Cookies & Analytics

Last updated · 2026-04-28

CarScout uses a small number of cookies, browser-storage keys, and third-party analytics SDKs. This page lists every one of them, what each is for, and how to opt out.

Cookies & browser storage we set

Supabase auth session

Purpose: Keeps you signed in across page loads. Stored as an HTTP-only cookie set by Supabase Auth.

Controller: CarScout (data resides in our Supabase project).

Opt-out: Sign out, or clear cookies for this site. You will not be able to access account-gated features without it.

Theme preference (next-themes)

Purpose: Remembers whether you chose light or dark mode. Stored in localStorage under the key theme.

Controller: CarScout (no data leaves your browser).

Opt-out:Clear your browser’s site data for this site.

Third-party analytics SDKs

Vercel Analytics

Purpose: Aggregate page-view and Web Vitals telemetry. No personal identifiers are sent.

Third party: Vercel Inc.

Opt-out: Block vitals.vercel-analytics.com via browser extension or use Do-Not-Track. CarScout will respect a future cookie-banner consent toggle once added.

PostHog product analytics

Purpose: Anonymous product-event tracking (e.g. VIN-lookup attempts, deal-pool views) so we can improve the product.

Third party: PostHog Inc.

Opt-out: Block us.i.posthog.comvia browser extension. Server-side rate-limit telemetry will continue to be recorded for abuse prevention.

Contact

Questions or data-subject requests: privacy@carscout.ai.