PC Bottleneck Calculator Cookie Policy
Last Updated: June 1, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how PC Bottleneck Calculator uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at bottleneckpccalculator.us. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Website. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for analytics and other purposes.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like using our bottleneck calculator or saving hardware configurations, cannot be provided.
Performance and Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
Analytics and Customization Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
Specific Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Essential | Maintains your session state and login status | Session |
| calc_preferences | Functionality | Stores your calculator preferences and recent component selections | 30 days |
| hardware_history | Functionality | Remembers your previously analyzed hardware configurations | 90 days |
| _ga | Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
Your Choices Regarding Cookies
If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies on the Website, you must first disable the use of cookies in your browser and then delete the cookies saved in your browser associated with this website. You may use this option to prevent the use of cookies at any time.
If you do not accept our cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of our Website. For example, we may not be able to recognize your computer or mobile device, and you may need to log in every time you visit our Website.
How to Control and Delete Cookies
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Opera
- Apple Safari
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
- Email: support@bottleneckpccalculator.us
- Website: Through our Contact page
This Cookie Policy was created specifically for PC Bottleneck Calculator, a website dedicated to helping users identify hardware performance bottlenecks and optimize their PC builds.