Cookie Policy

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as local storage, keep information in your browser in the same way. Under PECR we may use those that are strictly necessary to provide the service you ask for without your consent, and need your consent for others.

2. Strictly necessary cookies

bl_session: keeps you signed in (up to 30 days, HTTP-only, secure).

bl_oauth and bl_mail_oauth: protect sign-in with a third-party account, and the connection of a mailbox, against forgery (15 minutes).

bl_basket: remembers the searches in your basket (30 days).

bl_loc: remembers a location you chose for search (up to 180 days).

mn_geo_off: remembers that you switched off the location preset for search, so we do not use your location (180 days; also kept in local storage).

mn_sig: security flags that help us tell people from automated tools on search, for example whether the browser runs JavaScript; it holds no identifiers (24 hours).

mn_human: records that you passed a security check, so you are not asked again (6 hours, HTTP-only, signed).

3. Optional cookies

mn_visit: only if you tick “Remember my visits to show relevant offers” in the cookie notice (it is unticked unless you tick it), remembers the type of the first page of your visit (for example a free tool, a business profile or the blog) and how many visits you have made, so that we can choose which on-site message, if any, to show you (180 days, first-party). It holds no identifier and is not used for advertising or shared with anyone. With it we also keep mn_visit_session in session storage, so a visit is counted once. If you do not tick the box, neither is set and any mn_visit cookie left from an earlier choice is deleted.

mn_ref: only if you followed a partner’s link and chose “Allow”, remembers the referral so the partner is credited if you sign up later (for the partner’s attribution window, 90 days unless we agreed otherwise with the partner, HTTP-only, signed). It is not used for advertising. If you choose not to allow it, the referral is remembered only for your current visit.

You can change or withdraw either choice at any time with the “Cookie settings” link at the foot of every page: untick a choice and save, and we remove that cookie straight away (withdrawing the referral cookie does not undo a referral already credited). Clearing your browser data for our site also removes both cookies and shows the cookie notice again.

4. Browser storage

We store these items in your browser’s local storage, and never send them to anyone else: bl_cookie_ok, after you dismiss the cookie notice; mn_ref_choice, when you answer the referral question; mn_push_prompt_dismissed, so we do not ask about notifications again; mn_support_chat, which keeps the state of the support chat; mn_verify_draft, which keeps an unsent list in the email verifier so you do not lose it; mn_capture_last, the last capture job in the web capture tool, so a reload does not lose it; mn_mapper_last, your last market gap mapper choices; mn_onboarding_celebrated, so the dashboard checklist message is shown once; mn_speed_history, your own speed test results; mn_tool_rated, which tools you have already rated; and mn_tools_uses, mn_tools_last and mn_tools_prompt_dismissed, which count tool uses in your browser and remember your last tool and whether you dismissed a prompt; mn_tools_used, which tools you have used, so a tool page can suggest related tools; mn_card_v1, the details you chose to remember in the business card generator; mn_site_pdf_last, your last website to PDF job, so a reload does not lose it; mn:banner-dismissed, which site announcements you closed; mn_visit_ok, your answer to “Remember my visits”; and mn_popups, which on-site messages you have seen, closed or completed, so that we respect the limits on how often one is shown and never show it again after you closed it within that period. Only if you ticked “Remember my visits”, we also keep mn_ab, a random number that shows your browser the same version of a message when we compare two versions; the comparison counts views, clicks and closes for each version, with no identifier. We also keep mn_nudge_seen and mn_popup_session in session storage, which your browser clears when you close the tab, so a sign-up prompt and an on-site message are each shown at most once a visit, and mn_help_bot_v2, the last messages of your conversation with the help assistant, so that it is not lost when you move between pages.

5. Third parties

Our payment providers may set their own strictly necessary cookies on their checkout pages. If we ask you to complete a security check, the provider of that check may set its own strictly necessary cookies to run it. Maps on business profiles load map images from an open mapping service, which receives your IP address to deliver them. We do not use advertising, analytics or social media tracking cookies.

6. Managing cookies

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block strictly necessary cookies you will not be able to sign in, pass security checks or keep a basket. Browser push notifications are sent only if you allow them in your browser, and you can turn them off there at any time.

7. Changes

If we add a cookie, we will update this policy, and we will ask for your consent first if the cookie is not strictly necessary. Questions: [email protected].