Cookies Policy

Last Updated: February 10, 2026

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. They help the site remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and in our case, track whether our ads are working.

We use cookies to make this site work properly and to run our advertising campaigns on Facebook and Instagram.

What Cookies We Use

We use four types of cookies on this site:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

What they do: Make the website function. Without these, the site doesn’t work.

Examples:

• WordPress session cookies – Keep you logged in if you have an account
• Form cookies – Remember your form inputs so you don’t lose data if the page refreshes
• Security cookies – Protect against spam and automated attacks

Can you disable them? Not really – the site breaks without them.

How long they last: Until you close your browser (session cookies) or up to 1 year (persistent cookies)

2. Analytics Cookies

What they do: Help us understand how people use the site so we can improve it.

Examples:

• Google Analytics – Tracks page views, time on site, bounce rate, device type, location (city-level, not your exact address)

What we see: Aggregate data like “50 people visited the audit page this week” – NOT “John from Manchester visited at 3pm”

Can you disable them? Yes – see “How to Control Cookies” below

How long they last: Up to 2 years

3. Marketing/Advertising Cookies

What they do: Track whether our Facebook/Instagram ads work and let us show ads to people who visited our site (retargeting).

Examples:

• Facebook Pixel – Tracks conversions (form submissions, page visits), builds retargeting audiences, measures ad performance

What happens: If you visit our site, Facebook knows you visited. If you later see our ad on Instagram, that’s why. If you submit a form, Facebook tracks that conversion so we know the ad worked.

Can you disable them? Yes – see “How to Control Cookies” below

How long they last: Up to 180 days (Facebook Pixel)

4. Third-Party Embedded Content Cookies

What they do: Set by external services we embed (like YouTube videos or Google Maps).

Examples:

• YouTube cookies – If we embed a video, YouTube sets cookies to track playback and preferences
• Google Maps cookies – If we embed a map, Google sets cookies

Can you control them? You can avoid triggering them by not playing videos or interacting with maps. Or disable them in your browser settings.

How long they last: Varies by provider (typically 6 months to 2 years)

Third-Party Services (Who Else Gets Your Data)

When you visit this site, these companies may collect data about you:

Facebook (Meta Platforms)

• What they collect: Pages visited, actions taken (form submissions), device info, IP address
• Why: Ad targeting, conversion tracking, retargeting
• Their policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/

Google (Analytics & YouTube/Maps embeds)

• What they collect: Page views, device type, approximate location, interaction data
• Why: Site analytics, video playback tracking
• Their policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

We don’t control what these companies do with your data once they collect it. If you want to opt out of their tracking entirely, see “How to Control Cookies” below.

How to Control or Delete Cookies

Option 1: Browser Settings

You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings:

• 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

Warning: Blocking all cookies will break most websites, including ours.

Option 2: Opt Out of Specific Tracking

Facebook Pixel:

• Opt out here: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217
• Or install Facebook Container (browser extension)

Google Analytics:

• Install Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Option 3: Privacy-Focused Browsers

Use Brave, Firefox with tracking protection enabled, or Safari (which blocks most third-party cookies by default).

Your Rights (GDPR)

If you’re in the EU/UK, you have these rights:

• ✅ Right to Access – Request a copy of what data we’ve collected about you
• ✅ Right to Deletion – Ask us to delete your data
• ✅ Right to Object – Object to us processing your data for marketing purposes
• ✅ Right to Restrict – Limit how we use your data
• ✅ Right to Data Portability – Get your data in a machine-readable format

To exercise these rights: Email contact@admediagarage.com with your request.

Note: We don’t actually “store” most cookie data – Facebook and Google do. To delete that data, contact them directly using the links above.

What We DON’T Do With Cookies

Just to be crystal clear:

• ❌ We don’t sell your data to third parties
• ❌ We don’t track you across other websites (only Facebook does that with their pixel)
• ❌ We don’t collect sensitive personal data (health, religion, politics, etc.)
• ❌ We don’t use cookies to identify you personally – we see aggregate data

How Long Do We Keep Cookie Data?

• Strictly necessary cookies: Until you close your browser or up to 1 year
• Analytics cookies: Up to 2 years (then auto-deleted)
• Marketing cookies: Up to 180 days (then auto-deleted)

If you submit a form and become a client, we keep your contact info and project data as long as you’re a client + 7 days after cancellation (then deleted). This is separate from cookie data.

Updates to This Policy

We’ll update this policy if we start using new cookies or tracking tools. When we do, we’ll update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

If the changes are significant (like adding a new third-party tracker), we’ll notify you via email if you’re a client or have submitted a form.

Questions or Concerns?

Email us: contact@admediagarage.com

We’ll respond within 48 hours.

That’s it. No hidden tracking, no selling your data, no shady stuff. Just the cookies we need to make the site work and run ads effectively.