What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file that a site asks your browser to keep. Related technologies - local storage, session storage and service worker registrations - do a similar job and are covered by this policy as well. They let a site remember a choice you made, keep a session stable, or count a visit.
This policy explains which categories are used on rushaudit.com and how to control them. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy.
Categories used on this site
| Category | What it does | Typical lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Keeps the site working: security checks by the network provider, load balancing, and the record of your answer to this cookie notice so it is not shown again on every page. | Session to 12 months |
| Analytics | Counts page views and clicks in aggregate so we can see which reviews are read and which pages fail. Not used to build a profile of you. | Up to 24 months |
| Advertising and marketing | Set by advertising partners on placements shown here. Used to measure whether a placement was seen or clicked and to limit how often the same placement is repeated. | Up to 13 months |
| Push subscription storage | Written by the push service when you allow browser notifications: the subscription identifier and the state of the service worker registered by this site. | Until you revoke the permission |
Essential entries are needed for the site to work and are set as soon as a page loads. The other categories relate to the choice you make on the cookie notice at the bottom of the screen.
There is no cookie for a Plus membership. The state of a membership is held by our mail provider against your e-mail address, not in your browser, so clearing site data does not cancel a membership and does not sign you out of anything. What you can read on this site is the same whether you hold a membership or not.
The cookie notice and your choice
The first time you open RushAudit, a notice appears at the bottom of the page with an Accept and a Decline button. Your answer is stored by your browser under the key ra_cookie_choice so the notice is not repeated on every page.
To change your answer, clear the site data for rushaudit.com in your browser and reload the page - the notice will appear again. Essential storage, including the record of that choice, is set either way, because without it the site cannot remember what you decided.
Browser notifications and the push service
If you subscribe to updates or answer the browser notification prompt, the push service (OneSignal) registers a service worker for this site and stores a subscription identifier in your browser. That entry exists only while the permission does.
To stop it, block or reset notifications for this site in your browser settings, or use the unsubscribe link in any message. Removing the permission removes the subscription; see the Privacy Policy for how long the identifier is kept after that.
How to control cookies in the browser
Every major browser lets you see the storage a site has set, delete it, and block future entries:
- Chrome: Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies and Site data.
- Firefox: Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Cookies and Site Data.
- Safari: Settings, then Privacy, then Manage Website Data.
- Edge: Settings, then Cookies and site permissions.
Mobile browsers keep the same controls under Settings. Note that clearing site data also clears your answer to the cookie notice and any notification permission you granted.
Effect of blocking
Blocking essential entries will break parts of the site: the cookie notice may reappear on every page and some security checks by the network provider may fail. Blocking the other categories has no effect on your ability to read anything here - reviews, ratings, screenshots and player quotes stay open.
Changes to this policy
We update this policy when the storage used on the site changes. The date at the top of the page shows the current version. Questions go to the editorial desk at desk@rushaudit.com.