Cookie Policy

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1. Understanding cookies and related technologies

A small file associated with a website

A cookie is a small piece of data that a website or an associated service asks a browser to store. On a later visit, the browser may send that data back to the relevant domain. A cookie can be used to recognize a session, remember a choice, maintain a preference, or connect several interactions. A cookie is not, by itself, a complete profile of a person: its meaning depends on its contents, scope, lifetime, collection context, and the other information with which it may be combined.

Cookies are called first-party when the browser associates them with the domain the visitor is viewing. They are called third-party when storage or access is associated with a different domain, such as a provider loaded within a page. This describes the technical relationship between domains; it does not, by itself, determine purpose, necessity, legal basis, or risk. A third-party service can also operate without placing a cookie, while a first-party cookie can be used for a purpose that requires notice or consent under applicable law.

Session, persistent lifetime, and scope

A session cookie is generally designed to expire when the browser session ends. A persistent cookie has an expiry date or duration that may continue after a tab or browser is closed. Browser settings, tracking protections, automatic cleanup, private browsing, and changes made by the service can alter the lifetime actually observed. A duration described by a provider is therefore a typical configuration value, not proof of the setting used on this website.

Scope also matters. A cookie may be limited to one host, shared with subdomains, or sent only for certain paths. Security attributes can determine whether a browser sends it over an encrypted connection, whether page scripts can read it, or in which browsing contexts it may accompany a request. For this assignment, we did not obtain a complete anonymous browser inventory that would let us publish the names, domains, attributes, and expiry dates actually observed on InsectStopPro.

Storage and signals that are not cookies

Browsers also provide other forms of local storage or processing: session storage, local storage, caches, object storage, ephemeral identifiers, invisible pixels, fingerprints derived from browser characteristics, and messages sent in a request. These mechanisms do not all work alike and should not be grouped under the word “cookie” without explanation. Some keep a value on the device; others transmit data without saving a durable file. We use “related technologies” to explain this distinction, not to state that every listed mechanism is used by this website.

A script is a program delivered to the browser. Its presence in page code or in the displayed document does not, by itself, prove that it ran, read or wrote an identifier, triggered another tag, or transmitted data. These stages must be kept separate: code may be present and then execute; execution may or may not create storage; a request may then go to a service; and the provider may or may not receive personal data. The findings below stay at the level supported by the evidence we observed.

2. Why tracking technologies may be used

Site operation, security, and preferences

In general, storage technologies can help a website deliver a page, preserve information needed during an interaction, remember a choice, or protect an operation against automated abuse. A language preference, for example, may be saved locally or simply represented in the page address. InsectStopPro has separate paths for its language versions and a language selector; this does not establish that the site uses a language cookie. We did not confirm the name or placement of such a cookie.

Security tools may also use temporary signals to distinguish a human interaction from automated activity, limit unusual attempts, or validate a form. A Cloudflare Turnstile widget was visible on the Spanish Contact page we inspected. Cloudflare describes a protection widget that presents a browser-side check and lets a site verify a token. That observation confirms the widget display on that page, but not a particular cookie, persistent storage, or retention period in this site’s configuration.

Audience measurement and usage analysis

Analytics tools may produce statistics about pages viewed, sessions, device types, or interaction events. Depending on the tool and its configuration, they may use first-party cookies, other identifiers, data sent without a cookie, or a combination. The mere presence of a tool reference in page code does not reveal what data is actually sent, whether a visitor is recognized, whether measurement is active, or how long any identifier lasts.

During inspection of the public code, references to Google Tag Manager, a Google Analytics tag associated with measurement ID G-7D2VG1CFHL, and Microsoft Clarity project ID yx3fp1bf9b were visible. One Tag Manager loading address also appeared without an ID. These are configuration signals present in the document. They do not prove that the tags measured activity, created cookies, or sent data. Tag Manager was not fully configured in Complianz, and the dashboard flagged a duplicate statistics implementation.

We therefore do not describe these tools as active audience measurement with verified execution, prior consent, recipients, or retention periods. The review did not include a complete anonymous network capture before a choice, after acceptance, after rejection, and after withdrawal. Until that testing is completed, any analytics cookie names and expiry periods remain unverified for this site. The inventory below states this limit instead of copying providers’ general cookie lists.

Marketing functions and content from other sites

Marketing trackers, when actually installed, may measure campaigns, limit repeated advertising, or help recognize activity across services. Videos, maps, social posts, and sharing buttons may contact their provider when they load or are activated, depending on how they are implemented. These examples describe types of functions, not confirmed uses on InsectStopPro. The targeted review did not confirm an advertising pixel or targeted advertising service. A “Marketing” category in a consent interface does not prove that a marketing tag is present.

Complianz reported detections for Google Fonts and LinkedIn elements, while answers in its questionnaire stated that no third-party service or embedded social content was used. This inconsistency is a lead for further checking: a detection message does not establish that a request loaded, a cookie was stored, or tracking occurred. Sharing links visible in the footer may simply open another site when selected; we did not establish that they set a tracker on InsectStopPro pages.

3. Tracker categories: general meaning and site status

Strictly necessary technologies

Where a legal framework distinguishes necessary trackers from other trackers, classification depends on the actual purpose and the service requested. A tracker is not necessary merely because it is useful to the site owner or supplied by a plugin. The question is whether it is strictly required to provide the function expressly requested or to transmit a communication. A technical session, abuse prevention, or remembering a consent choice may sometimes fit this category, subject to local rules and the specific facts. We cannot apply that classification to a cookie whose existence and settings have not been verified.

The Complianz panel we saw displayed a “Functional” category, which was checked and not adjustable in the tested interface. This confirms the visible label and its state in that session, but does not reveal all scripts assigned to it or every file written. Rejecting optional categories and storing a consent choice are different things. The name, duration, and location of the mechanism that remembers a visitor’s choice were not captured.

Preferences and personalization

A preferences category may, in a system that uses it, remember a language, region, or display choice selected by the visitor. It is not the same as a required function and should not be a catch-all for analytics or marketing. The panel displayed a “Preferences” category. We did not confirm a language-preference cookie or a rule assigning one to that category; translated URLs are directly visible, unlike browser storage.

Statistics and measurement

A statistics category may measure visits or events, depending on its design. Some regimes recognize narrow exemptions for audience measurement tools configured for limited purposes; others require a broader assessment of the legal basis and safeguards. The “Statistics” category was offered by the panel and was unchecked in the rejection session described in the earlier audit. Google- and Clarity-related scripts in the public document must still be distinguished from their execution. We cannot attribute specific cookies to this category without direct technical observation.

Marketing, advertising, and social media

Marketing trackers may support advertising, campaign measurement, or recognition between services. Social buttons or embedded content can transmit information to a provider, even if a visitor does not post anything, when the integration loads on display; other links contact the provider only after a click. We did not confirm an advertising cookie or marketing pixel on the pages reviewed. “Marketing” appeared as a preference category, but a category alone does not demonstrate a purpose or identify any service assigned to it.

4. Verified inventory and retention information

The inventory below records items that were observed or reported and identifies the level of evidence. It does not turn providers’ generic configurations into cookies used on this site. Complianz synchronization with cookiedatabase.org was disabled; the description screen showed “Unknown Service.” The website scan reported limited coverage and was marked incomplete. A cookie count from a partial scan cannot provide reliable names, purposes, or expiry periods. For that reason, we do not publish presumed cookie names or retention periods.

A provider’s documentation can explain which cookies a service may create by default, but the actual configuration can change their names, durations, domains, or triggers. A consent preference may prevent a tag from running or may produce a different measurement mode. Copying a generic list would incorrectly suggest that every entry had been observed on InsectStopPro. This table is therefore limited to the services and signals identified, with their evidence level stated explicitly.

Why no general duration is stated

Retention periods do not have one universal value. They may depend on an administrator setting, session length, a later visit that renews expiry, browser limits, manual deletion, or the provider receiving a request. Durations in Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, or Cloudflare documentation do not prove that the corresponding integration runs with those settings here. Retention periods for server-side data or logs are not cookie lifetimes and were not established in this review.

When technical checks can identify each storage item actually created, a reliable inventory should record its exact name, domain, purpose, category, observed expiry, trigger, and evidence source. Tests should compare a fresh visit before any choice, rejection, acceptance, a changed choice, and withdrawal. A capture of the browser’s storage panel and network activity is needed to distinguish a cookie sent to a server from a script that is merely present. Until then, an omitted name means “not verified,” not “no cookies exist.”

5. Your consent choice

Controls currently observed

The site displays a Complianz consent banner. Earlier checks observed “Accept,” “Deny,” and “View preferences,” as well as a “Manage consent” control that reopens the panel. The preferences screen displayed Functional, Preferences, Statistics, and Marketing categories. The controls appeared in English on a French page we inspected, so wording and presentation may depend on the current configuration. We describe the controls seen without claiming that every language, region, or browser displays exactly the same labels.

A banner should let people understand the purposes and make a choice. Where applicable law requires prior consent, the relevant trackers should not be stored or read before that choice. Rejection should be genuinely accessible, and consent should be withdrawable. This policy does not certify that the current configuration blocks each script across all journeys: the earlier audit found script references still present after a rejection, without establishing execution, access to storage, or network requests. That observation alone does not support a conclusion that the behavior is compliant or non-compliant.

To change a choice, use “Manage consent” when it is displayed on the site, open the preference panel, and save your decision. You may also reopen the panel from the banner when it appears. If the control is missing or does not work, browser settings provide another way to clear or block storage, but that may also remove necessary preferences. You can contact us through the relevant Contact page to report an access problem; do not send sensitive information through a general form.

A choice saved by a consent manager is not necessarily the same thing as an analytics or marketing cookie. It is often used to remember a visitor’s instruction and avoid asking the same question repeatedly. Even where that storage may be exempt from consent under a particular legal framework, its purpose, duration, and integrity should remain tied to managing the choice. Its name and duration were not verified for InsectStopPro and are not inferred from how CMPs usually work.

6. Managing cookies in your browser

Block, remove, or limit cookies

Most browsers let people view data associated with a site, clear cookies, block some third-party cookies, or automatically remove data when the browser closes. Menu labels and steps vary by browser, version, and operating system. Look under privacy, security, or site data, and consult the browser maker’s official help for instructions specific to your device. A private-browsing window generally reduces local persistence after it is closed, but it does not make activity anonymous to the site, the network, or providers contacted during the visit.

Deleting cookies already stored does not necessarily prevent a later visit from creating new ones. Broad blocking may stop a preference or security feature from working, make a choice appear again, or make a form unusable. Blocking extensions and anti-tracking protections can also prevent scripts or resources from loading; a page may then show an error or a different experience. You control the browser settings available to you, subject to protections the browser applies automatically.

Browser settings do not replace the site’s choice

A browser can block data at the device level, while a consent control records a choice by purpose and sometimes by provider. Those mechanisms answer different questions. Clearing all site data can erase a remembered rejection, so the banner may appear again on your next visit. Blocking a third-party domain may stop a resource from loading without deleting data that provider already received. The site control and browser settings are complementary, with technical effects that vary.

If you use the site on multiple devices or browser profiles, do not assume a choice made on one is reflected on the others. Cross-site tracking protections, third-party cookie blocking, and browser-specific lifetime rules can also change results. We do not claim that these settings constitute a withdrawal recorded with a provider or a request to access or delete previously held data; they primarily affect future exchanges from that browser environment.

7. Applicable laws and data rights

Rules depend on the circumstances

Tracker requirements vary with the person’s location, the organization’s establishment, the service offered, and the processing carried out. For people in the European Union, the GDPR may apply depending on establishment or the offering of services and monitoring of behavior; the ePrivacy Directive and national implementing laws also govern storage and access on devices. In France, the CNIL publishes rules and recommendations about cookies. An English or French language page does not, by itself, mean every visitor is covered by a particular law or that every processing activity falls under the GDPR.

In Brazil, the LGPD may apply under its territorial criteria, including where processing occurs in Brazil, where activities target goods or services to people in Brazil, or where data is collected in Brazil. ANPD guidance provides an orientation about cookies and personal data, but it does not determine how every law applies to every site. In the United States, privacy laws are fragmented and may depend on a state, processing volume, business activity, and other statutory thresholds. California’s CCPA/CPRA, for example, applies only when its legal criteria are met; this policy does not assume that it covers every visitor. This US English version does not claim that every state law applies to every visitor.

Request information or exercise a right

When a cookie or related technology processes personal data and an applicable law grants rights, a person may be able to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, portability, or withdrawal of consent, depending on the law and circumstances. Rights differ across jurisdictions and may have conditions or exceptions. Browser settings do not necessarily replace a request to the controller; similarly, withdrawing consent does not automatically erase data processed before withdrawal.

The official postal address and a dedicated privacy-request channel were not verified while preparing this page. To contact us about cookies or this policy, use English Contact page. We were not given verified details for a separate data protection officer channel. The Contact form is a general communication route and should not be treated as a secure channel for identity documents or sensitive information. For a privacy request, describe the question or right involved and provide only the minimum information needed.

8. More information

Privacy and provider resources

Read the Privacy Policy for broader information about data processing. For official information about the tools mentioned, consult the CNIL guidance, ePrivacy Directive and GDPR, the ANPD cookies guide and LGPD, Google Analytics documentation, Microsoft Clarity documentation, and Cloudflare Turnstile documentation. Those materials explain the providers’ own features and rules; they do not establish which settings are active here or replace an InsectStopPro inventory.

Changes to this policy

We may update this page when website technologies, purposes, or consent controls change, or when a reliable check provides new information. An inventory update should identify what was confirmed, its source, and the date checked. The date at the top reflects the last editorial revision; it does not guarantee that every tool was retested on that date. If a material practice changes, its description and, where required, the consent choice should be reviewed.

InsectStopPro is an editorial website about household pests. Its language versions make content available in different languages but describe the same technical observations. Differences in legal vocabulary across translations should not be read as different site practices. We intentionally avoid adding standard provider cookie lists that have not been observed on this website.

This page describes the review completed on October 13, 2026, using an already authenticated administrator browser session, rendered-code observations, and consent-manager screens. The session did not allow a complete fresh anonymous visit with storage and network capture. Results may differ for a logged-out visitor, another region, a browser extension, or a later site version. Any details about cookies stored and their lifetimes should be supported by a new, reproducible anonymous observation.