1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored by a browser. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, tags, SDKs, and online identifiers. They can remember a session, protect a form, store a preference, measure use, or support an external service.
2. Cookie categories
Strictly necessary
Required for authentication, account and admin sessions, security, form protection, load balancing, and requested features. The site may not function correctly without them.
Preferences
Remember choices such as cookie consent, interface settings, or dismissed notices.
Analytics
Help us understand visits, navigation, device types, errors, and product usage. Planned tools include Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity through Google Tag Manager.
Advertising and payment
May be used by future advertising, attribution, fraud-prevention, or external checkout providers. The exact provider and cookies will depend on the service selected.
3. Cookies currently used by SaaSLocator
| Technology | Purpose | Category | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
saaslocator_user | Keeps a registered user signed in. | Necessary | Browser session |
saaslocator_admin | Keeps an authorized administrator signed in. | Necessary | Browser session |
| CSRF/session tokens | Protect forms and account actions against unauthorized requests. | Necessary | Browser session |
4. Planned analytics technologies
| Provider | Possible technologies | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Google Tag Manager | Tag delivery and consent signals | Loads and controls configured tags. GTM itself is a tag-management layer; tools loaded through it may use cookies. |
| Google Analytics | _ga, property-specific identifiers, consent signals | Audience, sessions, pages, events, devices, approximate geography, and site performance. |
| Microsoft Clarity | _clck, _clsk, and provider-controlled identifiers | Heatmaps, interaction analytics, session diagnostics, and product usability. |
| Payment provider | Provider-specific checkout, security, and fraud cookies | One-time launch payments, recurring advertising subscriptions, fraud prevention, and checkout continuity. |
This list will be updated with the selected payment provider and final cookie durations before those tools are enabled.
5. Consent and controls
Where required, non-essential analytics or advertising technologies should remain disabled until you choose to allow them. Rejecting optional cookies should not prevent core account and directory functions.
- Use the site’s cookie controls when available to accept, reject, or change optional categories.
- Use browser settings to block or delete cookies.
- Use provider opt-out tools where available.
- Privacy signals such as Global Privacy Control may be respected where legally required and technically supported.
Deleting cookies may sign you out and reset saved preferences.
6. Third-party cookies
External checkout, embedded content, social links, authentication, analytics, or advertising services may set their own cookies when used. Those providers control their technologies under their own policies. We will configure consent signals and tag behavior where required, but browser and provider settings may also affect operation.
7. Changes to this Policy
We will update this Cookie Policy when analytics, advertising, payment providers, cookie names, retention periods, or legal requirements change. Check the updated date above for the latest version.
8. Contact
Questions about cookies and tracking can be sent to [email protected].
