Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember your preferences and improve your experience. Similar technologies include local storage and session storage, which serve comparable purposes.

2. What cookies does this Site use?

Zavia GIS Consulting’s site is designed to use as few cookies as possible. The cookies and storage we currently use fall into these categories:

2.1 Strictly necessary — always on

• Consent preference (local storage): remembers whether you have responded to the cookie banner, so we don’t show it on every page. Stored in your browser's local storage under the key zavia_cookie_consent. Does not contain personal information.
• Netlify Forms anti-spam (session): when you submit our contact form, our hosting provider may use a short-lived cookie to validate the submission and prevent abuse.

2.2 Analytics — Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager (container ID GTM-PR28KRL8) to deploy analytics and measurement tags through a single managed container. Google Tag Manager itself does not set tracking cookies, but the tags it loads — principally Google Analytics 4 — may set first-party cookies in your browser (typically _ga, _ga_*, and _gid) to remember anonymous session and visitor identifiers.

We use this data only in aggregate to understand site traffic, page paths, and overall performance. We do not use it to identify individual visitors, build profiles, or share data with advertising networks.

We do not currently use Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google Ads remarketing, or any other advertising tracker. If we add these in the future, this Cookie Policy will be updated and, where required by law (including in the EU/UK under GDPR), you will be asked for consent before any non-essential advertising cookies are set.

2.3 Third-party assets

• Google Tag Manager: the GTM script is loaded from www.googletagmanager.com. See section 2.2 above for details on what it does.
• Google Fonts: the Site loads Inter and JetBrains Mono fonts from Google’s CDN (fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com). Google may log IP addresses as part of standard delivery. No cookies are set by these requests.

3. Managing cookies

You have several ways to manage cookies and similar storage:

• Re-open the cookie banner: Reset my cookie choice
• Browser settings: most browsers let you block or delete cookies. See the help pages for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge.
• Opt out of Google Analytics: install the official Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Browser extensions such as Privacy Badger or uBlock Origin will also block GTM and GA.
• Opt out of broader advertising networks: Network Advertising Initiative opt-out, Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out.

Note: blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the Site (such as the contact form) from working correctly.

4. EU / UK visitors and GDPR

If you are visiting from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction where consent for non-essential cookies is legally required, you will see a cookie consent banner on your first visit. You can accept all cookies, accept only strictly necessary cookies, or close the banner without choosing. Non-essential cookies will not be set without your explicit opt-in.

See our Privacy Policy — EU / UK visitors for the full statement of your rights under GDPR.

5. Changes

We may update this Cookie Policy as our use of cookies changes. The “Last updated” date reflects the most recent change.

6. Contact

Questions about cookies on this Site should be directed to info@zaviagis.com.