1. What Are Cookies & Local Storage?
Cookies and local storage tokens are small text files placed on your device to enable core website functionality, remember preferences, and facilitate secure communications.
Our Privacy-First Commitment: We do NOT use third-party advertising cookies, cross-site retargeting pixels (such as Facebook Pixel or TikTok Pixel), or commercial tracking networks on bclarkcodes.dev.
2. Technical Cookie & Storage Inventory
| Token / Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| bclark_visitor_token | Local Storage | First-party visitor identification token for BClark Analytics telemetry. | 1 Year |
| bclark_chat_thread_id | Session Storage | Maintains active live chat conversation stream during your browser session. | Browser Session |
| bclark_chat_dismissed | Session Storage | Remembers if you closed the greeting toast so it does not interrupt your reading. | Browser Session |
| __cf_bm / cf_clearance | Cookie | Cloudflare bot management token preventing malicious automated attacks. | 30 Minutes |
3. Controlling & Clearing Cookies
You can manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Because our cookies are limited strictly to functional live chat and first-party speed telemetry, blocking them will not break page viewing, though active live chat sessions may lose continuous message history.
