This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which provides more information about how we collect and process your personal data.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide information to website owners, and enable certain features.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
These cookies are essential for the Service to function properly. Without them, the Service cannot operate as intended. They include:
Legal Basis: Legitimate interest (necessary for the service you requested). These cookies do not require consent under ePrivacy Directive Article 5(3).
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization:
Legal Basis: Legitimate interest (providing personalized experience). We use localStorage for language preferences, which is treated similarly to cookies.
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Service by collecting and reporting information anonymously:
Legal Basis: Consent. We request your consent before placing analytics cookies.
We use the Meta (Facebook) Pixel and Google Ads conversion tracking for conversion tracking and advertising performance measurement. These technologies may place cookies and collect data about your interactions with our Service to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. These cookies require your consent before being placed.
Legal Basis: Consent. We request your consent before placing marketing or advertising cookies.
Below is a detailed list of cookies used on our Service:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | Bot management and security protection | 30 minutes |
| __cfruid | Cloudflare | Rate limiting and security | Session |
| Storage Key | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| i18nextLng | CarScreener (First-party) | Stores your language preference | Persistent (localStorage) |
| cookieConsent | CarScreener (First-party) | Stores your cookie preferences | 12 months |
| Storage Key | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| sentryReplaySession | Sentry (First-party) | Stores Session Replay session state for error diagnostics. For sessions where errors occur, Sentry may record DOM snapshots and user interactions (with all text and media masked) to help reproduce and fix bugs. | Session (sessionStorage) |
Legal Basis: Legitimate interest (error diagnostics and service reliability). Session Replay is limited to error sessions only, with all text content and media masked. PII collection is disabled.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number | 2 years |
| _ga_805KKEFLZG | Google Analytics | Maintains session state for our specific GA property | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users for 24-hour period | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Throttles request rate to limit data collection on high-traffic sites | 1 minute |
| Cookie/Technology | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Meta (Facebook Pixel) | Tracks visits across websites to deliver relevant advertising and measure ad performance | 3 months |
| _fbc | Meta (Facebook Pixel) | Stores click identifiers from ad interactions for conversion attribution | 3 months |
| fr | Meta (Facebook) | Used for advertising delivery, targeting, and measurement | 3 months |
| _gcl_aw | Google Ads | Stores click information from Google Ads for conversion attribution | 90 days |
| _gcl_dc | Google Ads | Used for tracking display click conversions | 90 days |
| _gac_<property-id> | Google Ads | Contains campaign-related information for the user linked to Google Ads | 90 days |
analytics_storage) and advertising storage (ad_storage) are denied by default. These are only activated after you provide explicit consent via our cookie banner. This ensures compliance with the requirements for consent-based cookie handling in the EEA and UK.
When you first visit our Service, we will ask for your consent to place non-essential cookies (analytics cookies). You can choose to:
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can typically:
Instructions for popular browsers:
You can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting. There is currently no industry standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. We aim to respect DNT signals where technically feasible, but cannot guarantee full compliance due to third-party integrations.
We use browser localStorage to store:
Unlike cookies, localStorage data is not automatically sent to our servers with each request. You can clear localStorage through your browser's developer tools or settings.
We may use web beacons (also called pixel tags or clear GIFs) in combination with cookies to:
Web beacons are tiny, invisible images embedded in web pages or emails that help us measure activity.
Third-party cookies are set by external services integrated into our website. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our Service. Google Analytics is provided by Google LLC (for users outside EEA) and Google Ireland Limited (for users in EEA).
Our website is hosted on Vercel, which may set cookies for security and performance purposes. We also use Vercel Analytics and Vercel SpeedInsights for cookieless web analytics and performance monitoring. These tools do not place cookies on your device; data is collected via the Web Analytics API.
We use the Meta Pixel for conversion tracking and advertising measurement (with your consent).
We use Google Ads conversion tracking to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns (with your consent).
We use Sentry for error monitoring and diagnostics. Sentry’s Session Replay feature records DOM snapshots, mouse movements, clicks, and scrolls only for sessions where an error occurs, to help us reproduce and fix bugs. All text content, input fields, and media are masked in replays. PII collection (such as IP addresses) is disabled. Sentry does not place traditional cookies; it uses sessionStorage for replay session state.
We use Cloudflare for security and performance. Cloudflare may set cookies for bot detection and security.
Our use of cookies complies with the EU ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC as amended by 2009/136/EC), which requires:
Where cookies process personal data, we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). See our Privacy Policy for more information on your rights.
As a Netherlands-based company, we comply with Article 11.7a of the Dutch Telecommunications Act (Telecommunicatiewet), which implements the ePrivacy Directive.
For users in the United Kingdom, we comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR), as amended. PECR requires that we obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. Essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of our website do not require consent under Regulation 6(4) of PECR.
Cookie data is retained for the durations specified in Section 3. After expiration:
Analytics data collected via cookies is retained for 26 months in Google Analytics before being automatically deleted.
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in cookies we use, technology, legal requirements, or our practices. We will notify you of material changes by:
We recommend reviewing this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy:
Email: privacy@carscreener.ai
Subject Line: Cookie Policy Inquiry
Response Time: Within 30 days
Trading as: CarScreener
KVK: 98623877
BTW: NL868573863B01
Registered Office: Middenstraat 121a, 1381XC Weesp, the Netherlands
General Email: contact@carscreener.ai
Website: carscreener.ai
| Version | Date | Summary of Changes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 16 February 2026 | Initial publication. |
| 1.1 | 26 February 2026 | Added Meta Pixel and Google Ads sections; updated Sentry Session Replay disclosure; added Vercel Analytics & SpeedInsights. |
| 1.2 | 1 March 2026 | Reclassified Sentry Session Replay to separate diagnostics category (Section 3.3); added Google Consent Mode v2 disclosure. |