01What is a cookie
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device (computer, mobile, tablet) by the site you visit. It serves to store limited information: language preferences, authentication state, technical identifiers.
Cookies and similar technologies (localStorage, sessionStorage, IndexedDB) are governed by article 82 of the French Data Protection Act, the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC and CNIL deliberation no. 2020-091 of 17 September 2020. The GDPR applies in addition when a cookie allows a user to be identified.
02Our approach
Shape Me Up takes a minimalist and transparent approach to cookies:
- No advertising or commercial profiling cookies. Ever.
- No Google Analytics by default. We use Plausible Analytics in cookieless mode hosted in the EU (Germany).
- Essential cookies only active by default. The rest requires your explicit consent.
- Non-intrusive consent banner, compliant with 2020 CNIL recommendations (Accept all / Reject all buttons with equivalent visual weight, no pre-ticked boxes except essential cookies).
03Categories used
- Essential — Always active. Required for operation (session, authentication, CSRF security). No consent required (article 82.II French Data Protection Act).
- Analytics — Optional · OFF by default. Anonymous audience measurement via Plausible (no cookies, no individual tracking). Activated only with explicit consent.
- Preferences — Optional · OFF by default. UI preferences (theme, language, font size). Improve usage comfort. Activated on consent.
04Detailed list
Here is the exhaustive list of cookies placed by Shape Me Up and our sub-processors:
| Name | Category | Purpose | Lifetime | Third-party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
smu_session | Essential | Maintain the authenticated user session | Session | No |
smu_csrf | Essential | CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection | Session | No |
smu_locale | Essential | Remember the chosen language (FR / EN) | 1 year | No |
smu_consent | Essential | Remember your choices on the cookie banner | 13 months | No |
smu_theme | Preferences | Remember your theme (light / dark / auto) | 1 year | No |
plausible_ignore | Preferences | Exclude your navigation from stats if you are admin | 1 year | No |
— | Analytics | Plausible Analytics: no trace browser-side, anonymous audience measurement via request hash (cookieless) | 0 (cookieless) | Yes |
This list is updated each quarter. If we add a cookie, we update the banner and ask for your consent again where applicable.
05Manage my preferences
Change your choices now — re-enable / disable analytics and preferences at any time via the consent banner:
You can also manage cookies via your browser settings:
Note: refusing essential cookies via your browser may prevent Shape Me Up from working correctly (unable to log in, session loss). Other categories can be refused without impact on Service use.
06Lifetime
In line with CNIL recommendations (deliberation 2020-091):
- Session cookies: deleted on browser close
- Persistent essential cookies: 13 months maximum (renewed at each consent / activity)
- Analytics / preferences cookies: 13 months maximum, never more
- Cookie banner: we ask for your consent again every 13 months or if we add a new category