Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, and scripts that help sites remember preferences, keep you signed in, or measure usage. In this policy, "cookies" covers these related technologies.

We group cookies into three categories:

• Essential — required for core functions such as security, authentication sessions, theme preference, and remembering your consent choice. These cannot be switched off via our banner.
• Analytics — help us understand how visitors use the Site (e.g. Google Analytics / Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Vercel Analytics). Loaded only if you allow analytics cookies.
• Marketing — support advertising measurement and remarketing (e.g. Meta Pixel). Loaded only if you allow marketing cookies.

Examples of technologies that may be used:

• Session / auth cookies — keep you signed in securely (essential).
• Theme preference — stores light/dark preference in local storage (essential for UX continuity).
• Consent preference — stores your cookie choices in local storage under the key igniteshark-consent (essential).
• Analytics & performance— Google Analytics / Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Vercel Analytics & Speed Insights (analytics category).
• Marketing — Meta (Facebook) Pixel when configured (marketing category).
• Security / bot protection — Cloudflare Turnstile or similar may set tokens needed to submit forms (essential for spam protection on those flows).

Exact third-party cookies depend on which tools are enabled in our SEO/analytics settings and on your consent choices.

On your first visit we show a consent banner. You can accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize categories. You can reopen preferences anytime using Cookie settings in the site footer.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings (block, delete, or alert you before cookies are set). Blocking essential cookies may break sign-in and other core features.

Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies and local storage values remain until they expire or you delete them. Consent preferences are stored until you clear site data or we update our consent version and ask again. Third-party tools set their own durations according to their policies.

We may update this Cookie Policy when our practices or tools change. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the latest revision. For how we handle personal data more broadly, see our Privacy Policy.

Cookie or privacy questions: [email protected]