Cookie Policy
Last updated 5 September 2026
1. What cookies we use
We use a small number of cookies to keep you signed in and remember your preferences (these are necessary and always on). With your consent we also use Microsoft Clarity, an analytics tool that records how visitors move around the site and the studio (clicks, scrolling, page flow) so we can find and fix things that are confusing. Clarity only loads if you switch Analytics on. We don’t use any marketing or advertising cookies.
2. Cookies in use
| Cookie | Purpose | Category | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| sb-<project>-auth-token (chunked) | Keeps you signed in | Necessary | Session / 1 year |
| dudeshots_consent | Remembers your cookie choices | Necessary | 1 year |
| dudeshots_session_id | Anonymous id used only to group your own consent log entry | Necessary | 1 year |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity — persists the Clarity user id and preferences so activity is attributed to the same visitor across sessions. | Analytics | 1 year |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity — connects multiple page views in one session into a single recording. | Analytics | 1 day |
| CLID | Microsoft Clarity — identifies the first time Clarity saw this visitor on any site using Clarity. | Analytics | 1 year |
| ANONCHK, MR, MUID, SM | Set by Microsoft (clarity.ms / bing.com) as part of the Clarity service to detect bots and de-duplicate visitors. | Analytics | 10 minutes – 1 year |
3. Manage your preferences
You can change your cookie choices at any time, including switching Analytics off. Withdrawing consent stops new recordings immediately; Clarity’s own cookies expire on the schedule above.
4. Changes
If we add or change analytics or marketing cookies, we’ll update the table above and you’ll be asked for consent again where required.