---
title: "Cookie Policy | CTC Finder"
description: "CTC Finder uses Google Analytics cookies to count visits and no advertising cookies. What this means for you."
url: "https://ctcfinder.com/cookies/"
updated: "2026-11-01"
publisher: "CTC Finder (independent directory, not affiliated with CARB)"
---

# Cookie policy

**Short version: CTC Finder uses Google Analytics cookies to count visits.** We use no advertising cookies.

## Analytics

We count visits with Google Analytics 4. It sets first-party cookies named `_ga` and `_ga_*` (kept up to 2 years) to tell new visits from returning ones, and records things like the page viewed, the referring site, approximate location, device and browser. Google signals and ad personalization are turned off. Opt out with [Google's browser add-on](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout) or by blocking cookies in your browser; see [how Google uses this data](https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites).

We also use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which works without cookies.

## Advertising and tracking

We do not use advertising cookies, ad pixels, social media widgets or third-party ad networks.

## Payments

Testers who buy a paid plan pay on Stripe's own checkout page. Stripe may set cookies there for fraud prevention under [Stripe's own policy](https://stripe.com/cookies-policy/legal); those cookies are not set on CTC Finder.

## Bot check on forms

Our forms may use Cloudflare Turnstile to tell people from bots. It runs only on the form pages, does not show a puzzle to most visitors and may use a short-lived cookie or browser storage set by Cloudflare for that check only ([Cloudflare's privacy policy](https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/)).

## Browser storage

Search by ZIP code runs in your browser. We do not store your searches.

## Changes

If we add other cookies, we will update this page first and ask for consent where the law requires it. Questions: hello@ctcfinder.com. See also our [privacy policy](/privacy/). Last updated November 4, 2026.