This website uses as few cookies as it can get away with. There’s exactly one cookie of my own, and it only appears after you’ve clicked the cookie notice yourself. Accept visitor statistics there and two of Google’s join it. Here’s how it all works.
What’s a cookie?
A cookie is a small file a website places on your device. Some cookies are needed to make a website work at all. Others keep track of how a website is used, and for that kind you need to give permission first.
Which cookies do I set?
| Cookie | Set by | Type | What it’s for | How long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
tlm_consent | me | necessary | remembers what you chose in the cookie notice | 180 days |
_ga | statistics | recognises your browser when you come back | 2 years | |
_ga_9Z28XPYCKD | statistics | remembers your session for Google Analytics | 2 years |
That’s the whole list. The two Google cookies only appear if you click “Yes, measuring is fine” in the notice. Pick “Only essential” and just the first one stays; leave the notice alone and you get none at all. How long a cookie sits on your device says nothing, by the way, about how long Google keeps the data that comes out of it. That’s in the privacy policy. I don’t use advertising cookies, and I store nothing else in your browser either, no local storage and no digital fingerprint of your device. The tool finder keeps your answers in your browser until you hit submit.
What about statistics cookies?
Which articles actually get read is something I can only see with statistics. I use Google Analytics 4 for that, and it sets the two _ga cookies from the table above. They only appear after you’ve clicked “Yes, measuring is fine” in the cookie notice. If you don’t, Google Analytics never loads and there’s no statistics cookie on your device either. What Google Analytics records, and how long that data sticks around, is in the privacy policy.
Affiliate links and cookies
Some links on this website are affiliate links. If you click one, the website you land on may place a cookie of its own, which is how that company can tell you arrived through me. That’s their cookie, not mine. You can read how affiliate links work on my affiliate disclosure page.
Changing your mind
You can change your choice anytime through the cookie notice, and you can also delete cookies whenever you like in your browser settings.
Got a question about any of this? Email me at tijn@tlmmsolutions.com. This version is dated July 31, 2026.