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Cookie policy

Last updated: 9 November 2026

This cookie policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are involved when you visit designquantum.com. It should be read with our Privacy policy.

The short version

DesignQuantum™ does not set advertising cookies and does not load Google AdSense, social pixels, or other cross-site advertising trackers. We do use Google Analytics 4 to understand how the Site is used. In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, analytics cookies are not set until you accept them. You can accept or reject analytics cookies in the banner or with the “Cookie settings” link in the footer.

What a cookie is

A cookie is a small text file that a website or an embedded service can store in your browser. Related technologies include local storage and pixels. Some cookies are strictly necessary for a feature you asked for; others are used for analytics or advertising and, in many jurisdictions, need your consent.

What we use today

Delivering the Site

The Site is a static publication delivered through Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes technical data such as IP addresses, browser type and the pages requested in order to deliver the Site and protect it from abuse. That processing is described in Cloudflare’s privacy policy. We also use Google Analytics 4, described below.

Newsletter signup (Cloudflare Turnstile)

The only form on the Site is the optional newsletter signup. To block automated sign-ups it loads Cloudflare Turnstile when you interact with the form (not on every page view). Turnstile may use cookies or similar storage as part of that bot check. We do not use Turnstile to advertise to you. See the Privacy policy for what we store if you subscribe (email address, frequency, language, timestamps, the page where you signed up, and a one-way hash of your IP address used only to limit abuse).

Cookies we do not set

  • No advertising cookies and no real-time bidding identifiers.
  • No cross-site tracking pixels from social networks or ad networks.
  • No account or login cookies, because the Site has no accounts.

Analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4)

We use Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-CQ22D05D5H), provided by Google, to see which pages are read and, in broad terms, where visitors come from. Google may set first-party cookies such as:

  • _ga — distinguishes visitors and can last up to two years;
  • _ga_* (for example _ga_CQ22D05D5H) — keeps the current session state, typically for up to two years.

Google may collect technical data such as your IP address (typically shortened in supported regions), browser and device type, the referring page, and the pages you view. See Google’s privacy policy and information about cookies.

In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland we load Google’s tag in Consent Mode with analytics storage denied by default. Cookies are not set until you choose Accept. Choosing Reject keeps analytics storage denied. You can change your choice later with “Cookie settings” in the footer. You can also install Google’s browser opt-out add-on, which works even outside those regions.

Your choice is stored in your browser’s local storage under the key dq_ga_consent so we can remember it on later visits. That entry is not used for advertising.

Advertising

We do not currently load advertising cookies or Google AdSense. If that changes, we will update this page and the Privacy policy before any advertising cookies are set, and we will add a consent mechanism appropriate for visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and other places that require it. We will not invent or publish an ads.txt publisher ID until we have one from the advertising programme we actually join.

How you can control cookies

Use Accept or Reject on our cookie banner, or the “Cookie settings” link in the footer, to allow or refuse Google Analytics cookies. You can also install Google’s opt-out add-on, or block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking all cookies may also block the Turnstile check on the newsletter form.

Contact

Questions about this policy: Contact.