Cookie Policy

Last Updated: August 12, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how DJ Controller Reviews (“DJ Controller Reviews,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit:

This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.


1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-connected device.

Cookies allow websites to remember information about your visit and can help websites:

  • Function properly
  • Remember preferences
  • Understand how visitors use the website
  • Measure website traffic
  • Improve website performance
  • Analyze visitor behavior
  • Deliver and measure advertising
  • Support affiliate links
  • Improve marketing and email communications

We may also use technologies similar to cookies, including pixels, web beacons, tags, local storage, and other tracking technologies.

Cookies may be first-party cookies, which are set by DJ Controller Reviews, or third-party cookies, which are set by services we use.


2. Why DJ Controller Reviews Uses Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for several purposes.

2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies may be necessary for the website to operate correctly.

They may help with:

  • Website security
  • Basic functionality
  • Navigation
  • Remembering certain settings
  • Delivering pages and website features

These cookies generally cannot be disabled through our website’s cookie controls because certain website functions may not work without them.


2.2 Analytics Cookies

We use analytics technologies to understand how visitors interact with DJ Controller Reviews.

This helps us determine things such as:

  • Which articles receive the most traffic
  • Which pages visitors find useful
  • How visitors navigate the website
  • How long visitors spend on pages
  • Where visitors generally come from
  • Which devices and browsers are commonly used
  • Whether particular pages or features need improvement

Our analytics providers may use cookies and similar technologies to collect this information.


3. Google Analytics

DJ Controller Reviews uses Google Analytics to measure website traffic and understand how visitors use the site.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about website interactions.

This may include information such as:

  • Pages viewed
  • Traffic sources
  • Device and browser information
  • Approximate location
  • Visit duration
  • Website interactions
  • Returning versus new visitors

We use this information primarily to improve the Website and our content.

Google’s technologies can use cookies and other identifiers on websites that use its services.

Where required by applicable law, analytics cookies will only be used after the appropriate consent has been obtained.


4. Microsoft Clarity

DJ Controller Reviews uses Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors interact with the Website.

Clarity can help us analyze:

  • Clicks
  • Scrolling
  • Mouse movement
  • Page interactions
  • Navigation
  • Session behavior
  • Website usability

Clarity may use cookies including _clck and _clsk, as well as certain third-party cookies, depending on configuration and consent. Microsoft describes these cookies as being used to associate interaction data and connect page views into sessions.

Clarity may also provide features such as session recordings and heatmaps.

Clarity Consent

Microsoft states that, beginning October 31, 2025, Clarity enforces consent-signal requirements for visitors originating from the EEA, UK, and Switzerland. When valid consent is not provided, Clarity can operate with limited functionality and without setting its normal cookies.

Where applicable, DJ Controller Reviews will use appropriate consent mechanisms before enabling non-essential Clarity cookies.

Microsoft currently states that Clarity playback data is retained for 30 days, while click and heatmap data can be retained for 9 months.


5. Google AdSense and Advertising Cookies

DJ Controller Reviews may use Google AdSense to display advertisements.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Display advertisements
  • Measure advertisement performance
  • Understand advertising interactions
  • Avoid repeatedly displaying the same advertisements
  • Personalize advertisements where permitted
  • Detect invalid advertising activity

Google states that advertising cookies can be used to help target advertising, report on advertising performance, and avoid repeatedly showing advertisements users have already seen.

Google also requires publishers using its advertising products to disclose the use of advertising cookies and similar technologies.

Personalized Advertising

Depending on your location, consent choices, and applicable laws, Google or its advertising partners may use information associated with cookies to provide personalized advertising.

You may manage Google’s advertising personalization settings through Google’s advertising controls.

Where required, DJ Controller Reviews will obtain consent before using cookies or similar technologies for personalized advertising.


6. Third-Party Advertising

Advertisements displayed on DJ Controller Reviews may sometimes be delivered by third-party advertising providers.

Those providers may use cookies, pixels, or other technologies to:

  • Measure advertising effectiveness
  • Understand advertising interactions
  • Provide relevant advertisements
  • Limit repetitive advertisements
  • Detect fraud or invalid traffic

Third-party advertising providers operate under their own privacy policies.

Google’s publisher policies specifically require disclosure that third-party vendors may place or read cookies, use web beacons, or use IP addresses in connection with advertising.


7. Affiliate Cookies

DJ Controller Reviews participates or may participate in affiliate marketing programs.

Some links on our Website may be affiliate links.

When you click an affiliate link, the retailer or affiliate network may place a cookie or use another tracking mechanism to determine that you were referred from DJ Controller Reviews.

This may allow the affiliate network or retailer to attribute a qualifying purchase to us.

For example, we may use affiliate links to products sold through Amazon and other online retailers.

Affiliate cookies do not necessarily mean that we receive your name, email address, or payment information. The retailer’s own privacy policy governs information it collects when you visit its website.


8. Amazon Affiliate Links

DJ Controller Reviews may participate in the Amazon Associates Program.

When you click an Amazon affiliate link, Amazon or an associated affiliate system may use cookies or similar technologies to track referrals and determine whether a qualifying purchase occurred.

Amazon’s privacy and cookie policies apply when you visit Amazon.

Our affiliate relationships do not change the price you pay for a product.


9. Email Marketing Cookies and Tracking Technologies

DJ Controller Reviews may use email marketing platforms including Mailchimp and Kit (formerly ConvertKit).

These services may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, or similar technologies in connection with newsletters and marketing communications.

For example, email technologies may allow us to understand:

  • Whether an email was delivered
  • Whether an email was opened
  • Which links were clicked
  • Whether subscribers interact with particular content

We use this information to improve our newsletters and provide content that is more relevant to subscribers.


10. Mailchimp

We may use Mailchimp to manage email subscriptions and send newsletters.

Mailchimp states that it uses cookies and similar tracking technologies in connection with its services, including technologies that can be used for reporting and understanding interactions with emails and websites.

If you subscribe to our newsletter, Mailchimp may process information associated with your subscription and interactions with our communications.

You can unsubscribe from our marketing emails at any time by clicking the Unsubscribe link contained in the email.

Mailchimp Cookie Statement


11. Kit / ConvertKit

DJ Controller Reviews may use Kit, formerly known as ConvertKit, for email marketing and newsletter management.

Kit may use cookies, pixels, session replay, and similar technologies in connection with its services and marketing communications.

These technologies may help us understand subscriber interactions and improve our email communications.

You can unsubscribe from our marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link contained in our emails.

Kit Privacy Policy


12. Types of Cookies We May Use

The following table summarizes the main categories of cookies and similar technologies that may be used on DJ Controller Reviews.

Cookie CategoryPurposeExamples of Services
NecessaryWebsite functionality, security and basic operationWebsite/hosting services
AnalyticsUnderstand traffic and visitor behaviorGoogle Analytics
Behavioral AnalyticsUnderstand navigation, clicks and usabilityMicrosoft Clarity
AdvertisingDisplay and measure advertisementsGoogle AdSense
AffiliateAttribute referrals and qualifying purchasesAmazon and affiliate networks
MarketingMeasure newsletter and marketing interactionsMailchimp, Kit
PreferencesRemember certain visitor choicesWebsite functionality

The exact cookies placed on your device may change as our services, plugins, advertising partners, and website functionality change.


13. Examples of Cookies

Depending on how our services are configured, cookies may include identifiers such as:

Microsoft Clarity

  • _clck — Helps persist a Clarity user ID and preferences.
  • _clsk — Helps connect multiple page views into a Clarity session.
  • MUID — A Microsoft cookie that may be used for advertising, analytics, and operational purposes.

Microsoft provides a current list and explanation of Clarity cookies in its documentation.

Google

Google services may use various first-party and third-party advertising and analytics cookies.

The exact cookies may vary according to the Google products enabled, configuration, visitor location, consent status, and advertising settings. Google explains that AdSense may use advertising cookies associated with Google and related advertising domains.

Email marketing

Mailchimp and Kit may use cookies and similar technologies associated with their services and email marketing functionality.

Because cookie names and technologies can change, this policy describes the categories and purposes of cookies rather than guaranteeing that a particular cookie will always be present.


14. How Long Do Cookies Remain on Your Device?

Cookies may be either:

Session Cookies

These cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

The duration of a cookie can vary depending on the service that places it.

Third-party providers may have their own retention periods.

For example, Microsoft currently states that Clarity playback data is retained for 30 days, while certain click and heatmap information is retained for 9 months.


15. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When available, you can use the cookie-consent banner or Cookie Settings tool on DJ Controller Reviews to choose which categories of non-essential cookies you accept.

Depending on the consent-management system implemented on the Website, you may be able to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject non-essential cookies
  • Accept analytics cookies
  • Accept advertising cookies
  • Change your preferences later

Your choices may be stored so that we can remember your consent preferences.


16. Browser Cookie Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control or delete cookies through their settings.

You can generally configure your browser to:

  • Block cookies
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Notify you when cookies are being set
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Allow cookies only from certain websites

However, disabling certain cookies may affect how DJ Controller Reviews functions.


17. Do Not Track

Some browsers provide a “Do Not Track” feature.

Because there is currently no universally accepted technical standard for responding to all Do Not Track signals, our Website may not respond to every browser-based Do Not Track setting.

Where applicable law requires us to recognize a particular privacy signal, we will take reasonable steps to comply with the applicable requirement.


18. Cookies and Visitors in the EEA, UK and Switzerland

If you visit DJ Controller Reviews from the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, certain cookies and tracking technologies may require your consent before they are activated.

Google states that publishers using its products must obtain appropriate consent for cookies or local storage where legally required and for the collection, sharing, and use of personal information for personalized advertising in these regions.

Microsoft similarly requires valid consent signals for full Clarity functionality for visitors from these regions.

We will seek to implement appropriate consent mechanisms for visitors where required by applicable law.


19. Cookies and California/Other U.S. Privacy Laws

Depending on the nature of our business, the information we collect, and the laws applicable to us, visitors in certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights.

Where applicable, we will provide legally required mechanisms for exercising those rights and managing certain categories of data collection or targeted advertising.


20. Third-Party Websites

DJ Controller Reviews contains links to third-party websites, including:

  • Amazon
  • DJ equipment manufacturers
  • Online retailers
  • Affiliate networks
  • Social media websites
  • Email marketing services
  • Other external websites

When you click one of these links and leave DJ Controller Reviews, the third party’s cookie and privacy policies apply.

We do not control cookies placed by third-party websites.


21. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically.

Changes may be necessary when:

  • We add or remove services
  • We introduce new advertising partners
  • We change analytics tools
  • Our email marketing systems change
  • Privacy laws change
  • Cookie technologies change

When we update the policy, we will change the Last Updated date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this page periodically.


22. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on DJ Controller Reviews, please contact us:

DJ Controller Reviews
Website: djcontrollerreviews.com
Contacts: https://djcontrollerreviews.com/contact/


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