1. What cookies are

Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. Similar tools (such as local storage) work the same way. We call them all “cookies” here. This policy explains which ones almano.media uses and how you control them. It is part of our Privacy Policy.

2. How we ask for your choice

On your first visit, a banner lets you Accept all, Reject all or choose by category in Settings. Until you accept, only necessary cookies are used. We remember your choice for 12 months. You can change it at any time with the “Cookie settings” link at the bottom of every page.

3. Necessary cookies (always on)

• alm_consent (ALM Media): remembers your cookie choice. Kept for 12 months.
• _GRECAPTCHA and _grecaptcha (Google reCAPTCHA): protect our forms from spam and abuse. Kept for up to 6 months.
• wpEmojiSettingsSupports (WordPress): checks whether your browser can show emoji. Deleted when you close the browser tab.
• wordpress_* and wp-settings-* (WordPress): used only when our own team is logged in.

4. Chat and functional cookies (only with your OK)

• tawk.to (live chat): loads only after you accept chat and functional cookies. It may store an identifier and connection details (names starting with “twk_”, “Tawk” or “__tawk”) for up to 6 months, so a chat can continue across pages.
• YouTube (embedded videos, privacy-enhanced mode): YouTube says it stores no cookies until you press play. When you play a video, YouTube may store data under its own privacy policy.

5. Statistics cookies (only with your OK, not in use yet)

We plan to add Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. It would use cookies such as _ga and _ga_* (kept for up to 2 years). They will run only if you accept statistics cookies.

6. Advertising cookies (only with your OK, not in use yet)

We plan to add advertising tools to measure our ads and show relevant ads on other sites. They will run only if you accept marketing cookies:

• Meta Pixel (Facebook and Instagram): _fbp, kept for up to 3 months.
• Google Ads: _gcl_au, kept for up to 3 months.
• LinkedIn Insight Tag: li_fat_id, bcookie and related cookies, kept for up to 1 year.
• TikTok Pixel: _ttp and _tt_enable_cookie, kept for up to 13 months.

7. Managing cookies in your browser

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block necessary cookies, parts of the site (such as our forms) may not work.

8. Changes and contact

We will update this policy when we add or remove tools; the date at the top shows the latest version. Questions: legal@almano.media.