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Cookie notice

Last updated: 16 October 2026

This notice explains how Report Scout uses cookies and similar technologies, what each one is for, and how you can choose which ones we use. Report Scout is run by Arboretica B.V. in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

At a glance

  • Necessary cookies keep the site working, for example keeping you signed in. They are always on.
  • Analytics and marketing cookies stay off until you say yes, and saying no doesn’t limit anything you can do on Report Scout.
  • Report Scout shows no ads, and we don’t use cookies for advertising or to personalise what you see.
  • You can change your mind at any time.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website saves in your browser, so it can remember something from one page or visit to the next, such as the fact that you are signed in.

Websites can also keep information in your browser’s local storage, which stays until it is deleted, and session storage, which is cleared when you close the tab. This notice covers all three and calls them cookies for short.

Some are set by Report Scout itself. Others are set by services we use, such as Google Analytics and HubSpot, which receive information about your visit.

The cookies we use

We sort them into the same three categories you see in our cookie banner.

Necessary

Always on

These keep Report Scout working. They keep you signed in, finish a sign-in with Google, LinkedIn or X, and remember your cookie choices. The site can’t work without them, so they are always on.

See the 10 cookies in this category
  • report_scout_refresh_token30 days

    Keeps you signed in between visits. Only our server can read it.

    Report Scout · Cookie

  • rr_oauth_frontend_base10 minutes

    Sends you back to the right page after you sign in with Google, LinkedIn or X.

    Report Scout · Cookie

  • rs_consent_v16 months

    Remembers your cookie choices.

    Report Scout · Local storage

  • rs_consent_idUntil you clear your browser data

    A random code that lets us show which cookie choices were made in this browser, if we are ever asked to prove it.

    Report Scout · Local storage

  • rs_confirm_alert_tokenUntil you close the tab

    Keeps an alert confirmation working if you reload the page.

    Report Scout · Session storage

  • rs_confirm_alert_setupUntil you close the tab

    Keeps the link to finish setting up your account working if you reload the page.

    Report Scout · Session storage

  • rs_oauth_keyUntil you close the tab

    Makes sure a sign-in with Google, LinkedIn or X finishes in the same tab that started it.

    Report Scout · Session storage

  • rs_downloads_tokenUntil you close the tab

    Keeps the download page from your organisation’s email working if you reload it.

    Report Scout · Session storage

  • rs_post_auth_intentUntil you close the tab

    Remembers what you were doing, such as creating an alert, while you sign in.

    Report Scout · Session storage

  • rs_home_scroll_targetUntil you close the tab

    Takes you to the home page section you picked from the menu.

    Report Scout · Session storage

Analytics & performance

Optional

These show us how Report Scout is used: how many people visit, which pages they find useful, where they come from and how quickly pages load. We use Google Analytics, and Vercel Web Analytics and Speed Insights. They only run if you choose “Accept all” or tick Analytics & performance.

  • We never send your name or email address.
  • Web addresses are trimmed before they are sent, so the one-time codes in links from our emails never reach these services.
  • Google’s advertising features and Google signals are switched off.
  • Vercel’s tools don’t use cookies.
See the 5 cookies in this category
  • _ga13 months

    Tells different browsers apart, so visits can be counted.

    Google Analytics · Cookie

  • _ga_<ID>13 months

    Keeps track of your current visit.

    Google Analytics · Cookie

  • rs_anonymous_idUntil you withdraw consent

    A random code that links the steps of your visits, such as viewing pricing and starting sign-up, so we can see where people drop off.

    Report Scout · Local storage

  • rs_session_idUntil you close the tab

    Groups those steps into one visit.

    Report Scout · Session storage

  • rs_first_touchUntil you close the tab

    Notes the page your visit started on, the site you came from and any campaign tag.

    Report Scout · Session storage

Marketing

Optional

These show us which pages and campaigns, such as a newsletter or a LinkedIn post, bring people to Report Scout, so we know what is worth doing more of. We use HubSpot, which keeps this data in its EU data centre. They only run if you choose “Accept all” or tick Marketing.

  • Web addresses are trimmed in the same way, and HubSpot does not run on pages opened from a one-time link.
  • We don’t use HubSpot for advertising, and it sets no advertising cookies.
See the 5 cookies in this category
  • __hstc6 months

    Tells visitors apart and records when you first and last visited.

    HubSpot · Cookie

  • hubspotutk6 months

    A random code that recognises your browser on later visits.

    HubSpot · Cookie

  • __hssc30 minutes

    Counts the pages you view during a visit.

    HubSpot · Cookie

  • __hssrcUntil you close your browser

    Notices when you restart your browser, so a new visit begins.

    HubSpot · Cookie

  • __hs_do_not_track6 months

    Set when you withdraw marketing consent, so HubSpot stays off.

    HubSpot · Cookie

Your choices

  • When you first visit, our banner lets you choose “Accept all”, “Necessary only”, or “Customize” to decide category by category. Nothing optional runs before you choose.
  • To change your mind, use “Privacy choices” at the bottom of any page, or the button below. If you withdraw consent, we stop those tools straight away and delete their cookies.
  • Your choice is saved in this browser for 6 months, then we ask again. We also ask again when this notice changes in a way that matters. Other browsers and devices keep their own choice.
  • Global Privacy Control: if your browser sends this signal, we treat it as a no to marketing.
  • Your browser settings can also block or delete cookies. See the help pages for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge. If you block necessary cookies, you won’t be able to sign in.

Signing in and paying

If you sign in with Google, LinkedIn or X, or pay through Stripe, you complete that step on their website. They set their own cookies there, under their own cookie policies.

Changes to this notice

When we change this notice, we update the date at the top. If we want to use cookies for anything new, we will list it here and ask for your consent before it starts.

Questions

Email us at info@arboretica.com. For how we handle personal data more generally, read our privacy notice.