Cookies
Cookie Policy.
This policy explains how cloudeffic.com uses cookies and local storage, and how you can manage your choice.
Last updated: 11 May 2026
What cookies are
Cookies are small files stored by a browser. Websites and third-party services can use them to remember choices, operate services, and understand how people use a site.
How we use cookies
We only set non-essential analytics cookies after you accept them. We do not use this site for user accounts, purchases, logged-in features, contact forms, advertising networks, or data resale.
The only analytics service used on this site is Microsoft Clarity, which provides behavioural analytics, heatmaps, and session replay.
Cookies we use
| Name | Purpose | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _clck | Persists the Clarity user ID and preferences for this site. | Microsoft | Analytics, first-party | Up to 1 year |
| _clsk | Connects multiple page views into one Clarity session recording. | Microsoft | Analytics, first-party | Up to 1 day |
| CLID | Identifies the first time Clarity saw a visitor on any site using Clarity. | Microsoft | Analytics, third-party | Varies by Microsoft defaults |
| ANONCHK | Indicates whether MUID is transferred to ANID. Microsoft states Clarity sets this to 0. | Microsoft | Analytics, third-party | About 30 minutes or less |
| MR | Indicates whether to refresh MUID. | Microsoft | Analytics, third-party | About 7 days |
| MUID | Identifies unique browsers visiting Microsoft sites for analytics and operational purposes. | Microsoft | Analytics, third-party | Up to 1 year |
| SM | Synchronises MUID across Microsoft domains. | Microsoft | Analytics, third-party | About 30 minutes or session duration |
| cloudeffic_consent, cloudeffic_consent_ts | Stores your Accept or Reject choice and the time it was saved. | Cloudeffic Limited | Strictly necessary, first-party localStorage | Persists until cleared or changed |
Microsoft's current Clarity cookie list is available at Microsoft Learn.
Managing cookies
You can use the "Manage cookies" link in the footer to clear your saved choice and reopen the banner. You can then accept or reject analytics cookies again.
You can also control cookies and storage through your browser settings. If your browser sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signals, we honour those signals by not showing the banner and not loading Microsoft Clarity.
Contact
For cookie questions, contact hello@cloudeffic.com.