Cookie Policy
Last updated: 21 October 2026
This page explains the cookies and similar browser storage (such as localStorage) used on upastrology.com. For how we handle personal data more broadly, see our Privacy Policy.
How the cookie banner works
If you visit from the EU/EEA, the UK or Switzerland, we ask before using analytics or advertising cookies. Until you click "Okay", those tags do not set cookies. Google tags run in a cookieless mode before you agree, which means no cookie is stored on your device. Elsewhere, analytics and advertising tags load by default, and you can still change your choice below. Strictly necessary items are always used because the site cannot work without them, and they do not need consent.
Strictly necessary and preferences
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ua_consent | localStorage | Remembers your cookie banner choice | 12 months |
| up_auth_token, hd-auth-token | Cookie | Keeps you signed in | 80 days after your last visit |
| auth-storage | localStorage | Your sign-in and account name, so pages know you are signed in | Until you sign out, or 80 days without a visit |
| auth-token | Cookie | Keeps you signed in on the astrocartography map | Until you close the browser |
| userDetail | Cookie | Your birth details, for the report you asked for | 30 days |
| synastrymale, synastryfemale, synastrylanguage | Cookie | Both people's details for the two-person compatibility tools | 1 day |
| t, numerology, chinese-zodiac, solar-detail, saturnReturnData | Cookie | The details you entered, so the tool can show your result | 1 day |
| up_po | Cookie | Pending order ID, so a purchase is counted once | 24 hours |
| up_analytics_sent | localStorage | Avoids counting a purchase twice | 60 days |
| theme | localStorage | Remembers light or dark mode | Until cleared |
| analytics_debug | sessionStorage | Staff testing only | Browser session |
Analytics
These help us see how the site is used. In the EU/EEA, UK and Switzerland they run only after you click "Okay".
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes visitors and sessions, measures usage | 2 years |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity | Anonymous visitor ID for session analytics and heatmaps | 1 year |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Links page views in one session | 1 day |
Advertising
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Measures whether ad clicks lead to a purchase | 90 days |
| _fbp | Meta | Measures ads on Facebook and Instagram | 90 days |
Cookies from payment providers
When you pay, you are taken to Stripe or PayPal. They set their own cookies for security and fraud prevention under their own policies. We do not control them.
Changing your choice
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time. Withdrawing is as easy as giving consent.
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary items may stop sign-in or saved details from working. Questions? Contact us.