Cookie policy
Last updated 13 November 2026
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This policy explains the cookies and similar browser storage that RivalSonar uses on rivalsonar.com, what each one does, how long it lasts and how you can control it. It sits alongside our privacy policy.
What cookies and browser storage are
Cookies are small text files that a website saves in your browser so it can remember something between pages or visits. Websites can also save small entries in your browser's local storage, which works in a similar way but is not sent to the website's server with each request. In this policy, "cookies" covers both unless the difference matters.
How we use them
- Essential cookies are needed for RivalSonar to work. They sign you in, remember your price region and display choices, and help keep the site secure. They are always on, because the site cannot work properly without them.
- Analytics cookies help us understand how people use the site so we can improve it. They are off by default. They load only if you click Allow analytics in our cookie banner, and only if we have switched analytics on.
We do not use advertising cookies.
Essential cookies set by RivalSonar
| Name | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|
| Names that start with rivalsonar. or, on the live site, __Secure-rivalsonar. | Keep you signed in and protect your session | Until you sign out, up to 30 days |
| am_region | Remembers your price region, India or international, so we show prices in the right currency | 30 days |
| am_cur | Remembers whether you chose to see prices in US dollars or in rupees | 30 days |
| am_auth | A signed-in hint that lets the site header show the right buttons. It holds no personal details | 30 days |
| am_geo | Your country as detected by Cloudflare, used for prices and billing. Set only in signed-in areas | 30 days |
Browser storage used by RivalSonar
| Name | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|
| am_consent | Remembers your cookie choice, Essential only or Allow analytics | Until you clear it |
| theme | Remembers whether you chose the light, dark or system theme | Until you clear it |
| am_density | Remembers whether you chose the compact display density | Until you clear it |
Cloudflare security cookies
Cloudflare protects RivalSonar against attacks and automated abuse. It may set these essential cookies on rivalsonar.com:
| Name | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | Helps Cloudflare tell people from bots | 30 minutes |
| cf_clearance | Records that your browser passed a security check, so you are not checked again straight away | 30 minutes by default |
Cloudflare Turnstile runs on forms such as sign-up, sign-in, contact and data removal to check that a person, not a bot, is sending the form. Most of the time it works in the background, and sometimes it asks you to tick a box. Cloudflare's privacy policy explains how it handles this data.
Analytics cookies, only with your consent
If you allow analytics and we have switched it on, these tools may set the following cookies:
| Name | Tool | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | Tells one browser's visits apart from another's | 2 years |
| _ga_ followed by an ID | Google Analytics 4 | Keeps track of the current visit | 2 years |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity | Stores a random ID and Clarity settings for your browser | 1 year |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Links the pages you view during one visit | 1 day |
Google Analytics 4 shows us visits, pages viewed, approximate location and device type. Clarity shows us how pages are used, for example where people click and how far they scroll. When Clarity loads, Microsoft may also set its own cookies on its clarity.ms domain, such as MUID and CLID. Google's and Microsoft's privacy statements explain how they handle this data.
How to change your choice
When you first visit RivalSonar, a banner asks whether you allow analytics. Your answer is saved in your browser as am_consent.
To change it:
- Open your browser's settings for rivalsonar.com and clear the am_consent entry, or clear all site data for rivalsonar.com. Clearing all site data also signs you out.
- Reload the page. The banner asks again, and you can choose Essential only or Allow analytics.
- If you had allowed analytics and want to remove the analytics cookies already set, delete the Google Analytics and Clarity cookies listed above, or clear all cookies for rivalsonar.com.
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time. If you block essential cookies, you will not be able to sign in and parts of RivalSonar will not work.
Browser privacy signals
Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a browser signal that tells websites you do not want your personal data sold or shared. We do not sell or share personal data, and analytics cookies stay off until you allow them in the banner, so you do not need to send a signal to refuse them.
Do Not Track is an older browser setting, and there is no agreed standard for how websites should respond to it. RivalSonar does not change its behaviour when it receives a Do Not Track signal, but our analytics only ever load with your consent.
Changes to this policy
When we add or change cookies, we will update this policy and the date at the top. If we add a new kind of non-essential cookie, we will ask for your consent before using it.
Contact
Questions about cookies? Email [email protected] with the subject line "Privacy".