Cookie Policy
Last updated: 7 August 2026
Cookies are small files a site stores in your browser. Some are essential for the site to work; others help us understand how it is used. On refactoringin.net no non-essential cookie is set before you allow it.
You can change your choice at any time, as easily as you gave it:
1. Strictly necessary
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
rin_consent | refactoringin.net | Stores the cookie preferences you chose, so we do not ask again on every page. | 6 months |
theme | refactoringin.net | Remembers whether you prefer the light or dark theme. Browser local storage, not a cookie sent to the server. | Until cleared |
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Cloudflare bot management, protecting the site from automated abuse. | 30 minutes |
2. Analytics needs your permission
Google Analytics tells us how many people visit, from which countries, and which pages they read. If you refuse, no Google file is loaded and none of these cookies is set.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Distinguishes visitors for visit counts. | 2 years | |
_ga_<id> | Keeps analytics session state. | 2 years |
3. Session recording needs your permission
Microsoft Clarity anonymously records how you scroll and where you click, and builds heatmaps and playbacks from that. We ask for it separately from analytics because it is a different and more intrusive purpose. If you refuse, nothing is recorded.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_clck | Microsoft Clarity | Keeps a browser identifier to group visits. | 1 year |
_clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Joins the pages of one session into a single recording. | 1 day |
MUID, CLID, ANONCHK | Microsoft | Microsoft identifiers Clarity relies on. | Up to 13 months |
4. Withdrawing your permission
Use the "Cookie preferences" control in the footer of any page, or the button at the top of this one. When you withdraw a permission we delete the associated cookies and stop loading that service. Refusing does not restrict access to any content here.
You can also delete or block cookies from your browser settings. Deleting the
rin_consent cookie means we will ask again, since that is where your
choice is recorded.
5. More information
The processing behind these cookies, your rights and how to exercise them are set out in our Privacy Policy.