Legal · Effective 4 July 2026
Cookie Policy
Clever Pause uses browser storage to remember your puzzles. Advertising and measurement technologies are loaded only when the applicable consent state permits them.
Storage inventory
| Category | Technology | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puzzle progress | IndexedDB | Attempts and completion history | Until you clear it or use a data control |
| Preferences | Local storage | Onboarding, display choices, goals, and favorites | Until you clear it |
| Analytics choice | Local storage | Remembers whether you allowed privacy-limited measurement | Until you change it or clear site data |
| Analytics | GA4 first-party cookie | Pseudonymous consented measurement without Clever Pause User-ID | Up to 90 days; expiry does not refresh |
| Future advertising | Cookies or similar storage | Records advertising choices and serves permitted ads | Set by the consent or advertising provider after ads are enabled |
Required local storage
Clever Pause needs local browser storage to restore an unfinished puzzle and remember basic settings. This first-party storage is not advertising consent and is not used to identify you across other sites. Blocking it does not prevent play, but progress may last only for the current tab.
Advertising and third parties
The Clever Pause privacy panel manages Analytics permission while advertising is disabled. Google Analytics 4 loads only after explicit Analytics permission. Before Google AdSense is enabled, Clever Pause will add a Google-certified consent provider. AdSense may then use cookies or similar technologies only after the consent adapter reports a permitted state. Clever Pause does not listen for ad clicks or inspect advertising frames. You can read how Google uses cookies.
Change your choices
Reopen the privacy panel at any time. If it cannot be opened, the site keeps advertising disabled for that visit. Clearing site data in browser settings also removes local puzzle history and preferences.
Analytics: pending; advertising: pending
More information
This inventory will be updated when a storage purpose or provider changes. Read the Privacy Policy for data handling and contact information.