Cookie Policy

Updated: 2026-06-29. Final cookie names must be filled from the production consent-management scan before analytics or marketing tags are enabled.

Default rule: load only strictly necessary cookies until the user opts in. No Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, affiliate tracking, heatmaps, remarketing, embedded media tracking, or similar non-essential technology may run before consent.

1. What cookies are

Cookies and similar technologies store or read information on your device. They can be necessary for a website to work, or optional for analytics, marketing, affiliate attribution, embedded media, or personalization.

2. Consent standard

Strictly necessary cookies may be used without opt-in when they are required to operate the site or checkout.
Non-essential cookies require prior opt-in in Austria/EU.
Consent must be granular by category, freely given, specific, informed, and revocable.
No pre-ticked boxes for non-essential cookies.
Rejecting non-essential cookies must be as easy as accepting them.
Cookie choices must be logged with consent version, timestamp, categories, and language.

3. Cookie categories

Category	Examples	Default	Purpose
Strictly necessary	Consent preferences, security, session integrity, language choice, checkout security	On	Operate the site, forms, security, and payment flow
Functional	Remember language, theme, form state where not strictly necessary	Off unless necessary or consented	Improve usability
Analytics	GA4, privacy-friendly analytics, event tracking	Off	Measure usage and improve content
Marketing and remarketing	Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, Google Ads, retargeting tags	Off	Advertising and campaign measurement
Affiliate attribution	Affiliate click IDs, partner conversion tags	Off unless strictly necessary for a requested transaction and legally justified	Attribute disclosed partner referrals
Embedded media	YouTube, Vimeo, social embeds	Off until user interacts or consents	Show external media

4. Current prototype status

The static prototype should be treated as essential-only unless a production consent manager is installed. Do not add analytics or marketing scripts to the live site until the cookie banner and preference center are working.

5. Payment providers

Stripe may set cookies or use similar technologies when you interact with its checkout. These are part of the payment flow and may include fraud-prevention and security cookies. Stripe cookie and privacy notices apply on its checkout pages. PayPal should be added only after its checkout and cookie disclosures are wired into the live flow.

Wise is business banking infrastructure and should not be presented as a consumer checkout cookie provider.

6. Cookie banner wording

Recommended first-layer banner:

We use necessary cookies to run this site. With your consent, we may also use analytics, affiliate, and marketing cookies to understand what works and fund the project. You can accept all, reject non-essential cookies, or choose categories. You can change your choice anytime in Cookie Settings.

Recommended buttons: Accept all, Reject non-essential, Manage choices.

7. Final cookie table to populate before launch

Name	Provider	Category	Purpose	Duration
siteLang	Daniel Budak website	Functional	Stores selected prototype language locally in the browser	Until browser storage is cleared
subscribePulseDismissed	Daniel Budak website	Functional	Remembers whether a local newsletter prompt was dismissed in the prototype	Until browser storage is cleared
Consent cookie name to be selected	Production consent manager	Necessary	Stores consent choice	To be confirmed before launch
Analytics cookies to be selected	Analytics provider to be selected	Analytics	Usage measurement after opt-in	To be confirmed before launch
Affiliate cookies to be selected	Partner/network to be selected	Affiliate	Referral attribution after opt-in where required	To be confirmed before launch