Cookie Policy
Last updated: August 26, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies (including device fingerprinting) StockWatch.report uses and why. Access to the Service is conditioned on accepting all of them together — when you first visit, you'll be asked to click "Accept All" before you can view any page. If you decline, you'll be redirected away from the Service rather than shown a reduced-functionality version of it. There is no option to accept some of these and not others.
1. What We Use
| Cookie / mechanism | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
next-auth.session-token | Keeps you signed in once you have an account | Session / until sign-out |
cookie_consent | Remembers that you accepted this policy | 1 year |
visitor_id cookie | Identifies you as a returning anonymous reader — powers our free-article limit and avoids showing a duplicate coverage-request form for a stock you've already requested | 1 year |
| Device fingerprint (FingerprintJS) | Fallback identifier for the above if the visitor_id cookie is blocked or cleared | Not stored as a cookie — recomputed each visit and matched server-side |
| Umami analytics script | Aggregate site-traffic measurement, where we've enabled it | Umami itself does not use cookies |
2. What We Don't Use
We do not use advertising cookies or any third-party ad-tracking network. Your light/dark theme preference is stored in your browser's local storage, not a cookie — it never leaves your device and isn't sent to our servers.
3. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their own settings. Because accepting the cookies above is a condition of using the Service (see the notice at the top of this page), blocking them may prevent the Service from working as intended, independent of anything the banner itself controls.
4. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if the cookies or similar technologies we use change. We will update the "Last updated" date above when we do.
5. Contact Us
Questions about this Cookie Policy can be sent to privacy@stockwatch.report. See also our Privacy Policy.