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Updated November 11, 2026
Cookies we setSEC 01/05

Two, and only once you make an account. One sign-in works across every TYP app.

typ_at
Keeps you signed in to your TYP account.
Lasts · About an hour, then it renewsWhere · theyoungprof.com and its subdomains
typ_rt
Renews your sign-in so you don't have to log in every hour.
Lasts · 30 days, renewed while you use TYP signed inWhere · theyoungprof.com and its subdomains
Saved in your browserSEC 02/05

Not cookies, but close: small notes your browser keeps for us. They never leave your device on their own. Your answers live in our database, not here.

ripcord_anon_id
A random ID that ties your answers to this browser. Not your name or email.
Lasts · Until you clear itWhere · ripcord.theyoungprof.com
ripcord_session_id
Which Ripcord run you're on, so your report comes back.
Lasts · Until you start over or clear itWhere · ripcord.theyoungprof.com
ripcord_step
The question you were on, so you can pick up where you left off.
Lasts · Until you finish or clear itWhere · ripcord.theyoungprof.com
typ-theme
Your light or dark choice, only if you picked one.
Lasts · Until you clear itWhere · Each TYP site
Other companiesSEC 03/05
Cloudflare Turnstile
Checks you're a person when you join the waitlist. Cloudflare's privacy policy covers it.
Lasts · Set by CloudflareWhere · The waitlist form
Google
Only if you choose Continue with Google. Google's own cookies, on Google's site.
Lasts · Set by GoogleWhere · google.com
Why there's no cookie bannerSEC 04/05

Everything above is needed for something you asked for: signing in, saving your place, or keeping bots off the waitlist. Nothing is used for ads or sold. Your numbers are never sold or shared.

Your controlSEC 05/05
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  • If this list changes, we update it here and change the date at the top.