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Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how sidebench.digital uses cookies and similar technologies, what they are used for, and how you can manage them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

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The short version

Cookies keep the site working — session state, mainly — so a form you have half-filled does not reset itself.
Analytics, where switched on, are read in aggregate. We are not building advertising profiles from your visits.
Your browser is the main control. Blocking cookies is a normal setting, and the contact form keeps working.

Plain definition

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make sites work, remember preferences, and provide information to site operators. Some cookies are set by the site you're visiting; others are set by third-party services that run on the site.

A cookie on its own is just a short label stored by your browser and sent back to the server on later requests. It cannot read other files on your device, install software, or run code by itself. Related technologies — local storage, session storage, and small tracking pixels — do similar work, and this policy covers them in the same breath.

Engineer reviewing browser privacy settings at a studio workstation — Browser settings are where most people actually manage cookies. What a site can read is limited by what your browser agrees to store.

Set by the site

Called first-party cookies. They belong to the domain in your address bar and are usually what keeps a session, form, or preference in place.

Set by a service

Called third-party cookies. They come from a tool running inside a page — analytics, an embedded player — and follow that provider's own rules.

We use as few cookies as the site can run on — and we do not sell what they collect.

Cookies we use

We use a small number of cookies to support basic site functionality, such as remembering form state during a session and understanding how visitors navigate the site in aggregate. We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles or to sell data to third parties.

Anything beyond strictly functional storage only runs if analytics are switched on for the site. If they are off, you will not see analytics cookies from us.

Cookie categories used on sidebench.digital, with purpose and effect of blocking
Category	What it does	If you block it
Essential	Keeps the page stable while you work and holds your form input for the length of a session. No advertising use.	Parts of the contact flow may reset. Reading the site still works.
Preferences	Remembers small choices you make so the site does not ask twice on your next visit.	You may re-enter the same choice on a later visit.
Analytics	Counts visits and typical page paths so we can tell which pages people actually read and which ones need rewriting.	We see less about which pages are useful. Nothing on the site stops working.

Development team reviewing anonymous site traffic on a studio display

Analytics cookies

If analytics are enabled, they help us understand which pages are visited and how visitors move through the site. This information is used in aggregate to improve the site. You can block analytics cookies through your browser settings without affecting your ability to use the contact form.

Two things worth knowing about how we read that data. First, we look at patterns across many visits rather than single sessions, so we are not interested in identifying you. Second, aggregate numbers tell us which page needs a clearer explanation — useful when someone building an IT solution, a mobile app, or a UX/UI project is trying to work out what we do before they get in touch.

Turning analytics off

1Open your browser settings and find the privacy or site-data section.
2Look for the category usually named analytics or performance cookies.
3Delete what is already stored for this domain, then set the new preference.

Ask us which cookies are active before you change a setting, if that helps.

Managing cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through their settings. The exact steps depend on the browser. Blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the site, though the core content and contact form should remain usable.

Where to look, by browser

Chrome: Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies. You can block them for all sites or narrow the rule per site.
Safari: Settings, then Privacy. Website data can be cleared in full, and tracking prevention can be set to block cross-site cookies.
Firefox: Settings, then Privacy and Security. Total Cookie Protection is the strictest preset; per-site exceptions sit under Manage Exceptions.
Edge: Settings, then Cookies and site permissions. Blocked cookies still let you read the pages and send a message.

Clearing what is stored

Deleting cookies for sidebench.digital removes whatever this domain placed. It takes effect on your next visit, not retroactively on data already counted in aggregate.

Private windows

A private or incognito window starts with a clean slate and drops most cookies when you close it. Handy for testing what the site looks like on a first visit.

Designer reviewing a mobile app layout during a studio design review

Third-party cookies

If the site includes third-party services such as embedded videos or analytics providers, those services may set their own cookies. We do not control those cookies. Refer to the respective provider's privacy and cookie policies for details.

Embedded media is the common case. When a video or an interactive element loads from another domain, that provider decides what it stores and for how long; our settings cannot override it. If you would rather not accept those, blocking third-party cookies in your browser is the straightforward option, and the page will still read and load without the embed.

This page does not list individual providers because that set changes as we update the site. The current version of this policy is the one always posted here.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or applicable law. The current version is always posted on this page.

When the change affects what we store or why, we rewrite the relevant section rather than appending a note at the bottom, so the description and the actual cookies stay in step. If you have questions about a change, write to us at the address below and we will walk through it.

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Questions we can answer directly

Short answers to what this page usually gets asked. If your case is not covered, send a message and we will reply with the specific setting or the relevant section of the policy.

Does blocking cookies break the contact form?

No. The form works with cookies turned off. You may lose partial draft state if you leave the page mid-message, so keep your text until the message is sent.

Can I use the site without accepting anything?

Yes. Refusing cookies in your browser settings is a normal way to browse. Essential storage is what keeps a page from losing your input; everything else can go.

Do cookies on this site follow me to other websites?

We do not set cookies on this site for advertising or cross-site tracking. Where a third-party tool runs in a page, that provider's rules apply — check its own policy for details.

How do I ask a question about this Cookie Policy?

Send it through our contact page with the page name in the message. We answer during studio hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.