This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, what types we use on stanconsultingllc.com, and how you can control them. This policy should be assessed alongside our Privacy Policy. Your cookie choices are applied as described below and can be changed through the Cookie preferences control.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website or third-party services to recognize your device on subsequent visits, remember your preferences, and collect usage data. Cookies may be "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (stored for a set duration). They may be "first-party" (set by stanconsultingllc.com directly) or "third-party" (set by external services we use).
2. What We Use Cookies For
We use cookies for three purposes:
- Essential operation: to make the website function correctly
- Data: to understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it
- Advertising: to measure the effectiveness of our paid advertising campaigns and enable retargeting
We do not use cookies to sell your personal information to third parties.
3. Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the Website to function. They cannot be disabled without breaking core site functionality. No consent is required for these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | Bot management and security. Identifies and mitigates automated bot traffic. | Session (30 min) |
| __cfruid | Cloudflare | Identifies trusted web traffic associated with rate limiting. | Session |
| cf_clearance | Cloudflare | Records that a visitor has successfully passed a browser challenge. | 1 year |
3.2 Data Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Website. The information is aggregated and anonymized where possible. Analytics storage is denied by default for visitors in the EEA, United Kingdom, and Switzerland until they opt in. Outside those regions, the Website's regional default permits analytics measurement unless the visitor rejects it. Analytics cookies can be rejected without affecting core site functionality.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes users for traffic analysis. | 2 years |
| _ga_[ID] | Google Analytics 4 | Stores and counts page views. Tied to your GA4 property ID. | 2 years |
3.3 Advertising and Retargeting Cookies
These cookies are set by our advertising partners to measure campaign performance, build audience segments, and show relevant ads to visitors who have previously visited the Website. Advertising storage and advertising scripts remain denied until you affirmatively accept advertising cookies, regardless of region.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Meta (Facebook) | Used by Meta Pixel to identify browsers and deliver advertising. | 3 months |
| fr | Meta (Facebook) | Used for ad delivery and measurement, including across Meta products. | 3 months |
| _fbc | Meta (Facebook) | Stores last click attribution for Facebook ads. | 2 years |
3.4 First-Party Preference and Attribution Cookies
These first-party cookies remember your cookie choice and record first-touch attribution information when their trigger occurs:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| sc_consent | Stan Consulting LLC | Stores your cookie consent preference (accept/reject/manage). | 1 year |
| sc_first_touch | Stan Consulting LLC | Stores the first landing path and query, referrer, campaign parameters, and advertising click identifiers for first-touch attribution. | 90 days |
| sc_ref | Stan Consulting LLC | Stores a referral code supplied through a ref URL parameter. |
90 days |
4. Third-Party Services
The following third-party services set cookies on our behalf. Please review their privacy policies for full details:
- Google Analytics 4 and the Google tag: policies.google.com/privacy
- Meta (Facebook) Pixel: www.facebook.com/privacy/policy
Stan Consulting LLC does not control how these third parties use cookie data beyond what is described in this policy and our Privacy Policy.
5. How to Control Cookies
5.1 Cookie Consent Banner
If no saved choice exists, the cookie consent banner appears when you first interact with stanconsultingllc.com. You can:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies (updates analytics and advertising storage to denied; advertising scripts will not run)
- Manage your preferences individually
Because analytics defaults vary by region, a first page view may already have been measured outside the EEA, United Kingdom, and Switzerland before the banner appears. Your choice is stored in the sc_consent cookie for 1 year. You can change your preference at any time through the persistent Cookie preferences control or through your browser settings.
5.2 Browser Settings
You can set your browser to block or delete cookies. The following links explain how to manage cookies in common browsers:
- Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
- Apple Safari: support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471
- Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies
Note: blocking all cookies may prevent some features of the Website from functioning correctly.
5.3 Google Analytics 4 Opt-Out
You can opt out of Google Analytics 4 tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics 4 Opt-out Browser Add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
5.4 Meta Ads Settings
You can opt out of interest-based advertising from Meta at www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or through the Digital Advertising Alliance at youradchoices.com.
5.5 California Residents (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. While Stan Consulting LLC does not sell personal information, cookie-based retargeting through Meta Pixel may constitute "sharing" under California law. You can opt out by rejecting advertising cookies in our cookie consent banner or by using the support contact page with the subject line "CCPA Opt-Out."
6. Do Not Track
Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" signal. We do not currently respond to Do Not Track signals because there is no common industry standard for interpreting them. You can manage tracking preferences through our cookie consent banner.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top reflects the most recent changes. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of any changes.
8. Contact Us
Stan Consulting LLC
1364 Blue Oaks Blvd, Suite 400
Roseville, CA 95678
Message: contact Stan Consulting
Phone: (415) 589-9805