What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies can include local storage, software development kits, pixels, and device identifiers. Some cookies are strictly necessary to make the site work. Others help us understand usage, remember choices, or measure performance.
How we use them
CMM uses cookies and similar tools to keep the website secure, support sign-in and account features, store your cookie choice, remember session choices, and — only if you accept — run product analytics so we can see which parts of the site work and which do not.
We do not run advertising cookies, we do not sell your data, and we do not record your screen or session.
Cookie categories
| Category | What it does | What we actually use |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Supports core functions such as page delivery, security, authentication, session continuity, fraud prevention and consent storage. | Clerk sign-in and session cookies; Google reCAPTCHA anti-spam checks on enquiry forms; cmm_analytics_consent (browser local storage), which records your Accept or Decline choice; cmm_attribution (browser session storage), which records the page you arrived on and any campaign tag in the link, so that if you submit an enquiry we can tell which page brought you. It is first-party, holds no identifier, is cleared when you close the tab, and is only ever sent to us attached to your own enquiry. |
| Preferences | Remembers choices you make so the experience feels consistent. | Language and interface state stored by the site itself. |
| Analytics | Helps us understand which pages are used, how journeys perform, and where the product needs improvement. | Google Analytics 4. Sets cookies named _ga and _ga_RSJ0F7C5VV in your browser, which last up to 2 years unless you remove them. Loaded only after you press Accept. |
| Marketing | Would be used to measure campaigns or personalise promotional content. | None. CMM runs no advertising or ad-tech cookies. If that ever changes, this page will be updated and consent will be requested first. |
Third-party technologies
The following third parties may set or read cookies or similar identifiers when you use the CMM website:
- Clerk — sign-in, sessions and account security. Strictly necessary.
- Google reCAPTCHA — spam and abuse prevention on enquiry forms. Strictly necessary.
- Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Limited) — website analytics. Loaded only after you consent. Advertising features and Google signals are switched off.
Other providers support the platform behind the scenes without setting cookies in your browser: Supabase (database), Sanity (editorial content), Cloudflare R2 (image storage), Resend (email) and Twilio (WhatsApp and SMS). Stripe is integrated for future billing but is dormant and processes no payments today.
Analytics: what Google Analytics receives
If you accept analytics, we send Google Analytics which pages you visit, which filters and listings you interact with, and how far you get through an enquiry form. For enquiry forms we send only counts and yes/no flags — for example “a phone number was provided” — never your name, email address, phone number or the free-text notes you write.
Google Analytics also receives technical information your browser sends with every request, such as device type, browser and an approximate location. Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses. There is no session recording or screen replay, and no advertising features are enabled.
Google Ireland Limited processes this data on our behalf as a processor. It may be processed in the United States by Google LLC, which is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. Analytics data is kept for 14 months and then deleted.
How long cookies remain on your device
Some cookies are session-based and disappear when you close your browser. Others persist for a set period or until you delete them. The exact duration depends on the cookie’s purpose, the configuration of the relevant tool, and whether it is essential, preference-based or analytics-related.
How to manage cookies and withdraw consent
- Choose Accept or Decline on the cookie banner shown on your first visit. Declining means Google Analytics is never loaded at all.
- Change your choice at any time, in either direction. Turning analytics off stops Google Analytics immediately and removes its cookies; turning it on loads it from that point. Neither is retrospective — we cannot collect what was not captured, and nothing already captured is deleted by turning it off.
- You can also clear this site's stored data in your browser, which removes the saved choice and the Google Analytics cookies.
- Adjust your browser settings to block, restrict or delete cookies generally.
Blocking essential cookies may stop parts of the website from functioning correctly, including sign-in, security and account features.
Changes to this policy
We may update this page if the site’s technology stack, consent model or legal requirements change. Material changes will be reflected with a new revision date on this page.