Cookie Policy | PCSpecChart

1. What these technologies are

Cookies are small values stored by a website or provider in your browser. Local storage keeps preferences until they are cleared, while session storage normally lasts only for the current browser tab or session. These technologies can operate the service, remember choices, protect forms, or measure use.

First-party storage is associated with PCSpecChart. Third-party storage is associated with another provider, such as Google or Microsoft. Provider names and durations can change; we review this table when our integrations change.

2. Consent and your choices

Necessary: always active because it supports security, login, requested preferences, and saving your cookie decision.
Analytics: disabled by default. PCSpecChart visitor/session analytics, Google Analytics, and Microsoft Clarity operate only after you accept analytics.
Withdrawal: open Cookie settings from any footer. Rejection stops future optional tracking and removes analytics cookies that PCSpecChart can remove from its own domain.
Global Privacy Control: when a supported browser sends this signal, PCSpecChart treats it as rejection of optional analytics.

Your choice is normally remembered for 180 days. A material policy or technology change may cause the panel to ask again.

3. Strictly necessary and security storage

Name or service	Provider	Purpose	Typical duration
`csrftoken`	PCSpecChart / Django	Protects forms and authenticated actions against request forgery.	Up to 1 year
`sessionid`	PCSpecChart / Django	Maintains login and server-side session state.	Up to 14 days by default; may end earlier on logout or expiry
`pcsc_cookie_consent`	PCSpecChart	Remembers the version and result of your cookie choice.	180 days
reCAPTCHA storage, which may include `_GRECAPTCHA` or Google security cookies	Google	Detects automated abuse on registration and contact forms.	Provider controlled; varies by security context

Security services process ordinary connection information, including IP address and browser characteristics. Blocking necessary storage in your browser may prevent login or form submission.

4. Requested preferences and temporary interface state

Storage	Purpose	Duration
`theme` in local storage	Remembers light or dark theme after you choose it.	Until cleared
Table view, hidden-column, filter, and comparison keys in local storage	Restores the table layout or component selections you requested.	Until reset or cleared
Builder and scroll keys in session storage	Preserves short-lived Builder or navigation state during the current session.	Browser tab/session

These values remain on your device and are used to provide the interface state you selected. They are not used for advertising.

5. Optional analytics cookies

Name	Provider	Purpose	Typical maximum
`pcsc_analytics_visitor`	PCSpecChart	Uses a random identifier to distinguish a consenting browser for first-party aggregate measurement.	180 days
`pcsc_analytics_session`	PCSpecChart	Groups consented page views into one visit and supports bounce/session measurement.	30 minutes from the latest page view
`_ga`	Google Analytics	Distinguishes pseudonymous visitors for aggregate measurement.	2 years
`_ga_*`	Google Analytics	Maintains and counts analytics sessions.	2 years
`_clck`	Microsoft Clarity	Persists a pseudonymous Clarity visitor ID and preferences for this site.	1 year
`_clsk`	Microsoft Clarity	Connects page views into one Clarity session.	1 day
`CLID`	Microsoft Clarity	Identifies when Clarity first saw a browser on a site using Clarity.	1 year
`ANONCHK`, `MR`, `MUID`, `SM`, and possibly `SRM_B`	Microsoft / Bing	Supports Clarity identifiers, synchronization, operational analytics, and related Microsoft services.	Session to approximately 13 months, depending on the cookie

First-party analytics records the requested path without its query string, referrer domain, campaign tags, device/browser category, response status and duration, and a keyed hash of the connection address. Google Analytics is configured without Google Signals or ad-personalization features by this site. Clarity may provide aggregate interaction maps and session-level experience diagnostics. Optional analytics does not operate until consent.

Provider information: Google cookies and Microsoft Clarity cookies.

6. Third-party resources and links

Cloudflare, Contabo, CDNJS, and jsDelivr receive ordinary network information when delivering requested site resources. Their involvement is described in the Privacy Policy.

Amazon cookies are not placed by PCSpecChart merely because an Amazon link is displayed. If you follow a paid Amazon link, you leave PCSpecChart and Amazon applies its own cookie and privacy practices. Social-media links work the same way unless third-party content is expressly embedded.

7. Additional browser controls

You can delete or block cookies and site storage through your browser settings. Doing so may sign you out, reset your theme and table choices, or make protected forms unavailable. Browser privacy extensions may also block third-party scripts independently of your PCSpecChart preference.

Because third-party providers can change their technologies, your browser’s storage inspector is the most direct view of what is currently stored on your device.

8. Contact and changes

Questions about this Policy can be sent to [email protected]. We will update the effective date and cookie table when material integrations change.