This Cookie Policy explains how PulsePitcher ("we", "us", "our"), operating at pulsepitcher.com, uses cookies, local storage, and similar technologies when you visit our website to read reviews, comparisons, and buying guides for blenders and juicers. By continuing to use our site, you can choose whether or not to allow these technologies through the consent banner presented on your first visit.
What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. Local storage (specifically, browser localStorage) is a similar technology that allows a website to store small amounts of data directly in your browser, without an expiration date, until it is manually cleared. Both technologies help websites remember information about your visit or preferences.
How PulsePitcher Uses Cookies and Local Storage
We aim to keep our use of tracking technologies minimal and transparent. Specifically, we use the following:
- Consent Preference (localStorage): When you first visit PulsePitcher, a cookie consent banner appears asking whether you accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice (accept or decline) is saved in your browser's localStorage. This allows us to remember your preference so the banner does not reappear on every page load or future visit, and so we know whether we are permitted to load analytics scripts.
- Analytics Cookies (only if accepted): If you click "Accept" on the consent banner, we load third-party analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors use our site — for example, which blender or juicer reviews are most popular, how visitors navigate between comparison pages, and general traffic patterns. If you click "Decline," these analytics scripts are not loaded, and no analytics cookies are set on your device.
- Essential Site Functionality: Aside from the consent preference stored in localStorage, PulsePitcher does not use strictly necessary cookies for core site functionality such as login systems or shopping carts, since we do not operate an e-commerce checkout ourselves.
Third-Party Analytics Cookies
When you accept cookies via our banner, we may use third-party analytics providers (such as standard web analytics services) to collect aggregated, anonymized, or pseudonymized data about site usage. These third parties may set their own cookies on your device in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review the policies of any third-party analytics provider for further detail on how they handle data.
These third-party cookies are only activated after you provide consent through our banner. If you decline or have not yet made a choice, these scripts remain dormant and no such cookies are placed.
Do We Use Any Other Tracking Technologies?
Aside from the localStorage consent flag and optional analytics cookies described above, PulsePitcher does not currently use advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, or cross-site tracking technologies. Should this change in the future, we will update this Cookie Policy and adjust our consent banner accordingly.
How to Withdraw or Change Your Consent
You are always in control of your cookie preferences. If you previously accepted cookies and wish to withdraw that consent, or if you simply want to reset your stored preference so the consent banner appears again, you can do so by clearing your browser's storage for pulsepitcher.com. This includes both cookies and localStorage data.
- Clear site data via browser settings: Most modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) allow you to clear cookies and site data for a specific website through their privacy or site settings menu. Search your browser's help documentation for "clear cookies and site data" for step-by-step instructions.
- Clear localStorage manually: Advanced users can open their browser's developer tools, navigate to the Application or Storage tab, locate pulsepitcher.com under Local Storage, and delete the stored consent value directly.
- Private/incognito browsing: Using a private or incognito browsing window will prevent your consent choice from being saved between sessions, meaning the banner will reappear each time you start a new private session.
Once your browser storage for pulsepitcher.com is cleared, the consent banner will reappear on your next visit, allowing you to make a fresh choice about analytics cookies.
Browser Controls
In addition to clearing existing cookies, you can configure your browser to block cookies altogether or to notify you whenever a cookie is being set. Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the way our consent banner functions, and it may reappear repeatedly since your preference cannot be remembered without at least the localStorage entry being permitted.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use or for legal and regulatory reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page along with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how PulsePitcher uses cookies and local storage, please reach out to us through the contact information provided on our website. We are happy to clarify how our consent and analytics systems work.