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    Cookie Policy

    Last updated: June 2026

    What are cookies?

    Cookies are small text files that websites put on your device (phone, laptop, tablet) to remember things about your visit. Some are essential to make the site work; others help us understand how people use the site.

    Our approach

    You are not the product. We use as few cookies as possible, we do not track you, and we do not use any cookie that follows you around the internet. No advertising cookies, no retargeting, no social-media tracking pixels, no profiling.

    Cookies we use

    Strictly necessary only

    We have no accounts and no logins on this site, so we set no session or login cookies. Your tool entries and any preferences are stored in your own browser's localStorage, which is not a cookie and never leaves your device. The only cookies that may be set are strictly-necessary technical cookies from our hosting and security providers (for example bot protection), which keep the site running and secure and are never used to track or profile you.

    Analytics (cookieless - no consent required)

    We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics service. Plausible does not set any cookies on your device and does not collect or store any personal data. Because no cookies or persistent identifiers are used, Plausible does not require consent under PECR, the ePrivacy Directive, or GDPR.

    What Plausible measures (without cookies):

    • Page views and which guides are most popular.
    • Where visitors come from (search engines, social media, direct).
    • Country-level location (no city, no IP address stored).
    • Device type and browser (aggregated, not individual).

    What Plausible does not do:

    • It does not set any cookies.
    • It does not track you across other websites.
    • It does not build advertising profiles.
    • It does not collect or store your IP address.
    • It does not use fingerprinting or any persistent identifier.
    • Data is not shared with any third-party ad platform.

    You can read more about Plausible's privacy approach at plausible.io/privacy-focused-web-analytics.

    Cookies we do NOT use

    To be clear, SiteKiln does not use:

    • Advertising or retargeting cookies
    • Facebook Pixel or Meta tracking
    • Google Ads remarketing
    • Google Analytics or any tool that sends your data to a third-party ad platform
    • Any programmatic ad network cookies
    • Social media "like" or "share" button tracking cookies
    • Any cookie that builds a profile of you for advertising purposes

    How ads work on SiteKiln (no cookies involved)

    Any ads you see on this site are not targeted from your browsing history. They are specific to our industry and relevant to wherever you are on the page.

    So if you're reading about insurance, you might see an ad from an insurer. If you're reading about training, you might see a training provider. Not only can you read about insurance - you can head straight over to an insurer. It's as simple as that. Relevant and useful ads, wherever you are.

    No cookies are used to serve these ads. They're placed based on the page topic, not on your personal data or browsing behaviour.

    Browser storage (localStorage)

    Some of our tools - including the Monthly Profit Tracker, Quarterly Business Check and Saved Guides - use your browser's localStorage to save your entries between visits. This is not a cookie - it's a separate browser feature. The data stays on your device and is never sent to us. Clearing your browser cache or site data will remove it. See our Privacy Policy for more detail.

    Managing your cookies

    Because our analytics is cookieless and we have no accounts, there is very little to manage. Any cookie your browser has stored from this site is strictly necessary (for example bot protection from our hosting). You can clear it at any time in your browser settings.

    How to clear cookies in your browser

    • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Clear Browsing Data
    • Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data > Clear Data
    • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
    • Edge: Settings > Privacy, Search and Services > Clear Browsing Data

    Clearing your site data will also remove anything our tools have saved in your browser's localStorage.

    Third-party cookies

    If we embed any third-party content (e.g. a YouTube video in a guide), that service may set its own cookies. We'll flag this where it happens, but we can't control what those services do - check their own cookie policies.

    We do not embed social media feeds, ad networks, or tracking widgets that set third-party cookies.

    Changes to this policy

    We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top will change when we do.

    Contact

    If you have questions about cookies on this site, contact us through the details on our About page.