POLICIES / WEBSITE TECHNOLOGIES
Cookie Policy.
An explanation of browser storage and the website’s optional analytics controls. Account and client data are covered separately.
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What these technologies do
Cookies store small pieces of information in a browser. Local storage can preserve a preference across visits; session storage is tied to a browsing session. Similar technologies can serve different purposes and should not all be classified the same way.
This draft reflects the website implementation reviewed on 12 September 2026. It is not a complete production inventory for accounts, proxy infrastructure or the client.
Storage in the website analytics implementation
The website includes optional analytics modes. When analytics is configured off, this component does not initialise its analytics storage or tracking. In a configured analytics mode, the implementation stores the choice and a session-start marker.
| Name / technology | Purpose | Lifetime / condition |
|---|---|---|
| usm-analytics-consent-v1:<mode> | Local storage of allow / deny choice | No application-set expiry; remains until cleared |
| usm-analytics-session-start | Session storage of a start timestamp | Browser session; configured analytics mode |
| Google Analytics script and cookies | Website activity measurement | Live mode after Allow; cookie names and actual expiry require deployment inventory |
Allowing and declining optional analytics
When enabled, the analytics interface offers Allow and Decline and a way to reopen its preferences. The live analytics script is loaded only after Allow. Declining an active choice disables subsequent analytics in that component and attempts to remove its Google Analytics cookies.
Clearing browser storage may remove a remembered choice. Previously transmitted information is not erased merely by changing a browser preference. The actual live provider configuration and retention must be described in the effective privacy notice.
Browser and third-party controls
You can inspect and clear site data in your browser settings. Clearing account-related cookies may sign you out; clearing local storage may remove saved preferences.
Opening an external article takes you to a separate website with its own storage and privacy practices. Embedded third-party content would need to be assessed separately from an ordinary link.
Inventory scope and updates
Login, security, referral attribution, payments and client storage require their own verified inventory before being added to an effective notice. This page does not claim those systems have no cookies or tracking.
New technologies or purposes should be reflected in the notice and the relevant choice controls. When analytics is turned off for this website, there is no analytics preference to change.