Cookie Policy

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a site places on your device when you visit. They let the site remember things: what you clicked, whether you're logged in, whether you agreed to analytics. Some run in the browser; some are fetched through small scripts. We use both first-party cookies (set by modernlabyrinth.com) and a small number of third-party ones (set by Google and Vercel).

Most browsers also use related tech like localStorage. We treat that the same way: it's covered by the same consent logic.

Cookies we use

Necessary

These run by default. The site can't work properly without them, and they don't need your consent under CCPA or GDPR.

• ml_cookie_consent (localStorage): remembers whether you've made a choice in the consent banner and what you chose. First-party.
• CSRF / form tokens: short-lived tokens on pages with forms (contact, Website Rescue intake) to stop cross-site request forgery. First-party.
• Session cookies: kept by the hosting platform to route your request consistently during a visit. First-party.

Analytics

These only fire after you've accepted in the banner. We use them to see which pages get read, where visitors come from, and which things break. We don't use analytics to identify you personally.

• _ga (Google Analytics 4): identifies unique visitors. Third-party (google.com). Expires after 2 years.
• _ga_<container-id> (Google Analytics 4): holds session state for the specific GA4 property. Third-party. Expires after 2 years.
• _gid (Google Analytics 4): distinguishes users for a 24-hour period. Third-party. Expires after 24 hours.
• Vercel Analytics: server-side, page-view-level analytics. Doesn't set a third-party tracking cookie. Third-party script served via partytown. Anonymous.

GA4 runs with Consent Mode v2. If you decline, tags load with consent signals off and don't set identifying cookies. Analytics scripts are loaded through Partytown (a web worker) to keep the main thread clean.

Functional

These remember preferences. They run only after you've accepted them. Right now the only functional-category storage is the one that remembers your consent choice itself (listed under Necessary, since it's required for the banner to work).

Marketing

None currently. We don't run retargeting pixels, conversion pixels, or ad-network tags today. If that changes (for example, we add a Google Ads conversion tag or a Meta Pixel), we'll list them here and the consent banner will ask before firing them.

Third-party cookies

A few cookies come from providers we use:

• Google (Google Analytics 4). Google's privacy information: policies.google.com/privacy.
• Vercel (hosting and Vercel Analytics). Vercel's privacy information: vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy.

We don't control what third parties do with information they collect directly. Their practices are governed by their own policies.

How to manage cookies

Our consent banner

The first time you visit, you'll see a banner at the bottom of the page. You can accept all, reject all (everything except necessary), or manage preferences category by category. To change your choice later, clear site data for modernlabyrinth.com in your browser and reload: the banner will reappear.

Your browser

Every browser also lets you block or delete cookies directly. Instructions:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari
• Edge

Blocking necessary cookies will break features like the consent banner itself and any form submissions. Blocking analytics cookies won't affect how the site works for you.

Do Not Track and GPC

We honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If your browser sends GPC, we treat it as an opt-out of non-essential cookies and of any "sale" or "sharing" under CCPA (we don't sell or share, but the signal is respected regardless).

Changes to this policy

We'll update this page as we add or remove cookies. The "Last updated" date shows when it last changed. For material changes we'll also surface a notice on the site.

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