Last updated: December 5, 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners. Cookies allow websites to remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility.
- Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
- Functional Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and choices to provide enhanced, personalized features.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website to help us improve its performance.
3. Third-Party Cookies
We use third-party services that may set cookies on your device. These services help us analyze website usage and improve our services:
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to track your interactions with our website, including:
- Pages you visit and time spent on each page
- How you arrived at our website
- Your device and browser information
- General geographic location
Google Analytics collects this information anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. You can learn more about Google Analytics cookies at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.
You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Microsoft Clarity
We use Microsoft Clarity to analyze website performance and user behavior. Microsoft Clarity uses cookies and similar technologies to:
- Track user interactions and website performance
- Record user sessions for analysis
- Collect information about device and browser
- Help us identify and fix website issues
Microsoft Clarity may collect information such as mouse movements, clicks, and scrolling behavior. You can learn more about Microsoft Clarity's privacy practices at https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement.
4. Types of Cookies We Use
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Website functionality and security | Session or up to 1 year |
| Analytics (Google Analytics) | Website usage analysis | Up to 2 years |
| Analytics (Microsoft Clarity) | Performance and behavior analysis | Up to 1 year |
| Functional | Remember preferences and settings | Up to 1 year |
5. Managing Cookies
You have the right to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.
To manage cookies, you can:
- Adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies
- Use browser extensions or privacy tools to manage cookies
- Opt-out of specific third-party analytics services (see links above)
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your experience on our website and some features may not function properly.
6. Browser-Specific Instructions
To manage cookies in your browser:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and site permissions
7. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Email: info@localscout.io
Company: LocalScout LLC