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Last updated: 5 September 2026.
How we use cookies
We use a small number of first-party cookies and localStorage entries to run the site (language, theme and your consent choice). Analytics (Google Analytics 4, Microsoft Clarity) and marketing measurement (affiliate-click attribution and Google Ads click IDs) load only after you accept the corresponding category. Necessary cookies never require consent.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking Cookie settings in the footer.
Verified inventory
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Category | Party | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| investbeacon_consent (cookie + localStorage) | InvestBeacon | Stores your consent choices (Necessary, Analytics, Marketing), the consent version and the time of your decision, so we don't ask again. | necessary | first | 182 days (about 6 months), then you are asked again |
| investbeacon_locale / investora_locale (cookie + localStorage) | InvestBeacon | Remembers your language preference. | necessary | first | 12 months |
| theme (localStorage) | InvestBeacon | Remembers your light/dark theme preference. | necessary | first | Until cleared by you |
| ib_attribution_v2 (localStorage) | InvestBeacon | Stores advertising click identifiers (gclid, gbraid, wbraid, msclkid, fbclid, ttclid) and campaign values as a first-touch and a last-touch entry, to attribute affiliate referrals. Written only with Marketing consent and deleted immediately on withdrawal. | marketing | first | 90 days |
| _ga, _ga_<container> (cookies) | Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Limited) | Distinguishes visitors and measures usage. Loaded only after Analytics consent. | analytics | third | Up to 24 months (browser cookie lifetime); GA4 user-level and event-level data retention is 2 months |
| _clck, _clsk, CLID, MUID (cookies) | Microsoft Clarity (Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd.) | Session replay and heatmaps to understand UX. Loaded only after Analytics consent. | analytics | third | Up to 12 months |