Cookie Policy & Preferences

Last Updated: Not yet supplied AI Marketing Consensus Index uses cookies and similar technologies to operate this website, understand how it is used, remember certain preferences, support security, measure performance, and, where applicable, support advertising, affiliate attribution, and related commercial functions. This Cookie Policy explains:

• What cookies are
• Why we may use them
• The categories of cookies and similar technologies we may use
• How you can control non-essential technologies
• How affiliate tracking may work
• How advertising technologies may work
• How Global Privacy Control signals may be handled
• How cookie preferences differ from broader privacy rights

This policy should be read together with our:

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About AI Marketing Consensus Index

AI Marketing Consensus Index publishes research about how leading AI platforms recommend:

• AI search and GEO agencies
• AI visibility and LLM monitoring platforms
• AI search audit providers
• AI market intelligence services
• AI citation and authority-building services
• AI SEO and content optimization tools

The site may also include:

• Affiliate links
• Referral links
• Advertising
• Analytics
• Contact forms
• Research licensing inquiries
• Related-business links

Some of these functions may involve cookies or similar technologies.

Related Businesses

AI Marketing Consensus Index has disclosed relationships with: LLM Authority Index and CiteWorks Studio. LLM Authority Index provides AI research data and measurement infrastructure supporting AI Marketing Consensus Index. CiteWorks Studio provides AI search strategy and subject-matter support.

Mark B. Huntley, J.D., our AI Search & Visibility Research Reviewer where indicated, has financial and operational interests associated with these businesses. Cookies or tracking technologies should not be used to conceal these relationships or to alter the research results published on this website.

What Is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that a website may place on your browser or device. Cookies can help websites:

• Recognize a browser
• Maintain a session
• Remember preferences
• Measure traffic
• Understand website usage
• Attribute referrals
• Support advertising
• Improve performance
• Help prevent fraud or abuse

Some cookies expire when you close your browser. Others remain for a defined period unless you delete them.

Similar Technologies

This policy uses the word cookies broadly to include technologies that may perform similar functions, such as:

• Pixels
• Tags
• Web beacons
• Local storage
• Software development kits
• Tracking links
• Conversion tags
• Browser identifiers
• Server-side measurement technologies

The exact technologies used on AI Marketing Consensus Index may change over time.

Our Cookie Categories

AI Marketing Consensus Index may organize cookies and similar technologies into four primary categories:

• Strictly Necessary
• Functional
• Analytics
• Advertising & Affiliate

Where required by applicable law, non-essential technologies should not activate until the appropriate consent or other legal basis has been established.

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary cookies support functions required for the website to operate properly or securely. They may be used for:

• Security
• Fraud prevention
• Network management
• Load balancing
• Session management
• Consent management
• Saving privacy preferences
• Protecting forms
• Preventing abuse
• Technical website operation

These cookies generally cannot be disabled through our cookie preference interface because the site may not function correctly without them. You may still be able to block them using your browser settings, although doing so may affect website functionality.

2. Functional Cookies

Functional cookies may help the site remember choices or provide enhanced functionality. They may be used for:

• Remembering display preferences
• Remembering certain user settings
• Preserving optional interface choices
• Supporting embedded functionality
• Improving convenience between visits

Depending on applicable law and the specific technology involved, these cookies may require your consent.

3. Analytics Cookies

Analytics technologies help us understand how visitors use AI Marketing Consensus Index. They may help measure:

• Page views
• Visits
• Traffic sources
• Landing pages
• Navigation behavior
• Device categories
• General browser information
• Time spent on pages
• Website errors
• Conversion activity
• Engagement with research
• Performance of site features

Analytics can help us answer questions such as:

• Which research categories are most useful?
• Which pages attract the most visitors?
• Where do visitors encounter technical problems?
• Which content leads visitors to explore additional studies?
• How well does the site perform across different devices?

Where required, analytics technologies should remain disabled until appropriate consent has been provided.

4. Advertising & Affiliate Cookies

AI Marketing Consensus Index is a commercial publication. We may use or permit technologies that support:

• Affiliate attribution
• Referral tracking
• Advertising measurement
• Conversion tracking
• Campaign measurement
• Sponsored content analytics
• Advertising frequency controls
• Commercial performance reporting

These technologies may involve third parties. Depending on applicable law, they may require consent before activation.

Affiliate Tracking

AI Marketing Consensus Index may include affiliate or referral links. If you click an affiliate link, a third party may use cookies or related technologies to determine whether:

• You clicked the link
• You visited the third-party site
• You completed a qualifying action
• A commission or referral fee should be attributed

Affiliate tracking can vary significantly by partner. Some systems rely on:

• Browser cookies
• Referral parameters
• Server-side attribution
• Unique identifiers
• Conversion pixels

Affiliate Tracking Does Not Affect Rankings

Affiliate tracking is part of monetization. It is not part of our research methodology. Affiliate status does not determine:

• AI recommendation counts
• Recommendation coverage
• Recommendation position
• Consensus Score
• Category rank
• Competitor inclusion

A non-affiliate company may rank first. An affiliate may rank poorly.

Related-Company Tracking

Links to: LLM Authority Index and: CiteWorks Studio may include measurement or referral technologies where appropriate. Any such measurement should remain separate from the research calculations used by AI Marketing Consensus Index. Click behavior does not change:

• Recorded AI recommendations
• Consensus rankings
• Historical research
• Editorial conclusions

Advertising Technologies

If AI Marketing Consensus Index displays advertising, third-party advertising providers may use cookies or related technologies for purposes such as:

• Serving advertisements
• Measuring impressions
• Measuring clicks
• Reporting campaign performance
• Limiting ad frequency
• Preventing fraud
• Measuring conversions

Where required by applicable law, advertising technologies should not be activated until appropriate consent has been obtained.

Sponsored Content

Sponsored content or paid placements should be clearly identified. Cookie or advertising technology does not convert a sponsored placement into an earned research ranking. Paid placements must remain distinct from:

• Consensus rankings
• Research tables
• Recommendation counts
• Earned category positions

Cookie Preferences

Where required or appropriate, AI Marketing Consensus Index should provide a cookie preference interface that allows visitors to make choices regarding non-essential technologies. Recommended options include: Accept All Reject Non-Essential Manage Preferences

Strictly Necessary Technologies Should Remain Active

The preference interface may display Strictly Necessary cookies as: Always Active These technologies may be necessary to:

• Operate the site
• Save consent choices
• Maintain security
• Prevent abuse
• Support essential website functions

Non-Essential Categories Should Be Controllable

Where applicable, visitors should be able to control categories such as:

• Functional
• Analytics
• Advertising & Affiliate

The preference interface should explain each category in plain language.

Reject Non-Essential

Where required by law or provided as part of our consent design, visitors should be able to choose: Reject Non-Essential without being required to individually disable every category. That choice should prevent non-essential technologies from activating where legally required.

Accept All

Selecting: Accept All may authorize the use of optional categories described in the preference interface, subject to applicable law and the choices presented at that time.

Manage Preferences

Selecting: Manage Preferences should allow visitors to review categories and change individual choices.

Changing Your Preferences

Where a cookie consent system is active, the website should provide a persistent link such as: Cookie Preferences in the footer or another easy-to-find location. Visitors should be able to revisit and change their non-essential cookie choices.

Withdrawal of Consent

Where processing is based on consent, you should be able to withdraw that consent through the available preference controls. Withdrawal should apply going forward. It may not automatically delete data already processed lawfully before the preference was changed.

Your Privacy Choices Are Broader Than Cookie Preferences

The link: Cookie Preferences is not necessarily the same as: Your Privacy Choices / Do Not Sell or Share Cookie preferences generally control technologies operating through the website. Broader privacy rights may involve:

• Personal information already collected
• Data-sharing practices
• Certain advertising uses
• Requests to access information
• Requests to delete information
• Requests to correct information
• Requests to limit or opt out of certain processing

For those rights, visit:

Your Privacy Choices / Do Not Sell or Share →

Global Privacy Control

Some browsers or browser extensions can send a: Global Privacy Control or: GPC signal. Where applicable law requires us to recognize a valid GPC signal as an opt-out request, we intend for our systems to honor that signal for the browser or device transmitting it. Implementation may depend on:

• Applicable jurisdiction
• Technology configuration
• Nature of the processing
• Applicable legal requirements

GPC and Consent Are Not Identical

A Global Privacy Control signal may represent a legally recognized opt-out request for certain activities. It does not necessarily function as universal consent management for every cookie category or every jurisdiction. Our systems may therefore process:

• GPC signals
• Cookie consent selections
• Other privacy requests

through different mechanisms.

Browser Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers transmit: Do Not Track signals. There is not necessarily a uniform legal or technical standard requiring all websites to interpret these signals in the same way. Where applicable law creates a specific obligation regarding a browser signal, we will seek to comply with that obligation.

Browser Controls

Most browsers allow you to manage cookies directly. Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

• View cookies
• Delete cookies
• Block cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Clear cookies when closing the browser
• Restrict tracking

Browser settings operate independently from our website preference interface.

Blocking Cookies May Affect Functionality

If you block all cookies, certain website functions may not work correctly. For example:

• Privacy preferences may not be remembered
• Sessions may not persist
• Forms may function differently
• Some embedded tools may fail
• Certain security functions may be affected

Third-Party Websites

AI Marketing Consensus Index may link to:

• Software providers
• Agencies
• Research platforms
• Affiliate partners
• Advertisers
• LLM Authority Index
• CiteWorks Studio
• Other external websites

Once you leave AI Marketing Consensus Index, the third-party site's own:

• Privacy Policy
• Cookie Policy
• Tracking practices
• Terms

apply. We do not control third-party cookie practices simply because we link to a website.

Embedded Content

The website may potentially include embedded content from third parties, such as:

• Video platforms
• Social platforms
• Analytics tools
• Interactive charts
• Scheduling systems
• Forms
• Research visualizations

Embedded services may place their own cookies or collect information. Where required, these integrations should not activate before appropriate consent.

Analytics Providers

AI Marketing Consensus Index may use one or more analytics providers. The specific provider may change over time. Examples of information analytics systems may process include:

• IP address or derived location information
• Browser type
• Operating system
• Referring page
• Landing page
• Pages viewed
• Event interactions
• Device type
• Session information

Where practical, we seek to configure analytics in a manner consistent with applicable privacy requirements.

Server Logs

Even when optional cookies are disabled, our hosting and security infrastructure may automatically process certain technical information through server logs. This may include:

• IP address
• Request time
• Browser information
• Requested page
• Referring information
• Error information
• Security signals

This information may be necessary for:

• Security
• Fraud prevention
• Debugging
• Infrastructure operation
• Legal compliance

Server-side technical processing is not always dependent on browser cookies.

Security Technologies

Security providers may use technologies designed to:

• Detect bots
• Prevent abuse
• Protect forms
• Limit malicious requests
• Detect suspicious behavior
• Protect infrastructure

Where necessary to secure the site, these technologies may be treated as Strictly Necessary.

Research Collection Is Separate From Visitor Tracking

AI Marketing Consensus Index conducts research into AI recommendation behavior. That research may involve collecting responses from external AI platforms. This is different from collecting behavioral information about visitors to this website. Our AI research dataset may include:

• Research prompts
• AI responses
• Recommendations
• Citations
• Company references
• Research metadata

It is not intended to depend on tracking an individual visitor's browsing behavior.

We Do Not Need Sensitive Personal Information to Read Public Research

Visitors should not be required to provide sensitive personal information simply to access publicly available consensus research. We encourage users not to submit unnecessary sensitive information through general contact forms.

Contact Forms

If you submit a form, we may process information such as:

• Name
• Email address
• Company
• Job title
• Message
• Research inquiry
• Licensing interest

A cookie may be used to support form functionality or prevent abuse. The handling of information submitted through forms is described more fully in our:

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Research Licensing Inquiries

Visitors may contact us regarding:

• Data licensing
• Custom research
• Competitive benchmarking
• Historical datasets
• Market intelligence
• Research use

Tracking associated with these inquiries should remain separate from consensus ranking calculations. A company becoming a data customer does not receive additional research credit.

Marketing Communications

If AI Marketing Consensus Index offers newsletters or marketing communications, those communications may include measurement technologies that help determine:

• Whether an email was delivered
• Whether links were clicked
• Whether a campaign generated traffic

Where applicable, recipients should have an appropriate way to unsubscribe from marketing communications.

Cookie Duration

Cookies may be:

Session Cookies

Expire when you close your browser or shortly afterward.

Persistent Cookies

Remain for a defined period or until manually deleted. The exact duration depends on:

• Cookie purpose
• Provider
• Technology
• Configuration

Where our consent-management system provides a detailed cookie list, it may display specific expiration periods.

First-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are generally set by: AIMarketingConsensusIndex.com or by technologies operating directly on its behalf.

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party cookies may be set by another company whose service is integrated into the site. Examples can include:

• Analytics providers
• Advertising providers
• Affiliate networks
• Embedded content providers

Availability of third-party cookies may vary depending on:

• Browser restrictions
• Privacy settings
• Consent choices
• Applicable law

Cookie Inventory

Because website technology may change, we may maintain a current cookie inventory through our consent-management platform rather than attempting to permanently hard-code every cookie into this policy. Where implemented, the cookie preference center should identify available information such as:

• Cookie or technology name
• Provider
• Category
• Purpose
• Duration

Our Cookie Inventory Should Reflect Actual Technology

The cookie banner and Cookie Policy should not list technologies simply because they are commonly used. Our developers should periodically verify:

• Which cookies are actually created
• Which scripts actually load
• Which domains receive requests
• Whether non-essential technologies honor consent choices
• Whether third-party tags have changed

The actual network behavior of the site matters more than the wording of the banner.

Consent Must Affect What Actually Loads

A consent banner is not sufficient if: Analytics or advertising scripts load before the visitor makes a required choice. Where consent is required before processing, implementation should prevent the relevant technologies from loading until consent is received.

Reject Must Actually Reject

If a visitor selects: Reject Non-Essential the system should not continue loading optional analytics or advertising technologies in circumstances where those technologies require consent.

Preference Changes Should Be Respected

If a visitor later disables a category, future non-essential processing should be adjusted accordingly where technically and legally required.

Consent Records

Where appropriate, our consent-management system may keep records such as:

• Consent status
• Date or time of consent
• Consent-management version
• Categories selected

These records may help demonstrate that privacy choices were honored.

Geographic Differences

Privacy and cookie requirements vary by jurisdiction. Visitors in different locations may therefore see:

• Different cookie banners
• Different consent requirements
• Different opt-out mechanisms
• Different privacy notices

The absence of a particular control in one jurisdiction does not necessarily mean it is required or available everywhere.

United States Privacy Rights

Certain U.S. state privacy laws may provide eligible residents with rights regarding certain uses of personal information. These can vary by jurisdiction and may include rights involving:

• Access
• Deletion
• Correction
• Opt-out of certain sales or sharing
• Targeted advertising
• Certain profiling activities

For applicable requests, visit:

Your Privacy Choices / Do Not Sell or Share →

California Privacy Choices

Where applicable to our practices and legal obligations, California residents may have rights involving certain uses or disclosures of personal information. Our: Your Privacy Choices / Do Not Sell or Share page should provide the appropriate mechanism where legally required.

“Sale” and “Sharing” Can Have Legal Definitions

Privacy laws may define words such as: sale and: sharing more broadly than ordinary conversational usage. For example, certain advertising or data-transfer arrangements can potentially fall within statutory definitions even if no money is exchanged directly for an individual's information. Our privacy disclosures should use the applicable legal definitions rather than relying only on everyday meanings.

We Should Not Claim “We Never Sell Data” Without Verifying Our Technology

Before making an absolute statement such as: We never sell or share personal information. we should audit:

• Advertising tags
• Analytics
• Affiliate tracking
• Third-party integrations
• Data transfers

This Cookie Policy is designed to avoid making broader claims than the actual technology supports.

Children

AI Marketing Consensus Index is directed primarily to businesses, marketers, agencies, software buyers, researchers, and other professional audiences. The site is not designed as a service specifically directed to children. Additional information regarding age-related privacy practices should appear in our:

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Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when:

• Website technologies change
• Analytics providers change
• Advertising relationships change
• Affiliate systems change
• Privacy laws change
• Consent systems change
• Our business practices change

Material changes should be reflected by updating the: Last Updated date at the top of this page.

Cookie Preferences

To review or change your available cookie choices:

Cookie Preferences →

This control should remain accessible in the website footer or another persistent location.

Your Privacy Choices

For broader privacy rights or opt-out requests:

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Contact Us

If you have questions about cookies, tracking technologies, or privacy preferences, contact: Privacy Email: contact@aimarketingconsensusindex.com Mailing Address: Not yet supplied or visit:

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Recommended Cookie Preference Center

The website should present a preference interface similar to:

Strictly Necessary

Always Active Required for security, consent management, and essential website operation.

Functional

On / Off Supports optional features and remembers selected preferences.

Analytics

On / Off Helps us understand website traffic, performance, and usage.

Advertising & Affiliate

On / Off Supports advertising measurement, affiliate attribution, referral tracking, and related commercial measurement.

Recommended Initial Consent Banner

We use cookies and similar technologies AI Marketing Consensus Index uses necessary technologies to operate this website and, with your permission where required, may use functional, analytics, advertising, and affiliate technologies to understand site usage and support commercial activity. Accept All Reject Non-Essential Manage Preferences Privacy Policy

Implementation Requirements for Developers

This policy should match the site's actual technical configuration. Before launch, developers should verify the following.

Consent Management

• A consent-management system is functioning
• Accept All works
• Reject Non-Essential works
• Manage Preferences works
• Choices persist appropriately
• Visitors can reopen Cookie Preferences

Script Blocking

Where consent is required:

• Analytics scripts do not load before consent
• Advertising scripts do not load before consent
• Affiliate tracking that requires consent does not load before consent
• Optional embedded technologies do not load before consent

Strictly Necessary

Only genuinely necessary technologies should be classified as: Strictly Necessary Advertising or convenience tracking should not be placed in this category merely to avoid consent controls.

Global Privacy Control

Where applicable:

• GPC signals are detected
• Required opt-out behavior is triggered
• The implementation is tested periodically

Network Audit

Developers should inspect actual browser network requests to identify:

• Analytics requests
• Advertising requests
• Affiliate requests
• Third-party scripts
• Unexpected tracking domains

The audit should confirm that consent controls change actual network behavior.

Affiliate Audit

Affiliate tracking should be tested separately. Developers should identify:

• Which networks are used
• Whether cookies are placed
• Whether tracking operates server-side
• Whether consent is required
• Whether affiliate links still function when optional cookies are rejected

Documentation

Maintain an internal record of:

• Providers
• Categories
• Purposes
• Consent requirements
• Approximate retention or cookie duration
• Date last audited

Our Cookie Principle

Our approach is: Use necessary technology to operate the site. Give visitors meaningful control over non-essential technology where appropriate or required. Make the controls actually affect what loads. Keep visitor tracking separate from research rankings. Do not let advertising, affiliate, or related-business tracking influence the Consensus Index methodology.

Related Policies

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Related Business & Conflict of Interest Disclosure →

Data Licensing & Research Use →

Transparency Statement

AI Marketing Consensus Index has related business relationships with: LLM Authority Index and: CiteWorks Studio. LLM Authority Index provides AI research data and measurement infrastructure. CiteWorks Studio provides AI search strategy and subject-matter support.

Mark B. Huntley, J.D. serves as AI Search & Visibility Research Reviewer where indicated and has financial and operational interests associated with both businesses. Cookie, analytics, advertising, affiliate, referral, or conversion-tracking data does not alter:

• Raw AI responses
• Recommendation counts
• Recommendation coverage
• Recommendation position
• Consensus rankings
• Competitor inclusion
• Historical research

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