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Cookie policy
Last updated: 21 October 2026
Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as your browser's local storage, work in the same way. This page lists every one that MedDeadline uses.
The short version
We use only the cookies and storage needed to run the site: to keep you signed in, keep your account secure, take payments safely and remember a few choices you make. We do not use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, and sponsored placements do not set cookies on our site.
Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), strictly necessary cookies do not need your consent, which is why we show a notice rather than ask you to accept them. If we ever add analytics or other optional cookies, we will ask for your consent first and you will be able to say no.
Cookies we set
| Name | Purpose | How long |
|---|---|---|
better-auth.session_token | Keeps you signed in and identifies your session securely. | 7 days, renewed while you use the site |
better-auth.dont_remember | Set if you sign in without “remember me”, so you are signed out when you close your browser. | Until you close your browser |
Other better-auth.* cookies | Protect sign-in with Google and two-factor authentication against forgery while you complete them. | A few minutes, or up to 30 days if you choose to trust a device for two-factor sign-in |
sidebar_state | Remembers whether you opened or collapsed the side menu in your account area. Set only when you use that menu. [Confirm this falls within the PECR exemption.] | 7 days |
On our secure site the sign-in cookie names start with __Secure-.
Cookies set by Stripe
When you open a payment form to subscribe to Premium, our payment provider Stripe sets cookies such as __stripe_mid (up to 1 year) and __stripe_sid (30 minutes) to prevent fraud and process your payment securely. See Stripe's cookie policy.
Browser storage
| Name | Purpose | How long |
|---|---|---|
md-cookie-notice-dismissed | Remembers that you dismissed the cookie notice, so we do not show it again. | Until you clear your browser storage |
theme | Remembers your display theme if you change it. | Until you clear your browser storage |
Other websites
When you follow a link to an organiser's or sponsor's website, that site may set its own cookies under its own policy.
Managing cookies
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block the cookies above, you will not be able to sign in or subscribe, but you can still browse opportunities.
Contact
Questions about cookies? Email [Contact email]. Our privacy policy explains how we handle personal information.