Cookies
Which cookies SectionTotal uses and why. Last updated: 7 November 2026.
We use only cookies that are strictly necessary for the service to work and to keep it secure. The law doesn't require consent for these, so there is no cookie banner. We don't use advertising, analytics or tracking cookies.
Our cookies
| Name | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|
__Host-st_sess | Keeps you signed in to the dashboard. | Ends after 30 minutes without activity, and at most after 12 hours |
__Host-st_oauth | Needed while you sign in with Xero. | 10 minutes |
Stored in your browser
If you pick Light or Dark under Appearance on the Account page, your browser remembers it as theme in its local storage, so our website and your dashboard open in the theme you picked. It isn't a cookie and isn't sent to us. The law allows this without asking, because you choose it and can remove it at any time: choose System, or clear your browser's data for this site.
Cookies set by services we use
- Cloudflare, which hosts SectionTotal, may set a cookie to protect the site from attacks.
- Stripe sets its own cookies on its payment pages (
checkout.stripe.com,billing.stripe.com) to process payments and prevent fraud. See Stripe's cookie policy. - Xero sets its own cookies when you sign in with Xero on
login.xero.com. See Xero's privacy notice.
Controlling cookies
You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings. If you block ours, you won't be able to sign in to the dashboard. The rest of the website works without them.
More about the personal data we hold is in the Privacy notice.