---
title: "Cookie Policy | Permanent QR Codes"
description: "The three cookie categories permanentqrcodes.com actually sets — essential, analytics and support chat — and how to block or clear each one."
url: "https://permanentqrcodes.com/cookies/"
updated: "2026-10-14"
---

# Cookie Policy

Last updated October 11, 2026

permanentqrcodes.com sets three categories of browser storage, listed in full below. Scanning a printed code does not, by itself, set any cookie from this site — the redirect just forwards the scanner on. General data handling is covered separately in our [Privacy Policy](https://permanentqrcodes.com/privacy/).

## No advertising or retargeting cookies

We don't run ad networks or retargeting pixels on this site, so there's nothing in that category to disclose. If that ever changes, this page changes with it before the cookies do.

## What a cookie is, briefly

A cookie is a small file your browser stores on a site's behalf. Some are ours (first-party); some belong to services we rely on (third-party). We treat similar browser storage mechanisms the same way this policy treats cookies.

## The three things we actually set

| Category | What it's for | Examples | Your control |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | Keeps you signed in and remembers basic settings. Without these, parts of the site — your account included — stop working. | Sign-in session storage | Deletable in your browser; you'll be signed out and need to log back in. |
| Analytics | Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity tell us which pages get visited and how people move through the site, so we can improve it. | _ga, _ga_* (Google Analytics); _clck, _clsk (Microsoft Clarity) | Blockable in your browser, or through each provider's own opt-out tool. |
| Support chat | Our live chat widget holds a small amount of state so a conversation survives you moving between pages. | Set by the chat provider when the widget loads | Blockable in your browser; chat may stop functioning without it. |

## Turning them off

Block or delete any of these through your browser's own settings. Blocking the essential ones will likely break sign-in and other account features. Google publishes a browser add-on specifically to opt out of Google Analytics, and most browsers can refuse third-party cookies outright.

## Changes and contact

We refresh this page whenever the cookies we actually set change. Questions: support@permanentqrcodes.com.