Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to provide information to site owners, and to improve the user experience.

2. Cookies we use

On darkmodeqt.com we use the following types of cookies:

• Necessary: Necessary cookies: These are essential for navigation and the basic functioning of the website. They include session cookies and consent preference cookies. They do not require your consent and cannot be disabled.
• Analytics: Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies collect information anonymously and in aggregate about pages visited, time spent, and traffic sources.
• Marketing: Marketing cookies: We use Google Ads to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. These cookies allow conversion tracking and display of relevant advertisements.
• Functional: Functional cookies: These store your language preferences and other settings to enhance your experience on future visits.

3. Google Consent Mode v2

Our website implements Google Consent Mode v2, a system that allows Google tags (Analytics and Ads) to adjust their behaviour based on user consent preferences. By default, all non-essential cookies are disabled until you give your explicit consent. When you reject cookies, Google uses modelled data without personal identifiers to maintain basic measurement functionality.

4. Cookie management

When you first visit our website, you are presented with a consent banner where you can: accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences granularly. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking 'Cookie preferences' in the footer. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings.

5. Retention period

Necessary cookies are deleted when the browser is closed or have a maximum duration of 12 months. Analytics and marketing cookies have a maximum duration of 26 months. Functional cookies are retained for 12 months or until the user manually deletes them.

6. Updates to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The date of the last update is shown at the beginning of this document.