1 What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners useful information.
Cookies can be "first-party" (set by us) or "third-party" (set by other companies whose services we use). They can also be "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (remain on your device for a set period).
Similar Technologies
We also use similar technologies such as pixel tags, web beacons, and local storage. When we refer to "cookies" in this policy, we include these similar technologies.
2 How We Use Cookies
CallerCheck uses cookies for the following purposes:
Essential Functions
Security, session management, and basic site functionality
Analytics
Understanding how visitors use our site
Advertising
Displaying relevant ads to support our free service
Preferences
Remembering your settings and choices
3 Essential Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| callercheck_session | CallerCheck | Maintains your session as you browse the site | Session |
| XSRF-TOKEN | CallerCheck | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks | Session |
| cookie_consent | CallerCheck | Stores your cookie preferences | 1 year |
4 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our service.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Maintains session state | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Throttles request rate | 1 minute |
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our site. Data is anonymised and we have IP anonymisation enabled.
Google Privacy Policy →5 Advertising Cookies
CallerCheck is a free service supported by advertising. We work with advertising partners who may set cookies to show you relevant ads based on your interests. These cookies track your browsing activity across websites.
Why We Show Ads
Advertising revenue allows us to provide CallerCheck completely free of charge. We carefully select advertising partners and do not allow ads that promote scams or misleading content.
Our Advertising Partners
Google AdSense
Google AdSense displays contextual and personalised ads. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
Mediavine
Mediavine is a full-service ad management platform that displays programmatic advertising on our site.
Criteo
Criteo provides personalised retargeting advertising based on your browsing behaviour across the web.
Other Advertising Technologies
Our advertising partners may also use the following technologies through their ad networks:
- Amazon Advertising — Programmatic advertising
- Index Exchange — Real-time ad bidding
- Rubicon Project — Advertising exchange
- OpenX — Ad serving platform
- PubMatic — Digital advertising platform
6 Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies and those set by our advertising partners, some pages may contain content from third-party services that set their own cookies:
| Service | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube | Embedded video content | View → |
| Twitter/X | Social sharing buttons | View → |
| Social sharing buttons | View → |
We have no control over cookies set by third-party services. Please refer to their privacy policies for more information.
7 Managing Cookies
Using Our Cookie Settings
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" button at the top of this page or in our website footer. You can choose to accept or reject different categories of cookies (except essential cookies which are required for the site to function).
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser.
Opt-Out of Personalised Advertising
You can opt out of personalised advertising from many advertising networks through these industry tools:
Please Note
If you disable cookies, some features of CallerCheck may not function properly. Blocking advertising cookies will not remove ads — it will only make them less relevant to you.
8 Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will post the updated policy on this page with a new "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9 Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: