This page lists what acefina.com stores on your device and why. It changes whenever the site's measurement or consent tooling changes.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember preferences and understand usage. Similar technologies, such as browser storage, work the same way and are covered here too.
2. Your choice
The only optional cookies on this site are the Google Analytics cookies and our own acefina_attr cookie, which remembers the ad or campaign link you arrived from. Both follow the same choice. In the EU, EEA, UK and Switzerland, and wherever we cannot tell where you are, they are set only after you choose "Accept analytics" in the banner. "Reject" keeps them off. Elsewhere they are allowed automatically. Use "Cookie settings" in the footer to change your choice at any time; rejecting also deletes these cookies if they are already set.
3. What we store
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics (optional) | Tells visits from different browsers apart | Up to 2 years |
| _ga_XV7890E64F | Google Analytics (optional) | Keeps the state of a session | Up to 2 years |
| acefina_attr | Acefina, first-party analytics (optional) | Remembers the ad click ID and campaign tags from the link you arrived by, with the page you landed on and when, so a contact form message can be matched to its ad; set only when analytics is allowed | Up to 90 days from the click |
| acefina-analytics-consent | Acefina (browser storage) | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics | Until you clear site data |
4. Tools that set no cookies
- Ahrefs Web Analytics: records page views and referrers. Ahrefs states that it uses no cookies and collects no personal data by default.
- Umami: self-hosted analytics that records aggregate page views and referrers, with no cookies and no personal profile.
- Cloudflare Turnstile: checks that a person is sending the contact form. It runs only on the contact page and is needed to keep the form free of spam. It does not set tracking cookies. If Cloudflare shows an interactive check, it may set a short-lived security cookie, which lasts about an hour.
5. Managing cookies in your browser
Most browsers let you control or remove cookies. You can usually:
- Inspect and delete stored cookies individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block all cookies from being set
- Clear cookies when the browser closes
Blocking cookies does not stop the site from working. If you clear site data, the banner asks again.
6. Updates to this policy
We update this page when tools, cookie behavior or consent needs change. The updated version is published here.
7. Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact hello@acefina.com. The privacy policy covers the rest of our data handling.