Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies can be “first-party” (set by this website) or “third-party” (set by external services). They may also be session-based (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent (stored for a defined period).

2. How we use cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

a) Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of the website and cannot be disabled. They are typically set in response to actions such as logging in or managing site administration.

For example:

WordPress authentication cookies (used only for logged-in administrators/editors)

These cookies do not require consent.

b) Analytics cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website. This helps us improve site performance and user experience.

We use Google Analytics 4 for this purpose.

Analytics cookies collect information such as:

pages visited
time spent on the site
general geographic region (e.g., country or city level)
device and browser type

This information is aggregated and does not directly identify individual users.

Analytics cookies are only placed on your device after you provide your consent.

3. Cookies in use

Below is a list of cookies that may be set when you consent to analytics:

Google Analytics (Statistics)

_ga
Used to distinguish users
Duration: up to 2 years
_ga_*
Used to maintain session state
Duration: up to 2 years

Provider: Google
Purpose: Website analytics (aggregated traffic measurement)

4. Consent

When you visit our website, you are presented with a cookie banner that allows you to:

accept analytics cookies
reject analytics cookies
manage your preferences

Analytics cookies are only set after you provide your consent.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “Manage Cookies” link available on our website.

5. Third-party services

Analytics data is processed by Google through Google Analytics 4.

Google may process this data on servers located outside of your jurisdiction, including in the United States. We configure Google Analytics to limit data use to analytics purposes and do not use advertising or cross-site tracking features.

For more information, please review Google’s privacy practices.