Cookie Policy: What This Site Stores

What cookies and local storage are

A cookie is a small piece of data a website asks your browser to store and return with subsequent HTTP requests. Local storage (localStorage) is a separate browser storage mechanism that holds key-value pairs purely on your device without sending them back to the server on every page load. This page covers both.

Your choice comes first

The consent banner asks before any tracking scripts load. Until you press ACCEPT, no Google or Meta scripts are loaded into your browser, no cookies are written, and no requests are dispatched in the background. If you press DECLINE, the site functions normally without measurement.

Your choice is stored exclusively in your browser's local storage under sharkweb_consent, along with the timestamp of your decision. It is local storage, not an HTTP cookie, it is never transmitted to our server in request headers and cannot be accessed by third-party sites.

What can be stored

1. Active browser storage (strictly necessary):

Name	Storage type	Set by	Purpose	Duration
`sharkweb_consent`	Local Storage (not a cookie)	This site	Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics so the banner stops asking. Stored in your browser's localStorage and never transmitted in HTTP headers.	Until you clear browser storage

2. Optional analytics and marketing cookies (currently unconfigured):

Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, and the Meta pixel are currently unconfigured in our site settings. That means the cookies below are not set today. If analytics tools are enabled in the future, these cookies will be set strictly after you click ACCEPT on the consent banner:

Name	Storage type	Set by	Purpose	Duration
`_ga`	HTTP Cookie	Google Analytics (unconfigured)	Distinguishes individual visitors to count visits once. Only loaded if analytics is enabled and consent is granted.	2 years
`_ga_*`	HTTP Cookie	Google Analytics (unconfigured)	Maintains session state for the specific GA4 property. Only loaded after explicit consent.	2 years
`_gid`	HTTP Cookie	Google Analytics (unconfigured)	Groups pages viewed during a single visit. Only loaded after explicit consent.	24 hours
`_fbp`	HTTP Cookie	Meta (unconfigured)	Identifies the browser to match ad clicks to inbound enquiries. Only loaded if Meta pixel is configured and consent is granted.	90 days

Cal.com: Opening our booking calendar loads Cal.com's interface, which sets its own cookies under their privacy policy. We have no control over those third-party cookies, and they only load if and when you open the calendar.

Changing your mind

Use the button below to reopen the banner and change your answer at any time. Every browser also lets you block or delete cookies in its settings, blocking them site-wide will not break this site, because the only strictly necessary item is the record of your own choice.

If you want the analytics cookies gone immediately, clear them in your browser after declining. They are not ours to delete for you; they sit on your machine.

Where the data goes

Google privacy policy , Analytics and Tag Manager.
Meta privacy policy , the pixel, when one is configured.
Our privacy policy, what happens to the enquiry you send, separately from any cookie.

Changes

If a new tool is added that stores something in your browser, it is added to the table above and to the banner before it loads. The date at the top of this page moves with it.