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Cookie policy
Last updated 15 Oct 2026
1. How we use cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies, such as local storage, to run the site and to measure visits and our ads. There are three kinds:
- Needed: they keep you signed in, protect forms and remember your choices. They are always on.
- Analytics: Google Analytics counts visits to our public pages and where they come from, and our own cookies count visits to our site and remember the page that first brought you here, so a sign up can be credited to it.
- Marketing: Meta Pixel measures visits from our ads on Meta and how those ads perform.
Analytics and Marketing cookies are on when you first visit. If your browser sends Global Privacy Control, Marketing starts off. You can turn either off at any time, and the site works the same either way.
2. Changing your choice
- Use Cookie settings at the top of this page. The Cookies link at the bottom of every page brings you here.
- Your choice is saved in this browser. You can also clear cookies in your browser settings at any time.
3. The cookies we use
| Name | Type | What it does | How long | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
session_id | Needed | Keeps you signed in. | The session, or up to 30 days if you choose "Remember me" | Contract or legitimate interests |
_crawlbench_session_shared | Needed | Temporary site state, such as a notice after an action. | The session | Legitimate interests |
| Security token (page or form) | Needed | Protects forms from forged requests. Not a lasting cookie. | One page or request | Legitimate interests |
crawlbench_consent | Needed | Remembers your cookie settings. Written when you change them. | 1 year | Legitimate interests |
crawlbench-theme (local storage) | Needed | Remembers light or dark theme in the app. Stored in local storage, not as a cookie. | Until you clear site data | Legitimate interests |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | Needed | A security check on public forms, such as the contact form. May set needed cookies or similar storage, as Cloudflare describes. Not used for ads. | Short, usually the session | Legitimate interests |
_ga, _ga_*, _gid, _gat (Google Analytics) | Analytics | Counts visits to our public pages and where they come from. Not loaded in the app after you sign in. | Up to 2 years for _ga and _ga_*; shorter for _gid and _gat | Legitimate interests |
acquisition_touch | Analytics | Remembers the page that first brought you here, with only its ad tags (such as utm values and, while Marketing is on, an ad click id), and the site before it, without the rest of its address, so a sign up can be credited to it. Deleted when you sign up or turn Analytics off. | 2 years | Legitimate interests |
ahoy_visit, ahoy_visitor | Analytics | Count visits to our site and the pages and features used, in our own records. Not set when Analytics is off. | 4 hours for ahoy_visit; 2 years for ahoy_visitor | Legitimate interests |
crawlbench-touch-sent (local storage), crawlbench:first-page-visit (session storage) | Analytics | Notes that this browser already sent the page that first brought you here, so it is sent once. Not cookies. | Until you clear site data; the tab's session for crawlbench:first-page-visit | Legitimate interests |
_fbp, _fbc (Meta Pixel) | Marketing | Measures visits from our ads on Meta and how those ads perform. Public pages only. | Up to 90 days for _fbp; shorter for _fbc | Legitimate interests |
4. Cookies from other companies
When you check out, Stripe may set its own cookies on its checkout pages, under its own policies. Cloudflare may set needed cookies or similar technologies for Turnstile and for security, as its Turnstile Privacy Addendum describes. Our email and error tracking providers do not set cookies on Crawlbench pages.
5. Contact
Questions about cookies? Email [email protected]. We reply within one business day.