Cookie Policy
Exactly which cookies and similar technologies PowerProof Home uses, why, for how long, and how to control them.
This Cookie Policy explains how PowerProof Home uses cookies and similar technologies on powerproofhome.com. It supplements our Privacy Policy.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. First-party cookies are set by the site you are visiting; third-party cookies are set by another domain. “Similar technologies” include local storage, session storage, and tags or pixels that load a small file to record an event. We use the word “cookies” for all of them.
How we use them
We keep cookies to a minimum. We do not use advertising cookies, we do not run retargeting pixels, and our calculators do not save what you type.
Cookies we use
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_test_cookie, wordpress_logged_in_*, wp-settings-* | PowerProof Home (WordPress) | Only for logged-in editors: security and admin preferences | Strictly necessary | Session to 1 year |
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 (first-party) | Distinguishes visitors to measure aggregate usage | Analytics | Up to 2 years |
| _ga_<container-id> | Google Analytics 4 (first-party) | Keeps session state | Analytics | Up to 2 years |
| pph_cta_closed | PowerProof Home (session storage) | Remembers that you dismissed the tool banner | Preference | Until the tab closes |
Our web host and security services may also set short-lived technical cookies to balance traffic or block malicious requests. These are strictly necessary.
Third-party and affiliate cookies
When you click an affiliate link, you go to a merchant or network site (for example Amazon or a brand’s store through Impact). That site may set its own cookies to credit the referral to us for a limited period, often 1 to 90 days depending on the program. Those cookies are controlled by the merchant or network and covered by their privacy and cookie policies. Embedded content, such as a YouTube video, may set cookies when you play it; where available we use privacy-enhanced embeds.
Local and session storage
Our planning tools keep your entries only in the page while it is open. We do not write them to cookies, local storage, or our servers. Closing or reloading the page clears them.
Your choices
- Browser settings: you can block or delete cookies in your browser. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect forms.
- Google Analytics opt-out: install Google’s opt-out add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
- Consent where required: if you are in a jurisdiction that requires consent for analytics cookies (for example the EU, UK, or Quebec), we will ask before setting them, and you can change your choice at any time.
Global Privacy Control
We honor Global Privacy Control signals as described in our Privacy Policy.
Changes
We will update this page, including the table above, before adding any new category of cookie, such as advertising cookies.