Cookie policy
Last updated October 29, 2026.
This policy lists the cookies and similar browser storage tunnelverdict.com uses, what each one does, who sets it and how long it lasts. It adds detail to the privacy policy.
What cookies and local storage are
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to keep, so the site, or a service it uses, can recognize your browser later. Local storage is a similar space in your browser where a site can keep a setting; it stays on your device and is not sent to a server with each request. This policy treats both the same way.
"First party" items are set by tunnelverdict.com itself. "Third party" items are set by another company's service.
What the site uses
Strictly necessary. The site remembers two choices you make: your light, dark or system theme, and your cookie choice. They stay in your browser, are not sent to us and do not track you.
Analytics, only with your permission. Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity may set the cookies below, but only after you accept analytics.
| Name | Purpose | Type | Duration | When it is set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
tv-theme |
Remembers your light, dark or system theme choice | First party, local storage, strictly necessary | Until you change it or clear site data | When you pick a theme |
wl-cookie-consent |
Remembers your cookie choice and its date | First party, local storage, strictly necessary | Until you change it or clear site data | When you choose in the cookie banner |
_ga |
Tells visits apart and counts pages viewed (Google Analytics 4) | Third party service, cookie | Up to 2 years | Only after you accept analytics |
_ga_<id> |
Keeps session state for the site's Google Analytics property | Third party service, cookie | Up to 2 years | Only after you accept analytics |
_clck |
Keeps the same Clarity user ID across pages (Microsoft Clarity) | Third party service, cookie | Up to 1 year | Only after you accept analytics |
_clsk |
Joins the pages of one visit into a single session (Microsoft Clarity) | Third party service, cookie | 1 day | Only after you accept analytics |
CLID, MUID |
Clarity's own identifiers, set on clarity.ms | Third party, cookie | Set by Microsoft | Only after you accept analytics |
The site sets no advertising cookies, and no ad network places cookies on tunnelverdict.com. The site does not load embedded maps or videos.
Analytics, only with your permission
The first time you visit, a cookie banner asks whether Tunnel Verdict may use analytics. Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity show which pages help readers and where they get stuck. Neither loads until you select Accept, or switch Analytics on and save. If you choose Reject, or your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, they stay off.
Google and Microsoft handle the data they collect under their own privacy terms. The privacy policy explains what analytics receives.
Changing or withdrawing your choice
You can change your mind at any time. The Cookie settings and Your privacy choices buttons at the bottom of every page reopen the choice. Switching analytics off stops both services and removes their cookies from this site.
A Global Privacy Control signal is honored as an opt-out of sale and sharing, and keeps analytics off.
Cookies set on other websites
Pages link to VPN providers and other websites, and those sites set their own cookies when you arrive there. If you follow a link to a provider's website, that site's cookie policy applies.
Browser controls
Every major browser lets you see, block and delete cookies and site data, usually under Privacy or Security:
- Chrome: Settings, Privacy and security, Third-party cookies, and Delete browsing data.
- Safari: Settings (or Preferences), Privacy, Manage Website Data.
- Firefox: Settings, Privacy and Security, Cookies and Site Data.
- Edge: Settings, Cookies and site permissions.
- Phones: in the settings of the browser app you use.
Blocking cookies and site data leaves tunnelverdict.com working. The site will forget your theme and your cookie choice on your next visit.
Changes to this policy
If a cookie or similar item is added, removed or changed, this policy and the date at the top of the page are updated before the change goes live. The terms of use cover the other rules for using the site.
Contact
Questions about cookies or this policy can go through the contact form.