Cookie Policy
Last updated: 15 October 2026
Cookies are small pieces of data a website or service can store in your browser. VRHow also uses local storage, which is separate from cookies. The current code uses local storage for the PC checker and analytics choice; GA4 cookies may be used only after analytics is accepted.
Technologies verified in the site code
| Technology | Purpose | Choice or control |
|---|---|---|
Local storage: vrhow_checker_v3 (and a legacy restore key) | Remembers the selections used by the PC compatibility checker so a previous check can be restored. The tool stores these selections in the browser. | Clear VRHow site data in your browser to remove them. |
Local storage: vrhow.analyticsConsent | Remembers whether this browser accepted or rejected optional GA4 analytics. | Use Privacy choices in the footer to change the decision, or clear site data. |
Google Analytics cookies, such as _ga and related names | May be set by GA4 to measure visits and site use if you accept analytics. | The GA4 script is not loaded before acceptance. Rejecting or withdrawing also asks the browser to remove recognized GA cookies. |
How analytics consent works
The consent notice offers Accept analytics and Reject analytics. A choice is stored in this browser. GA4 is dynamically loaded only after acceptance; saved acceptance allows it to load on later visits in this browser. You can reopen the controls with Privacy choices in the footer. Rejecting or withdrawing prevents later initialization and the script attempts to clear recognized Google Analytics cookies. It cannot undo information already sent.
What the consent control does not cover
The control is for GA4, not a promise that it blocks every third-party request. The site requests Google Fonts independently of the analytics choice. Links to other websites take you to services with their own technologies and policies. Cloudflare serves static assets, but its account-level edge security and logging settings are not visible in this repository; this page does not claim that Cloudflare does or does not set a particular cookie. No advertising tag or affiliate checkout cookie was found in the reviewed site code.
Changing browser settings
You can clear cookies and site storage using your browser's privacy or site-data settings. Blocking local storage may prevent the checker from restoring selections and may cause the analytics notice to appear again. Browser controls can remove cookies, but they cannot recall data a service has already received. For more detail about data and third parties, read the Privacy Policy.