Last updated: September 29, 2026
The short version: alertkick.com sets no cookies of its own and runs no advertising trackers. A chat widget loads on every page; it uses local storage, not cookies, and records the pages you view only if you accept analytics in the cookie banner. One optional analytics tool, Microsoft Clarity, loads only if you accept it too. The AlertKick application sets only the cookies it needs to keep you signed in and secure.
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Local storage is a similar mechanism for storing preferences on your device without sending them to a server on every request. Both are covered by this policy.
The website itself sets no cookies. It stores two values in your browser's local storage:
| Name | Type | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
ap-theme | Local storage | Remembers whether you chose light or dark mode. | Until you clear site data |
alertkick_cookie_consent | Local storage | Remembers the choice you made in the cookie banner so we do not ask again. | Until you clear site data |
Our edge provider, Cloudflare, may set a short-lived security cookie on a small number of requests when it needs to challenge automated traffic; it is not used to track you.
The chat bubble in the corner of the website is AI Chat for Website, a separate chat service under the same ownership as AlertKick, served from its own domain (app.aichatforwebsite.com) and hosted in the USA. It loads for every visitor so anyone can ask a question, but it records the pages you view only if you accept analytics in the cookie banner. It sets no cookies. It stores these values in your browser's local storage:
| Name | Type | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
wc:<site>:k | Local storage | Your analytics answer, so the chat knows whether it may record page views. | Until you clear site data |
wc:<site>:v | Local storage | A random visitor ID, stored once you accept analytics or start a chat, so your page views and any conversation are attributed to the same anonymous visitor on this site. It is not shared with other websites that use the same chat service. | Until you clear site data |
wc:<site>:c | Local storage | The ID of your open conversation, so it is still there when you change page or come back. | Until the conversation is closed or you clear site data |
wc:<site>:z, wc:<site>:n | Local storage | Interface state: whether you enlarged the chat panel, and whether the greeting prompt has already been shown. | Until you clear site data |
If you accepted analytics, on each page view the widget sends the chat service the page address (without its query string), the page title, the referring page, any UTM campaign tags, your browser language, time zone, and screen size, together with the visitor ID. While the tab is visible it also sends a heartbeat every 15 seconds so we can see that a visitor is still on the page. If you type into the chat, what you type is sent to the service and answered by an AI assistant and, where needed, by us. Your IP address is visible to the service as with any web request. To stop this, block app.aichatforwebsite.com in your browser or content blocker; the rest of the website works without it.
If you accept analytics in the banner, we load Microsoft Clarity, which records how pages are used (clicks, scrolling, navigation paths, and anonymised session replays) so we can see where the site is confusing and fix it. Clarity does not load, and sets nothing, until you accept. Microsoft processes this data under its privacy statement; Clarity masks text you type by default.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
_clck | Microsoft Clarity | Persists a Clarity user ID and preferences so repeat visits are attributed to the same anonymous visitor. | 12 months |
_clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Connects page views within a single session into one recording. | 1 day |
CLID, MR, ANONCHK, SM | clarity.ms / c.bing.com | Clarity's own session and anti-fraud identifiers. | Minutes to 12 months |
There is no Google Analytics, no advertising or retargeting pixel, and no social media tracking on the site. Fonts and scripts are served from our own domain.
When you sign in, the application sets strictly necessary cookies. These cannot be switched off because the service would not work without them.
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
SESSION | Keeps you signed in. HTTP-only and same-site so scripts cannot read it. | 24 hours or until you sign out |
| Sign-in flow cookies | Remember the account subdomain you entered and protect the password-reset and social sign-in flows against cross-site request forgery. | Minutes to a few days |
The application also uses local storage for interface preferences such as theme, dashboard layout, and filters you have applied. These stay on your device.
If you pay for a plan, the checkout page is hosted by Stripe and Stripe sets its own cookies for fraud prevention and to complete the payment, under Stripe's cookie policy. If you sign in with GitHub or Google, their sign-in pages set their own cookies under their policies. We do not control those cookies.
The cookie banner on your first visit lets you accept or reject analytics with one click; rejecting is as easy as accepting. You can change your mind at any time using the cookie settings button in the bottom-left corner of any page, which withdraws consent, stops Clarity, and clears its cookies. The same choice turns the chat widget's page-view recording on or off; the chat itself keeps working either way. Blocking app.aichatforwebsite.com stops the widget loading. You can also delete or block cookies and local storage in your browser settings. If you block the application's session cookie you will not be able to stay signed in.
If we add or change any non-essential cookies we will update this page first and ask for your consent again before setting them.
Questions about cookies or tracking: privacy [at] alertkick [dot] com . Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal data more generally.