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Cookie Notice

Simple cookie choices, no advertising tricks.

Lightly Coded keeps cookie use intentionally small. Necessary storage remembers your preference, analytics only run if you agree, and marketing cookies aren't currently used on this site.

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  • Necessary consent storage
  • Analytics only with consent
  • No retargeting pixels

The short version

The cookie setup is intentionally restrained.

The site doesn't need a heavy tracking stack to work, and analytics are treated as optional.

  • Necessary storage is always on.

    The consent preference itself needs to be stored so the banner knows what you chose.

  • Analytics are optional.

    Google Analytics is used only when you agree through the banner or preferences modal.

  • No marketing cookies.

    No retargeting, social-media tracking pixel, or third-party advertising network is embedded.

  • The site still works.

    Rejecting analytics doesn't break the website, contact form, or audit request.

Design goal

Restraint is the point.

Rather than treat the cookie page as a legal afterthought, the light tracking footprint is the trust signal: no ad pixels, no retargeting scripts, and analytics only when you say yes.

Cookie categories

Three categories, one of them currently unused.

  • Always on

    Necessary

    Required for the site to function and remember your cookie choice. These can't be disabled because the consent system depends on them.

  • Optional

    Analytics

    Helps us understand how visitors use the site. Google Analytics is only set after you consent through the banner or preferences modal.

  • Not currently used

    Marketing

    The preference exists for forward compatibility, but the live site doesn't currently set advertising or retargeting cookies.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small browser files used to remember or measure something.

Cookies are small text files stored in a browser when someone visits a website. Some are essential for a site to work; others measure performance, remember preferences, or — on some websites — support advertising.

Lightly Coded keeps the list short on purpose and describes only the cookies and browser storage the site actually uses.

2. How Lightly Coded uses cookies

Cookies support consent, preferences, and optional analytics.

  • Necessary: required for site function and consent storage.
  • Analytics: anonymous usage insight, set only after consent.
  • Marketing: not currently used by this site.

3. Necessary cookies

The consent system needs one essential cookie to remember choices.

CookiePurposeDurationType
lightlycoded_consentStores your cookie consent preferences.1 year1st party

4. Analytics cookies

Google Analytics cookies are only set when you consent.

Analytics help us understand how visitors interact with the site. These cookies only run after consent through the banner or the Cookie Preferences modal.

CookiePurposeDurationType
_gaGoogle Analytics — distinguishes unique users.2 years3rd party
_ga_*Google Analytics — maintains session state.2 years3rd party
_gidGoogle Analytics — distinguishes users.24 hours3rd party

Vercel Analytics is listed for transparency because it measures page views and Core Web Vitals, but it's cookieless and doesn't appear in the cookie table.

5. Marketing cookies

No advertising or retargeting cookies are currently used.

Lightly Coded doesn't currently set marketing or advertising cookies. There's no retargeting pixel, no social-media tracking pixel, and no third-party advertising network embedded on the site.

The Marketing toggle exists for forward compatibility. If marketing tooling is added later, the existing preference will be respected.

7. Third-party services

Only a small number of services are listed.

  • Google Analytics: anonymous traffic analysis, only when consented.
  • Vercel Analytics: cookieless page-view and performance measurement.
  • Vercel hosting: serves the site and may log basic request metadata.

8. Updates to this notice

The notice changes when the cookie setup changes.

If our cookie use changes, this Cookie Notice will be updated and the date at the top moved forward — especially if marketing tools, ad pixels, or new third-party scripts are added later.

Managing preferences

You always know where the choice lives.

The first visit uses the consent banner; after that, the Cookie Preferences button (in the footer and here) lets you change your choice at any time.

Cookie Preferences

Necessary
Required for the site to function. Cannot be disabled.
Always on
Analytics
Google Analytics — anonymous usage data only.
Marketing
Not currently used — your preference is recorded in case marketing tooling is ever added.
  • First visitThe consent banner asks whether to accept, reject, or customize cookies.
  • Later visitsThe footer Cookie Preferences button lets you change your choice.
  • One-year memoryYour preference is stored for up to one year before asking again.
  • Rejecting analyticsThe site, contact form, and audit request continue to work normally.

Browser controls

You can also manage cookies directly in your browser.

  • Chrome

    Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data.

  • Firefox

    Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.

  • Safari

    Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data.

  • Edge

    Settings → Cookies and site permissions.

Questions about cookies?

Keep the choice visible and simple.

For cookie questions, email contact@lightlycoded.com. The footer also links to the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and the Cookie Preferences modal.

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