Cookie policy | Miguel Cruz

1. What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device. Some are needed to make the site work, others measure how the site is used, and others again are used to measure or show advertising. Similar techniques can also be used alongside cookies, such as local storage in your browser and pixels in emails. Where we write cookies, we mean those techniques too.

2. When we ask for your consent

We place cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to work immediately. No consent is required for these, and you cannot refuse them without the site breaking.

All other cookies, so those for statistics and marketing, are only placed after you have made a choice in the banner. Until then they are switched off. For this we use Google's consent mode, which is set to denied by default until you indicate otherwise. Continuing to browse or scroll does not count as consent.

Your choice is stored for twelve months. You can change or withdraw it at any time using the cookie button on the site, or by deleting the cookies in your browser.

3. Necessary cookies

These are always on.

cookie_notice_accepted and the related choice cookie. Remember which choice you made in the cookie banner, so we don't ask again every time. Retention period twelve months.
_lscache_vary. Makes sure you get the right version of a page from the cache. Deleted when you close the browser.
wordpress_test_cookie. Checks whether your browser accepts cookies. Deleted when you close the browser.
wordpress_logged_in_ and wfwaf-authcookie. Only for people who log in to the site's admin area. As a visitor you never receive these.

4. Statistics, only with your consent

We use Google Analytics 4 to see which pages work and which don't. IP addresses are shortened by Google and we do not link this data to an individual.

_ga and _ga_EJEHY9YZJ1. Distinguish visitors and sessions. Retention period up to two years.

If you do not give consent, these cookies are not placed and Google measures nothing.

5. Marketing, only with your consent

When we advertise on Google or Meta, those parties place cookies to measure which ad led to an enquiry. This only happens after you have accepted marketing cookies.

Google Ads, including _gcl_au, to measure conversions. Retention period up to three months.
Meta, including _fbp, to measure ads on Facebook and Instagram. Retention period up to three months.

If no campaigns are currently running, these cookies are not placed either.

6. Third-party services

Some pages contain buttons or windows from other parties. Those parties may place their own cookies as soon as you use them.

WhatsApp, from Meta, for the chat button. Only when you click it are you taken to WhatsApp, and their terms apply.
Google, for Analytics and Ads.

We have no control over what those parties do with that data. You can read their policies on their own websites.

7. Managing cookies yourself

In every browser you can view, block or delete cookies. You will find this in the settings, usually under privacy or site data. If you block everything, some parts of websites will no longer work properly.

If you only want to change your choice on this site, use the cookie button at the bottom of the page.

8. Questions or complaints

Send questions about this policy to info@miguelcruz.eu. How we handle personal data is set out in our privacy statement. You can also lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority, Rue de la Presse 35, 1000 Brussels.