This Cookie Policy describes how and why we use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies on borderux.com. We believe in keeping our site clean, lightweight, and transparent about data usage.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are commonly used to remember your preferences, provide core site functionality, secure web forms, and track analytical usage metrics.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to maintain user preferences and understand site usage. We categorize our cookies as follows:
- Essential & Security Cookies: These are necessary for core site functionality. They include first-party cookies to remember your custom light/dark theme preferences, and session-based security trackers used by Google reCAPTCHA v2 to protect our contact forms from spam and automated bot abuse.
- Analytics & Customization Cookies: These gather aggregated information to help us understand website performance, visitor navigation paths, and design engagement (via Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Ahrefs). We do not run Meta Pixels, LinkedIn Tags, or retargeting advertisements of any kind.
The Specific Cookies We Set
We use first-party and trusted third-party cookies to optimize our user experience:
- Theme & Color Preferences: We store a small first-party cookie to remember your dark/light theme choices and color wheel selections, ensuring the website renders in your preferred styling across page loads.
- Google Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics sets cookies (such as _ga and _gid) on your browser to compile aggregated reports on website traffic and help us improve site navigation and content design.
Third-Party Tracking & LSOs
We do not utilize Local Shared Objects (commonly known as 'Flash cookies') or other invasive hardware-tracking technologies.
Any standard web beacons or pixels loaded through Google Tag Manager are strictly confined to aggregated performance analysis and security monitoring; we do not employ tracking technologies that profile user behavior across other websites.
How to Control & Manage Cookies
You can easily manage, clear, or block cookies in your web browser controls at any time. Outlining the standard methods below:
- Browser Preferences: You can configure your browser (such as Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge) to accept or reject cookies, or delete existing cookies on close.
- Impact of Disabling Cookies: Disabling cookies will not break the usability of our website. The only impact is that your custom site styling preferences (such as your chosen color theme) will reset to default on your next visit.
For more comprehensive guidance on cookie management, please visit resources like aboutcookies.org or allaboutcookies.org.