What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They let a site remember your actions and preferences, measure how the site performs, and in some cases support advertising. Similar technologies — local storage, pixels and tags — work the same way, and this policy covers all of them.
Our approach to consent
Strictly necessary cookies are set automatically because the site cannot function without them. Every other category is off until you switch it on.
- No optional cookie or tag fires before you consent.
- Rejecting is exactly as easy as accepting — both are one click on the first layer of the banner.
- No boxes are pre-ticked.
- You can change or withdraw consent at any time through cookie settings, linked in the footer of every page.
- We record your choice and re-ask at most every 12 months, or sooner if this policy changes materially.
Your preference is stored in your browser. Clearing site data will remove it and you will be asked again.
Cookie categories we use
| Category | Purpose | Typical providers | Duration | Consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Core site function, security, load balancing, and remembering your cookie choice. | CordyTraff (first-party), hosting and CDN provider | Session to 12 months | Not required |
| Functional | Remembering preferences such as language or interface settings. | CordyTraff (first-party) | 30 days to 12 months | Required |
| Analytics | Aggregated measurement of traffic, page performance and user journeys so we can improve the site. | Google Analytics 4 — sets _ga and _ga_F5LG6TM9ZZ | 2 years | Required |
| Marketing | Campaign measurement, conversion attribution and retargeting. | [LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google Ads, Meta Pixel — list only what you actually deploy] | 30 days to 24 months | Required |
Deployment note. Google Analytics 4 is the only measurement tag deployed, and it loads only after you accept analytics cookies — before that, no request reaches Google and neither cookie is set. No marketing or advertising tags are deployed at all: that row describes the category should one ever be added, and the bracketed names must be replaced with the real ones before it is. Until then nothing in the marketing category sets a cookie, whatever you choose in the banner.
First-party and third-party cookies
First-party cookies are set by cordytraff.com and used only by us. Third-party cookies are set by services we embed, such as analytics or advertising platforms; those providers may use the data for their own purposes as described in their own privacy notices. We only allow third-party cookies in the categories you have consented to.
Managing cookies in your browser
Besides our consent tool, every major browser lets you block or delete cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may break parts of the site. Instructions are published by each browser vendor for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge under their privacy or site-data settings.
Browser-level signals such as Global Privacy Control are respected where they are legally recognised in your jurisdiction.
Do we use cookies for advertising?
Only if you consent to the marketing category. If you do, advertising partners may set identifiers that allow campaign measurement and retargeting across sites. If you do not consent, no advertising tags are loaded.
Changes and contact
We update this policy whenever the tools we deploy change. The effective date at the top of the page reflects the current version. Questions about cookies go to privacy@cordytraff.com; how we use the resulting personal data is described in the Privacy Policy.