Cookie Policy

Last updated: 2024-06-01

This Cookie Policy explains how PitPedal ("PitPedal", "we", "us", or "our"), the sim racing and flight sim cockpit review site at pitpedal.com, uses cookies, localStorage, and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. By continuing to use PitPedal, you acknowledge the practices described in this policy.

What Are Cookies and Local Storage?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. LocalStorage is a similar browser technology that allows a website to store small amounts of data directly in your browser, without an expiration date, until it is manually cleared. PitPedal uses both of these technologies in a limited and transparent way, described below.

When you first visit PitPedal, you will see a cookie consent banner asking whether you accept or decline non-essential cookies, specifically analytics cookies. Your choice (either "Accept" or "Decline") is saved using your browser's localStorage. This allows us to remember your preference so the banner does not reappear on every page load or future visit.

Storage key purpose: Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics cookies.
Type: LocalStorage (not a traditional cookie), stored only in your browser.
Duration: Persists until you clear your browser storage or manually reset it.
Necessity: This storage item is strictly necessary for the site to function as intended and to respect your consent choice; it does not track you across other websites.

Analytics Cookies

If you click "Accept" on our cookie banner, PitPedal will load analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors use our site, such as which cockpit reviews, buying guides, or comparison articles are most popular, how long visitors stay on a page, and which device types or browsers are commonly used. This information helps us improve our content, site speed, and navigation.

Purpose: Aggregated, anonymized or pseudonymized traffic analysis.
Activation: Only loaded after you explicitly accept cookies via the consent banner.
Data collected may include: Pages visited, time spent on pages, referring website, approximate location (city/country level), device and browser type.
If you decline: No analytics cookies are set, and no analytics scripts are loaded on your device.

Third-Party Cookies

When analytics cookies are enabled, they are provided by a third-party analytics service. These third parties may set their own cookies in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review. PitPedal does not control these third-party cookies directly once they are set, but they are only activated as a direct result of your consent choice on our site.

We do not use third-party advertising or retargeting cookies.
We do not sell any data collected through analytics cookies to third parties.
Any third-party analytics provider we use is contractually limited in how it may use data collected on our behalf.

Essential Storage Only (If You Decline)

If you decline cookies, PitPedal will only use the minimal localStorage entry required to remember that you declined, so the consent banner does not keep reappearing. No analytics or tracking scripts will be loaded, and no additional cookies will be set beyond this essential preference record.

You can withdraw or change your cookie consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage and cookies for pitpedal.com. Once cleared, the consent banner will reappear on your next visit, allowing you to make a new choice.

Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Clear browsing data > select "Cookies and other site data" and "Cached images and files", then clear data for pitpedal.com.
Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data > Manage Data, search for pitpedal.com, and remove it.
Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data, search for pitpedal.com, and remove it.
Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Clear browsing data > choose "Cookies and other site data", then clear for pitpedal.com.

You may also use your browser's private or incognito browsing mode to visit PitPedal without any consent choice being stored beyond that browsing session.

Browser Settings and Do Not Track

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, including blocking all cookies or being notified when a cookie is set. Please note that blocking all cookies, including essential localStorage items, may cause the consent banner to reappear repeatedly, as your browser will be unable to remember your previous choice. PitPedal does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" browser signals, as there is no industry-standard way to interpret them consistently.

Children's Privacy

PitPedal is intended for a general audience interested in sim racing and flight simulation hardware. We do not knowingly direct our cookie or analytics practices at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through our cookies or analytics tools.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our own practices. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and similar technologies.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy or how PitPedal uses cookies and localStorage, please reach out via the contact details provided on our website. We are happy to clarify any part of our cookie practices.