Small files. Clear choices.
Essential cookies keep Digital Shield working. Everything else waits for your decision—and remains easy to change.
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What the word means
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They let a site remember your actions and preferences over time. We also use similar technologies such as local storage, pixels, and SDKs. We refer to all of these as “cookies” on this page.
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How we use them
We use cookies to keep the site secure and reliable, to remember your preferences, to understand how the site is used so we can improve it, and (only where you consent) to measure and personalize advertising. We rely on Google Tag Manager to deploy these technologies, and Google Consent Mode to ensure tags respect your choices before any data is collected.
Four categories. Three are your call.
Each category can be controlled independently in your . Strictly necessary cookies are always active.
Strictly necessary
Required for the site to work, including security, load balancing, and remembering your privacy choices.
These cookies are essential for core functionality such as security, network management, fraud prevention, and remembering your cookie preferences. The site cannot function properly without them, so they do not require consent and cannot be switched off.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| digital-shield-cookie-consent | Digital Shield | Stores your cookie consent choices so we don't ask again. | 180 days |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | Bot management and protecting the site from malicious traffic. | 30 minutes |
Preferences
Remember choices you make, like region, language, or layout, to personalize your experience.
Preference (or 'functionality') cookies allow the site to remember choices you make to give you a more personal experience, such as your preferred region or interface settings. They are not used to track you across other sites.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| lang / region | Digital Shield | Remembers your preferred language and region. | 1 year |
Analytics
Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can measure and improve performance.
Analytics cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit and any errors you encounter, in aggregated, anonymized form. We use Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) to understand and improve site performance. No analytics tags fire until you opt in.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors to measure site usage. | 2 years |
| _ga_<container> | Google Analytics | Persists session state for Google Analytics 4. | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users over a 24-hour window. | 24 hours |
Advertising
Used to deliver relevant ads and measure the effectiveness of our campaigns.
Advertising cookies are used to make marketing messages more relevant to you and to measure the performance of our campaigns. They may be set by us or by advertising partners through Google Tag Manager. No advertising tags fire until you opt in, and you can withdraw consent at any time.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | Measures ad conversions and campaign effectiveness. | 90 days | |
| IDE / test_cookie | Google DoubleClick | Delivers and measures targeted advertising. | Up to 1 year |
Your privacy rights
EU / UK / EEA (GDPR)
We ask for your opt-in consent before placing any non-essential cookies, and never use pre-ticked boxes. You can grant, refuse, or withdraw consent as easily as you gave it. You also have rights to access, correct, delete, and port your personal data, and to object to processing.
US (CCPA / CPRA & state laws)
We do not sell your personal information for money. To the extent sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising counts as a “sale” or “share,” you can opt out by disabling the Advertising category in your cookie preferences. We also honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where required.
Change your mind anytime
Reopen the consent manager to update or withdraw your choices.
Revised June 2, 2026
Still have a question?
For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, contact our privacy team. We also recommend reviewing our Privacy Policy for the complete picture.