Read without accepting optional measurement
Google Analytics 4 measures page use and defined research actions; Microsoft Clarity records interactions and session replays. Each requires a separate opt-in, and both default off. You can reject them and read the publication. Neither service loads without its own valid opt-in.
The necessary preference record remembers your choice, not an advertising profile. Cookie preferences in every footer lets you reopen the choices.
Browser storage and durations
| Purpose | Storage / duration | Choice |
|---|---|---|
| Remember preferences | localStorage key ripsadvisor:privacy:v3 holds schema version 3, category choices, save time and expiry; six calendar months. Earlier v1/v2 grants are not migrated or used as permission. | Necessary to remember your decision; browser-removable. |
| Check persistence | Temporary key ripsadvisor:privacy:v3:storage-check contains only 1 and is immediately removed after a successful write/read check. | Necessary; no visitor identifier. |
| Block a stale grant after storage failure | Host-only cookie ripsadvisor_privacy_block contains only a denial flag, lasts six calendar months after a storage failure and is cleared after a successful save. If cookies also fail, the non-identifying URL fragment #ripsadvisor-privacy-denied persists denial across reload and is cleared only after durable denial or a fresh explicit choice is saved. | Necessary fallback; cannot grant permission. |
| Google Analytics 4 | Conditional first-party _ga and _ga_<stream> cookies identify a browser and maintain session state. After GA4 consent, usable external referral domains may be sent as a domain origin only; no referral-source record or pre-consent history is stored locally. Missing referrers or pre-consent navigation can limit attribution. We configure host-only cookies for 180 days with Secure and SameSite=Lax; browser limits or earlier removal can shorten their duration. Cookie duration differs from the configured two-month event/user retention. | Separate GA4 opt-in; no load before permission. |
| Microsoft Clarity | Conditional first-party _clck and _clsk cookies associate a browser and page views with session replay. Microsoft also documents potential third-party identifiers such as CLID and MUID; actual storage depends on consent and browser restrictions. See the provider cookie list. | Separate Clarity opt-in; advertising storage denied. |
What a saved choice does
Only valid, unexpired schema-version-3 preferences are usable. Legacy version-1 and version-2 grants are rejected and require a fresh choice after the referral-domain notice update. Expiry, malformed data or inaccessible storage keeps optional measurement off. A choice does not permit collection on development or review sites.
Withdrawal is persisted first, then provider revocation and accessible cookie/script removal are attempted before a clean reload. Browser controls can remove site data too. Withdrawal stops future collection; it does not automatically delete provider-held information. Vendor retention is explained on the Privacy page.
Other websites and questions
An operator website reached through a link makes its own storage choices. Our controls do not govern that website. Contact info@dnleadmedia.com about RipsAdvisor’s settings.
Sources and checks
These links are documentation references, not commercial recommendations. Terms can change; source checks do not establish hands-on testing or EU eligibility.
- Microsoft Clarity: cookies Checked 2026-11-14
- Google Analytics: data retention Checked 2026-11-14