Cookies
Cookie policy
Exactly what this site stores in your browser, and why.
The short version
ColorFinders's own code sets no cookies. It stores two small preferences in local storage, which stays on your device and is never transmitted.
If you accept the consent banner, Google's measurement service also sets cookies, described below. If you reject, they are never loaded and set nothing.
Cookies and local storage are not the same thing
A cookie is sent to a server with every request to that server. Local storage is not sent anywhere: it is a key-value store that lives in your browser and can only be read by JavaScript running on this site. Rules about consent generally cover both when the purpose is non-essential, which is why both are described here.
What this site stores today
| Name | Type | Purpose | Expires | Consent needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
colorfinders.theme | Local storage, set by this site | Remembers whether you chose the light or dark theme | Until you clear site data | No: strictly necessary |
colorfinders.consent | Local storage, set by this site | Remembers your consent choices, made in the banner or on the Privacy choices page, so you are not asked again | Until you clear site data | No: strictly necessary |
Neither is used to identify you or to track you between sites. If you remove them, the site forgets your theme preference and the consent banner asks again.
The host, Hostinger, and its CDN set no cookies on this site in normal use. If its security check ever shows your browser a "checking your browser" page, it may set a short-lived security cookie to remember that the check passed. That cookie is strictly necessary to protect the site, needs no consent, and is not used for anything else.
Advertising and measurement
The code below is loaded only after you agree, in the consent banner or on the Privacy choices page. If you reject, it is never requested.
Google Analytics
| Name | Type | Purpose | Expires | Consent needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Cookie, set by Google Analytics on this domain | A random identifier, so repeat visits from one browser are counted once | 2 years | Yes |
_ga_WCBMJHH7VD | Cookie, set by Google Analytics on this domain | Keeps track of the current visit | 2 years | Yes |
The privacy policy lists exactly what Google Analytics receives. Google signals and ad personalisation are switched off.
Images are not involved
Nothing about the images you open is stored in a cookie, in local storage, or anywhere else. They are held in the page's memory while you work and are gone when the tab closes. See the privacy policy.
Fonts
Typefaces are loaded from Google Fonts. That request is made by your browser to Google's servers and is subject to Google's own policies. It does not set a cookie on this site. If you would rather it did not happen at all, a content blocker will stop it and the site will fall back to your system fonts.
Managing what is stored
Every browser can clear site data and block storage per site, usually under privacy or site settings. Doing so here makes the site forget your theme choice and your consent answer (the banner will ask again), and removes any cookies Google set on this site.
You can change your answer at any time, for each purpose separately, on the Privacy choices page, linked at the foot of every page. Withdrawing consent stops collection straight away and deletes the Google Analytics cookies from this browser.
How consent works here
- Nothing that needs consent is loaded or set before you choose Accept all or allow a purpose.
- Reject all is one click, the same as accepting, and deletes any Google Analytics cookies already here.
- You can withdraw at any time from Privacy choices in the footer.
- If you are under 18, please reject.
The legal standard
In the EU and the UK, the ePrivacy rules and the GDPR require consent before anything that is not strictly necessary is stored on or read from your device. India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 requires consent that is free, specific, informed, unconditional and given by a clear affirmative action, and that is as easy to withdraw as it was to give. This site applies the same rules to every visitor, wherever they are.
Contact
Questions: hello@colorfinders.com.