Cookie Policy

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. TheChecker.AI uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage, and improve our Service.

Analytics and advertising cookies are only set if you accept them. On your first visit we ask for your choice, and until you make one they stay off. You can change your choice at any time from Cookie settings, also linked in the site footer.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

2.1 Essential Cookies and Storage

These are needed for the website to work and are always on. Most of them live in your browser's local storage rather than in cookies:

• Sign-in: your session token (auth_token), kept until you sign out or it expires
• Your cookie choice (tc_consent), kept for 182 days, after which we ask again
• Free demo usage counters (demo_attempts_used, humanize_demo_attempts_used)
• Payment security: on pages where you pay, Stripe may set its own fraud-prevention cookies

2.2 Analytics Cookies

Set only if you accept analytics cookies. They help us understand how visitors interact with our website:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Navigation paths and user flow
• Device and browser information
• Geographic location (country/city level)
• Error messages and performance metrics

We use Google Analytics (cookies such as _ga and _ga_*) and Microsoft Clarity (cookies such as _clck and _clsk). Clarity also records how pages are used, such as clicks, scrolling and mouse movement, so we can replay sessions and find problems.

2.3 Advertising Cookies

Set only if you accept advertising cookies. Google Ads (cookies such as _gcl_au) and the Meta Pixel (cookies such as _fbp and _fbc) tell us whether our ads lead to sign-ups and purchases.

3. Third-Party Cookies

We use services from third-party providers that may set cookies on your device:

• Google Analytics and Google Ads: Website analytics and ad measurement, only with your consent
• Microsoft Clarity: Website analytics and session replay, only with your consent
• Meta Pixel: Ad measurement, only with your consent
• Stripe: Payment processing and fraud prevention
• Cloudflare: Performance optimization and security

These third parties have their own privacy policies governing their use of cookies. We recommend reviewing their policies:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Microsoft Privacy Statement
• Meta Privacy Policy
• Stripe Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare Privacy Policy

4. How Long They Last

Your cookie choice is kept for 182 days. Your sign-in token stays until you sign out or it expires. Analytics and advertising cookies, if you accept them, last for the period their providers set. You can remove them at any time from Cookie settings or in your browser.

5. How to Manage Cookies

5.1 Your Choices on Our Site

Use Cookie settings (also in the site footer) to accept or reject analytics and advertising cookies separately. If you withdraw consent, we remove those cookies from our domain and reload the page, and any other open tabs of this site, so the scripts that set them stop running.

5.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through settings. You can:

• View and delete cookies stored on your device
• Block all cookies or specific types of cookies
• Set preferences for specific websites
• Receive notifications before cookies are set

Browser-specific instructions:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

5.3 Opt-Out of Analytics

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5.4 Important Note

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our Service. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the Service to function properly.

6. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include "Do Not Track" (DNT) features that signal to websites you visit that you do not want your online activity tracked. If your browser sends a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as a refusal of analytics and advertising cookies: we do not ask, and those cookies stay off, even if you accepted them before turning the signal on. You can still opt in from Cookie settings.

7. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last Updated" date.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us: