Privacy policy

This policy covers terriblelizards.xyz. The operator is the publisher of this guide. Email [email protected]. It was last aligned with the site on 2 Nov 2026. If a script changes, this page changes in the same update.

What loads, and when

This site uses the default-on model: a visitor with no stored choice is treated as granted, so Google Analytics 4, Microsoft Clarity and Adsterra start on the first page view, before any button is pressed. The cookie banner is a notice with two buttons, not a gate. Press Reject and the ad, heatmap and analytics loaders stop; the choice is stored for 180 days. Accept keeps everything on. Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track is treated as Reject without waiting for a click. Reject reloads this page to stop already executing vendor scripts, then blocks all three loaders on later visits; it cannot undo requests already sent. The YouTube poster is different: the player waits for your click.

Storage on this device

• tl_consent (localStorage): JSON with choice set to accept or reject and exp set to a millisecond timestamp. Retention 180 days, then the record is ignored and the default-on path runs again. The banner and all three loaders read it; it is how Reject survives a reload.
• tl_socialbar_closed (localStorage): the string 1, written when you press Hide ad bar. It has no expiry, so the Adsterra Social Bar stays closed on later visits until you clear this site data. The Native Banner is unaffected.
• Vendor cookies: _ga and _ga_XDK7FVP2HD for Google Analytics 4; _clck and _clsk for Microsoft Clarity; Adsterra cookies on its ad domains. The table above gives purpose and retention for each.

Legal basis

Optional analytics, advertising and replay start under the default-on choice described above; the site does not claim prior opt-in consent. A stored Reject choice is used only to honor your preference. Serving the static guide pages, keeping the site secure and measuring aggregate traffic without profiling are our legitimate interest in publishing. The site does not sell information directly; advertising partners may process identifiers for advertising purposes as described in their policies. You can opt out of those loaders with Reject.

Your choices and opt-outs

Use Reject in the banner, or the Cookie settings button in the footer, to change your mind at any time. Reject turns off GA4 measurement, Clarity replay and both Adsterra units, and stores the choice for 180 days. Clearing site data in your browser removes tl_consent and tl_socialbar_closed. For personalized advertising, use Google Ad Settings, Your Online Choices, or the NAI opt-out; these are the exit doors for the ad ecosystem, and they work whether or not this site is in your allow list. To refuse Google Analytics across sites, install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Microsoft explains Clarity data handling in its privacy statement.

Retention and your rights

The table above gives the retention for each service. The only record this site writes itself is tl_consent (180 days) and tl_socialbar_closed (until you clear it). You can ask for a copy of any email you sent us, ask us to delete that correspondence, or object to how we handle it. Write to [email protected]. If you are in the EEA or the UK, you may complain to your local data protection authority. We do not require an account and we do not ask for payment details.

Changes

When a script, a cookie name or a retention period changes, this page gets a new date at the top and the table is updated in the same commit. The site does not silently add a network that is missing from this page.