Cookie notice
Effective September 24, 2026. Analytics is optional on this site. You can change your choice whenever you want.
Before consent
We do not load the Google Analytics tag or set its analytics cookies until you select “Allow analytics.” Firebase Hosting still receives the technical request data needed to deliver and protect the site. The site saves your consent choice in your browser's local storage under vertum_analytics_consent_v1; this is not a cookie. Our font files are served from this site.
Contact form
Nothing from the contact form loads until you start filling it in. When you do, the Firebase code it needs keeps its anonymous session in memory only. It saves two small technical records in your browser's IndexedDB storage: firebase-heartbeat-database, which Firebase uses to report which of its features the page used, and firebase-app-check-database, which holds the short-lived token showing that the request comes from this site. Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise also loads to issue that token and may set Google's _GRECAPTCHA cookie for its risk analysis. None of this is used for analytics, and the form needs it to send your request.
Analytics cookies, if you allow them
Google Analytics 4 uses first-party cookies to distinguish visitors and sessions. Google lists these default cookies:
| Cookie | Purpose | Google's default expiration |
|---|---|---|
_ga | Distinguishes visitors | 2 years |
_ga_* | Maintains session state | 2 years |
Your browser may shorten their life. We use GA4 measurement ID G-F9MX8QHGBB for site usage, without configuring advertising personalization. See Google's GA4 cookie information.
Change your choice
Use the control in the footer to allow or decline analytics. If you withdraw permission, the site stops loading Analytics on future pages and attempts to remove Analytics cookies it can access. You can also clear site data in your browser. Declining analytics does not block any page or contact link.
More information
Our privacy notice describes the information involved and how to contact us. Questions can be sent to contact@vertum.studio.