What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device when you visit. They let the site remember things like your preferences and how you use its pages.
Cookies We Use
We group cookies into the categories below. Where the law requires consent, non-essential cookies stay off until you agree to them.
- Strictly necessary: security, fraud prevention, load balancing and your cookie choices. These stay on where the site needs them to work.
- Functional / preference: remember your language, region, currency, display preferences and previous selections.
- Analytics / performance: show us visitor numbers, traffic sources, page usage, navigation, conversion funnels and site performance. We use Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.
- Security / fraud prevention: spot suspicious behavior, prevent abuse and keep the website secure.
- Marketing / advertising: not in use. We'll update this policy before adding any advertising cookies, such as Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta or LinkedIn.
| Category | Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | cookie_consent | Stores your cookie preferences | 6–12 months | CloudBasedPOSSystem.com |
| Necessary | csrf_token | Helps protect forms against certain security attacks | Session | CloudBasedPOSSystem.com |
| Functional | lang / locale | Remembers language or regional preferences | 6–12 months | CloudBasedPOSSystem.com |
| Analytics | _ga | Distinguishes visitors for analytics | Up to 2 years | Google Analytics |
| Analytics | _ga_<ID> | Maintains session and state information | Up to 2 years | Google Analytics |
| Analytics | _gid | Identifies visitors for analytics, where used | 24 hours | Google Analytics |
| Analytics | _clck | Keeps the Clarity user ID and preferences for this site | Set by Microsoft | Microsoft Clarity |
| Analytics | _clsk | Connects page views into a single Clarity session recording | Set by Microsoft | Microsoft Clarity |
| Analytics | CLID | Identifies the first time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity | Set by Microsoft | Microsoft Clarity |
| Analytics | ANONCHK | Shows whether MUID is transferred to ANID; Clarity doesn't use ANID, so it's always 0 | Set by Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Analytics | MR | Shows whether to refresh MUID | Set by Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Analytics | MUID | Identifies unique browsers visiting Microsoft sites; Microsoft uses it for advertising, site analytics and other operational purposes | Set by Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Analytics | SM | Synchronizes the MUID across Microsoft domains | Set by Microsoft | Microsoft |
“Session” cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
Your Choices
On our site. When you first visit, a cookie banner lets you choose Accept All, Reject Non-Essential or Manage Preferences. Where the law requires consent, we don't activate non-essential analytics or advertising cookies until you agree. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time from the Cookie Settings link in the website footer.
In your browser. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the site, such as forms, from working.
Google Analytics. Google offers a browser add-on that stops Google Analytics from using your data: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
To opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, see Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site come from third parties, and their own policies govern how they use the data:
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Google Analytics (Google)
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Microsoft Clarity (Microsoft)
Where the law requires consent, we load Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity only after you agree.
We don't use affiliate tracking cookies. If we add them, we'll list them here first.
Contact
Questions about cookies or privacy? Email pos@