Cookie policy
Cookies and similar technologies used by homeiotguide.com and how to manage them.
Last updated: 1 October 2026.
What cookies are
Cookies are small files that a site stores in your browser. Together with similar technologies such as local storage and pixels, they can remember preferences or measure site use.
Current and planned inventory
| Storage | Purpose | Consent? |
|---|---|---|
Light/dark theme preference in localStorage | Remember your visual preference | No cookie consent required; it is your preference |
Language preference in localStorage + homeiotguide_locale | Remember the language you chose | Technical preference; no identification or profiling |
Previous navigation path in sessionStorage | Let the back button keep the previous path during the session | Not a cookie and not used to identify you |
Cloudflare technical cookies
(__cf_bm, cf_clearance) | Bot and abuse protection when a challenge or security measure is active | Technical/necessary; purpose and duration will be reported |
| Cloudflare Web Analytics | Usage and performance statistics through an automatic beacon, without cookies or local storage | Provider and service are disclosed; no analytics cookies are used |
Google advertising cookies and identifiers
(IDE, test_cookie, NID, DSID, __gads y otros propios de AdSense y DoubleClick) | Delivering advertising, measuring impressions and clicks, preventing fraud, capping frequency and, where you consent, personalising ads. Retention periods are set by Google and are listed in its cookie documentation: policies.google.com/technologies/cookies | Yes. They are set once the site is approved and the advertising tag is loaded, so they can be stored before you decide anything. Until you consent, advertising is limited or non-personalised and nothing is personalised from your activity; if you consent, personalised advertising is served. |
| Google consent management platform (CMP, IAB TCF) | Displaying the consent message and recording your choice under the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework | It is the tool that asks for consent in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland |
| US state regulations opt-out (IAB GPP) | For visitors in states with a right to opt out, it records the choice made through the Do Not Sell or Share link | Opt-out mechanism required by California and other US state laws |
When this policy changes
This table reflects the real inventory. Google AdSense advertising is only served once the site has been approved by AdSense, and its tag is what makes these cookies possible. Before you consent, ads are limited or non-personalised and nothing is personalised from your activity; if you consent, personalised advertising is served. Cloudflare Web Analytics is active through the proxy configuration and does not use cookies or local storage. The table will be updated if the actual inventory changes.
How to manage cookies
You can delete or block cookies from your browser settings. Blocking technical cookies may affect some services.
As for advertising consent, the footer of the pages that carry advertising includes a consent settings link that reopens Google's consent message so you can change or withdraw your decision at any time; it is only shown where the European rules apply to you. If an ad blocker stops advertising from loading, the footer of those pages points back to this policy, where blocking is explained.