Cookie Policy
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Your cookie choices
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Required
Sign-in, security, and core site features. Always on.
Preferences
Theme, language, and other choices you make on the site.
Analytics
Helps us see what works (Google Analytics, error tracking).
Advertising
Sponsored impression IDs and tracking pixels.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a tiny file your browser saves when you visit a website. It helps the site remember things — like keeping you signed in or holding your spot in a list. We also use a small piece of localStorage called consent_v1 to store your choices on this page.
What cookies do for you
Keep you signed in, save your settings, and make pages load faster.
What you control
Everything except the required ones. Toggle them above.
Cookie categories
Required
Sign-in, security, anti-fraud, and remembering your cookie choices. These are always on.
Examples:
Preferences
Theme, language, and other choices you make on the site.
Examples:
Analytics
Google Analytics and Sentry error tracking. Off by default.
Examples:
Advertising
Counting sponsored ad impressions and clicks. Off by default. Off for everyone whose browser sends Global Privacy Control.
Examples:
Every cookie we set
| Name | What it does | Lifetime | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_token | Keeps you signed in | Session | Required |
| refresh_token | Renews your sign-in without asking again | 7 days | Required |
| csrftoken | Stops cross-site form attacks | 1 year | Required |
| sessionid | Server session ID | Session | Required |
| consent_v1 | Remembers your cookie choices | 1 year | Required |
| theme_preference | Dark or light mode | 1 year | Preferences |
| locale | Your language choice | 1 year | Preferences |
| _ga / _ga_* | Google Analytics page-view tracking | 2 years | Analytics |
| sentry_session | Error tracking session ID | Session | Analytics |
| sponsored_session_id | Counts sponsored ad impressions and clicks | Session | Advertising |
Third parties we use
Some companies set their own cookies via our site. Each one is on our sub-processors list with full details.
Browser-level controls
You can also delete or block cookies in your browser. Here is how:
What happens if you turn cookies off
If you block required cookies
- • You can't sign in
- • Forms may stop working
- • You may see the cookie banner on every page
You can still
- • Browse public ads and reviews
- • Read every legal page
- • Reach our help and contact pages
Questions?
Email us at privacy@rateads.us or visit our contact page.
Last updated: 2026-05-03.