Legal
Cookie Policy
This site uses no cookies. This page exists to say that plainly and explain why there is no banner.
1. In short
This site does not use cookies. None — not first-party, not third-party, not “strictly necessary”. It also does not use sessionStorage, tracking pixels or browser fingerprinting. The only localStorage entry is your light/dark theme choice — written only when you click the toggle in the header, holding nothing but the word “light” or “dark”, and never sent anywhere. That is a setting you asked for, so it needs no consent.
2. What this site does and does not do
| Technology | Used? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cookies | no | the site neither sets nor reads any |
| Analytics (Google Analytics etc.) | no | I do not count visits |
| Advertising pixels (Meta, Google Ads) | no | — |
| Embedded content (maps, video, social) | no | no iframes at all |
| Web fonts | yes, from this domain | Instrument Serif and Inter are self-hosted; nothing is sent to Google Fonts |
| Contact form | yes | Formspree; loads no script and sets no cookie — sends only what you type, and only when you click Send |
| localStorage | yes, one entry | a “theme” key holding your light/dark choice; written only when you click the toggle, no personal data, never sent anywhere |
| sessionStorage | no | — |
3. Why there is no cookie banner
US law does not require a cookie banner, and EU law (which applies to my business) requires consent only for information stored on your device that is not strictly necessary. This site stores nothing on your device, so there is nothing to consent to. A banner would be empty and misleading.
4. Server logs
My host, Netlify, records standard HTTP request logs — IP address, time, requested URL and browser user agent. These are not cookies and are not stored on your device. They are used only for security and diagnostics and are kept by Netlify for generally up to 30 days. The Privacy Policy covers them.
5. If this ever changes
If I ever add analytics or an embedded map, I will update this page first and add a consent mechanism, defaulting to “off”, before it goes live. The date at the top of this page shows when anything last changed.
6. How to check for yourself
In your browser: developer tools (F12) → Application → Cookies. The list for webrion.us is empty. The Network tab shows every request going to webrion.us — no outside domains.