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Cookie and tracking technology use

Medium severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 298 of 352 platforms
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users of Cloudflare's Websites are subject to cookie-based and other tracking data collection, including for marketing purposes.

Interpretive note: The excerpt names two example purposes but signals others exist ('a variety of purposes, such as'). Only the two stated examples are reflected in the canonical claim.

Change history

removed Jul 1, 2026

Specific distinction between session and persistent cookies and detailed enumeration of cookie purposes was removed, reducing granularity of cookie disclosure.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Cloudflare may track how you interact with its Websites and use that data for marketing.

How other platforms handle this

Glassdoor Medium

Cookies may also allow us and our service providers to collect data about your use of our services, including text you enter, screen recordings of your mouse movements, and other interactions as you browse and use our services, even if you don't have an account or Profile.

Baseten Medium

These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor.

ZipRecruiter Medium

authorize ZipRecruiter to connect your account to the account of a "Connected Site" (e.g., Google, LinkedIn, Monster, Facebook or Twitter), we may be able to access information you have provided to the Connected Site...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may use cookies and other information-gathering technologies for a variety of purposes, such as providing us with information about how you interact with our Websites and assisting us in our marketing efforts.

— Excerpt from Cloudflare's Cloudflare Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cloudflare Privacy Policy
Entity
Cloudflare
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003014
Document ID
CA-D-00282
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a064dbc72c132183a5977f85d35f4fcab210be3ae8baa95a0ce1278288c6ad03
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 18:32 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cloudflare
Document: Cloudflare Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-003014
Captured: 2026-05-09 18:32:48 UTC
SHA-256: a064dbc72c132183…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cloudflare/cloudflare-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-003014/cookie-and-tracking-technology-use/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cloudflare's Cookie and tracking technology use clause do?

Users of Cloudflare's Websites are subject to cookie-based and other tracking data collection, including for marketing purposes.

How does this clause affect you?

Cloudflare may track how you interact with its Websites and use that data for marketing.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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