Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 24, 2026
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners. Cookies help us improve your experience on Apartment Rater.
2. How We Use Cookies
Apartment Rater uses cookies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They include:
- Session cookies: Keep you signed in while you navigate the site
- Security cookies: Help protect your account from unauthorized access
- CSRF tokens: Prevent cross-site request forgery attacks
Duration: Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Security cookies may persist for up to 30 days.
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and choices:
- Preference cookies: Remember your settings (e.g., search filters, sort preferences)
- Cookie consent: Remember your cookie preferences
Duration: Up to 1 year
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website:
- Page views: Which pages are visited most frequently
- Traffic sources: How visitors find our website
- User behavior: How users navigate through the site
Duration: Up to 2 years
We use Google Analytics for this, and only if you choose "Accept all" (you can change that in Managing Cookies). Google Analytics identifies your browser with a random ID, not your name or email, and we don't send it any account information.
We also use Vercel Web Analytics, which counts page views without cookies or any identifier that follows you across sites, so it runs regardless of your choice.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. Third-party services we use include:
- Vercel: For website hosting and performance optimization
- Supabase: For authentication and database services
- Google Analytics (Google LLC): Traffic and usage measurement, only if you accept analytics cookies
For more information about these cookies, please visit the respective privacy policies of these third-party providers.
4. Cookie List
Below is a detailed list of cookies we use:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| next-auth.session-token | User authentication session | 30 days | Essential |
| next-auth.csrf-token | Security - prevents CSRF attacks | Session | Essential |
| next-auth.callback-url | Redirect after authentication | Session | Essential |
| cookie-consent | Stores cookie preferences | 1 year | Functional |
| _ga | Google Analytics: distinguishes visitors | 2 years | Analytics (only with consent) |
| _ga_2KNKJXV2M6 | Google Analytics: keeps session state | 2 years | Analytics (only with consent) |
5. Managing Cookies
You have several options for managing cookies:
Your Choice on This Site
Change the choice you made in our cookie banner at any time:
You haven't made a choice yet. Analytics cookies stay off until you do.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- View what cookies are stored on your device
- Delete all or specific cookies
- Block all cookies or only third-party cookies
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is set
Please note that disabling essential cookies may prevent you from using certain features of our website, such as signing in to your account.
Browser-Specific Instructions
Opt-Out of Analytics
Choose "Essential only" above to turn off Google Analytics. You can also install Google's Analytics opt-out add-on, use browser extensions like Privacy Badger or uBlock Origin, or adjust your browser's cookie settings as described above.
6. Do Not Track
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. Our website honors Do Not Track signals where technically feasible. For example, we don't load Google Analytics when your browser sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control, even if you accepted analytics cookies.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Email: privacy@apartmentrater.com
You can also visit our Privacy Policy for more information about how we handle your data.