Cookie Policy
This policy explains what cookies are, which ones grafclouds.com actually uses, and how you can control them. The short version: this website runs a deliberately minimal setup — we use no advertising cookies and no cross-site tracking.
1.What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser. They can be "first-party" (set by the site you are visiting) or "third-party" (set by another domain), and they can last for a single session or persist between visits.
2.Cookies Used on This Website
| Category | Source | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Cloudflare (our CDN and security layer) | Security cookies (such as bot protection and load balancing) required to deliver the site safely. These cannot be switched off through the site. |
Analytics (only with your consent): if you accept analytics in the cookie banner,
Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Ltd. / Google LLC) sets the first-party cookies
_ga and _ga_* (up to 2 years) to measure how the site is used. Nothing from
Google Analytics loads until you accept; you can withdraw by clearing the choice in your browser
storage (key grafclouds.consent) or deleting cookies for this site, after which the
banner asks again.
Functional (no consent required): when you pick a language with the EN/TR/DE switch we
store the choice in the cookie grafclouds_lang (1 year) and in your browser's local
storage so that the home page opens in that language next time. The chat assistant stores a
one-time "tip seen" flag and a random visitor identifier (grafclouds.visitorId, sent with
chat messages so a conversation can continue across page loads) in local storage; the interactive
checklist and training pages keep your progress in local storage as well. We do not use advertising or targeting cookies, social
media pixels or cross-site tracking.
3.Third-Party Resources
Web fonts are served from our own domain; no font request goes to Google. The homepage hero background video is embedded from YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com, muted autoplay, desktop only, skipped when your system asks for reduced motion; the player script itself is loaded from youtube.com); YouTube (Google) receives standard request data such as your IP address when the player loads. See our Privacy Policy for how such technical data is handled.
4.How to Control Cookies
You can view, delete and block cookies in your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the site from loading correctly. Instructions for common browsers:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies
- Safari: Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
5.Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time, for example if the website's technical setup changes. The current version, with its "last updated" date, is always available on this page.
6.Contact
Questions about cookies or privacy? Email [email protected].