1. What are cookies?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your device when you access certain websites. Cookies allow a website to, among other things, store and retrieve information about a user’s browsing habits or device and, depending on the information they contain and how your device is used, they may be used to recognize you as a user.
2. What types of cookies exist?
Based on who manages them:
First-party cookies: Sent to the user’s device from a server or domain managed by the website owner providing the requested service.
Third-party cookies: Sent to the user’s device from a server or domain not managed by the website owner, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through those cookies.
Based on how long they remain active:
Session cookies: Designed to collect and store data while the user is browsing a website. They are deleted once the session ends.
Persistent cookies: Data remains stored on the device and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie.
Based on their purpose:
Technical cookies: Allow the user to navigate a website and use its various features and services.
Personalization cookies: Allow the user to access the service with certain general characteristics predefined based on criteria stored on their device.
Analytics cookies: Allow the responsible party to track and analyze the behavior of users on the websites they are linked to.
Advertising cookies: Allow for the management of advertising spaces that the website owner may have included on a webpage.
3. Cookies used on rafaelcosquiere.com
This website uses a minimum number of cookies, prioritizing user privacy and strictly complying with current regulations.
3.1. Web Analytics (Umami Analytics)
Umami Analytics is a self-hosted web analytics solution running on our own servers (umami.senkiu.com) that fully respects user privacy:
- Does not use cookies of any kind.
- Does not collect personally identifiable information.
- Does not track users across different websites.
- Does not share data with third parties.
- Complies with GDPR, CCPA and other privacy regulations.
- Data is stored on servers under our control in Europe.
3.2. Local Storage (localStorage)
This website uses the browser’s localStorage (not cookies) to remember the user’s visual theme preference (light or dark mode). This information:
- Is stored only on the user’s device.
- Is not transmitted to any server.
- Does not contain personal data.
- Can be deleted by clearing site data in the browser settings.
| Key | Purpose | Type |
|---|---|---|
theme | Remember visual theme preference | localStorage |
3.3. Third-party Cookies
| Service | Type | Purpose | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | Embedded content | Video playback. YouTube may set cookies when a video is played | Google Privacy Policy |
Although we embed YouTube videos using enhanced privacy mode (youtube-nocookie.com) to minimize cookie usage, YouTube may still set functional and analytics cookies when the user interacts with the video player.
4. Legal basis for the use of cookies
The legal basis for the use of cookies and similar technologies on this website is as follows:
- Umami Analytics: Does not require prior consent as it does not use cookies, does not identify individual users, does not perform cross-site tracking and complies with GDPR exceptions for aggregate and anonymous analysis.
- localStorage (theme preference): Exempt from consent requirements under Article 22.2 of the LSSI, as it is strictly necessary to provide the service explicitly requested by the user (remembering their visual preference).
- YouTube cookies: Only activated when the user interacts with embedded content, which is considered a deliberate action by the user.
5. How to manage cookies in your browser
You can allow, block or delete cookies installed on your device through your browser settings. If you do not allow cookies, you may not be able to access some features and your experience on this website may be affected.
Below are links with information on how to manage cookies in the most common browsers:
6. Cookies on mobile devices
This website also uses cookies and similar technologies on mobile devices. You can manage them through your device or browser settings, as described in the section above.