Privacy
Privacy and cookie policy.
Stonehold operates this website and the Marlin research report prepared by Ralph Forgeon. For privacy enquiries, contact hello@stoneholdai.com. The research is independent and is not a Marlin publication.
Website visits and enquiries
We use Vercel Web Analytics to count visits and page views using anonymised data. It does not use cookies or create profiles that identify individual visitors.
The forms on this website prepare an email in your own email application. Nothing is sent to Stonehold until you choose to send that email. If you contact us, we use the information you provide to respond to your enquiry, send the material you requested and discuss the services you asked about.
Marlin research
The report is publicly accessible and does not require an account. Clerk sign-in and authentication cookies are no longer used to access it. If you previously created an account, contact us to request deletion of the account information retained from that period.
Optional Microsoft Clarity analytics
If you select “Accept analytics” in the report, we use Microsoft Clarity to understand how the report is used and improve its design. Clarity records clicks, pointer movements, scrolling, navigation and page layout to produce heatmaps and session replays. It also processes browser and device information, page URLs and pseudonymous cookie identifiers. Stonehold and Microsoft receive this data. We rely on your consent for this optional recording and its analytics cookies.
The recorder only loads inside the report after you accept. Report text and form inputs are masked. We do not pass your email address, name or account ID to Clarity or link recordings to an account. We send Microsoft an analytics-only consent signal, with advertising storage denied, and do not use these recordings for advertising.
Microsoft processes data under its own Privacy Statement, including the uses described there for its products and services. Clarity data is stored in Microsoft Azure in the United States. See Microsoft’s Clarity privacy information for its handling of international transfers and safeguards.
Clarity normally retains playback data for 30 days. Heatmap and click data, and sessions retained by labelling or favouriting, can be kept for up to nine months. See Microsoft’s current retention policy.
Cookies, storage and your choice
Clarity’s _clck cookie remembers a pseudonymous visitor identifier and preferences; _clsk joins page views into a session. These are optional first-party analytics cookies. See Microsoft’s cookie information for the cookies used by Clarity. Our essential preference record, marlin-analytics-consent, uses your browser’s local storage to remember your choice, its date and the notice version for 180 days. It does not contain your name or email.
“Reject analytics” leaves Clarity off and does not affect access to the research. You can change your mind at any time using “Cookie settings” at the bottom of the report. Rejecting after acceptance clears Clarity’s first-party cookies and reloads the report to stop further recording. Withdrawal does not undo processing that happened before you withdrew. Clearing browser storage or using another browser means we will ask again.
Your rights
You can ask us to access, correct or erase your personal information, restrict processing, or object where we rely on legitimate interests. Depending on the circumstances, you may also have a right to data portability. Contact hello@stoneholdai.com. You can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local data protection authority.
Last updated 14 October 2026.