with advertisers.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
datafast_visitor_id | accountable.im (set by DataFast's script) | A random identifier that lets us count a returning visitor once. | 1 year | HTTP cookie |
datafast_visitor_first_seen_at | accountable.im (set by DataFast's script) | The date of the visitor's first visit. | 1 year | HTTP cookie |
datafast_visitor_session_count | accountable.im (set by DataFast's script) | How many visits this browser has made. | 1 year | HTTP cookie |
datafast_session_id | accountable.im (set by DataFast's script) | A random identifier for the current visit. | 30 minutes | HTTP cookie |
Advertising cookies
We don't use any. Accountable has no advertising pixels or social media trackers on the Site or in the app.
Cookies on other sites
When you sign in with Google, connect a bank through Plaid or Teller, or connect QuickBooks, Xero or Slack, you are taken to that company's site or window, which sets its own cookies under its own policy.
Your choices
Most browsers let you see, block and delete cookies and site data in their settings. Blocking the strictly necessary cookies will stop you from signing in. Clearing site data resets the preferences above. Blocking the analytics cookies does not affect how Accountable works. Because we don't sell or share personal information or use advertising cookies, there is nothing else to opt out of; we still treat a Global Privacy Control signal as an opt-out request.
Changes and contact
If we add a cookie, we will update this policy before we set it, and every earlier version stays readable from the version history below. Where the law requires your consent for the analytics cookies (for example in the EU and UK), we will ask for it before we set them. Questions: privacy@accountable.im.
Version history
- October 1, 2026Effective October 1, 2026Added the Meta pixel's and the Google Ads tag's advertising cookies, which load only outside the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, and the ads_opt_out cookie that Your privacy choices sets to turn them off.
- September 29, 2026Effective September 29, 2026Added DataFast's four first-party analytics cookies, with names and lifetimes.
- September 28, 2026Effective September 28, 2026First published version.
Questions about this document: legal@accountable.im.