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Cookie Policy
This site sets almost no cookies. The exception is the Calendly widget on the Book a Call page. The detail below explains exactly what runs where.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small piece of data a website asks your browser to store. Sites use cookies for things like keeping you logged in, remembering preferences, or measuring traffic. Similar storage mechanisms (local storage, session storage) work the same way for the purposes of this policy.
What this site sets directly
This site loads Google Tag Manager on every page, which in turn loads Google Analytics 4 (GA4). Through GTM, GA4 sets a small set of cookies, typically named _ga and _ga_<property-id>, to recognize repeat visitors and group page views into sessions. These cookies hold randomly-generated identifiers and do not by themselves identify you. The full IP address is not retained.
Google Tag Manager itself sets a single cookie used for tag management; no analytics or advertising data is collected by GTM directly.
If you submit a form on this site, Formidable Forms may set a short-lived anti-spam cookie to prevent duplicate or automated submissions. It does not track you across sessions.
Other than the cookies described above, the site sets no marketing or advertising cookies. There is no LinkedIn Insight Tag. There is no Facebook Pixel.
What third parties set
Google (Analytics + Tag Manager)
Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager run on every page. The cookies they set are described in the section above. The authoritative reference for what each Google cookie does is Google's own documentation: policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.
Calendly
The Book a Call page (/book-a-call) embeds the Calendly scheduling widget. When that page loads, Calendly may set cookies and use related browser storage to make the widget work, to remember your booking step, and for their own analytics and security. These cookies are set by calendly.com, not by thecrowsignal.com, and they are governed by Calendly's policies.
Calendly's own cookie and privacy disclosures are at calendly.com/privacy. They publish the up-to-date list of cookies their widget uses; that list is the authoritative source, not this page.
Hosting and infrastructure
Cloudways and DigitalOcean (the underlying infrastructure) may set a small number of strictly necessary cookies for security and load balancing. These are essential for the site to operate and are not used for tracking.
How to control cookies
You can control cookies in four places:
- Your browser. Every modern browser lets you view, block, or delete cookies. Browser maker documentation is the most reliable source for current instructions.
- Google Analytics opt-out. Install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on to disable GA on every site you visit, including this one.
- Calendly directly. If you do not want Calendly to set cookies in your browser, do not visit the Book a Call page or use the booking widget. Reach us by email instead: [email protected].
- System-level settings. Some operating systems and browsers offer system-wide tracking-prevention or "Do Not Track" signals. We honor these where applicable.
Blocking strictly-necessary cookies may break parts of the site, including the booking widget.
Do Not Track
Where applicable law treats a Do Not Track signal as binding, we honor it.
Changes
If we add a new third-party tool that sets cookies (analytics, newsletter, video, search), we will update this page and the Last updated stamp above. Material changes will, where applicable, also be reflected by a cookie banner.
Contact
Questions about cookies on this site: [email protected].
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