Cookie Policy

What cookies are, how watkyn.com uses them, and how to manage your consent.

Last Updated: July 8, 2026 · Reviewed annually · Questions: [email protected]

1. About This Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Watkyn LLC (“Watkyn,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on www.watkyn.com (the “Website”), what categories of cookies we set, and how you can manage or withdraw your consent. For information on how we collect, use, and protect personal information more generally, see our Privacy Policy. This Cookie Policy is referenced in our Terms of Use.

2. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when a website loads in your browser. They allow the website to recognize your device, remember your preferences and consent choices, and understand how the site is used. Cookies set by Watkyn are “first-party” cookies; cookies set by services we use, such as analytics providers, are “third-party” cookies. Some cookies persist between visits (“persistent cookies”) and others are deleted when you close your browser (“session cookies”).

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Necessary. These cookies are essential for the Website to function — for example, recording your cookie-consent choices and enabling basic site features. They cannot be switched off through the consent banner because the Website does not work properly without them.
  • Functional. These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience, such as form preferences.
  • Analytics. These cookies help us understand how visitors use the Website — which pages are visited, for how long, and from what kind of device — so we can improve the Website’s content and structure. We use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, for this purpose.
  • Performance. These cookies help us measure and improve how the Website performs, such as page-load behavior.

4. The Cookies We Use

The current list of cookies set on the Website, including each cookie’s name, provider, purpose, and duration, is maintained automatically by our consent management tool and shown below. This list updates as the Website changes.

Necessary

Necessary cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.

NameDescriptionDuration
wpconsent_geolocationThis cookie is used to store the consent settings based on the visitor‘s location.30 days
wpconsent_preferencesThis cookie is used to store the user‘s cookie consent preferences.30 days

CloudFlare

CloudFlare provides web performance and security solutions, enhancing site speed and protecting against threats.

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NameDescriptionDuration
cf_use_obThe cf_use_ob cookie informs Cloudflare to fetch the requested resource from the Always Online cache on the designated port. Applicable values are: 0, 80, and 443. The cf_ob_info and cf_use_ob cookies are persistent cookies that expire after 30 seconds.session
__cfwaitingroomThe __cfwaitingroom cookie is only used to track visitors that access a waiting room enabled host and path combination for a zone. Visitors using a browser that does not accept cookies cannot visit the host and path combination while the waiting room is active.session
cf_chl_rc_iThese cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients.session
cf_chl_rc_niThese cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients.session
cf_chl_rc_mThese cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients.session
__cfruidUsed by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic.session
__cf_bmCloudflare's bot products identify and mitigate automated traffic to protect your site from bad bots. Cloudflare places the __cf_bm cookie on End User devices that access Customer sites that are protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode. The __cf_bm cookie is necessary for the proper functioning of these bot solutions.session
__cflbWhen enabling session affinity with Cloudflare Load Balancer, Cloudflare sets a __cflb cookie with a unique value on the first response to the requesting client. Cloudflare routes future requests to the same origin, optimizing network resource usage. In the event of a failover, Cloudflare sets a new __cflb cookie to direct future requests to the failover pool.session
_cfuvidThe _cfuvid cookie is only set when a site uses this option in a Rate Limiting Rule, and is only used to allow the Cloudflare WAF to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address.session
cf_clearanceWhether a CAPTCHA or Javascript challenge has been solved.session
__cfseqSequence rules uses cookies to track the order of requests a user has made and the time between requests and makes them available via Cloudflare Rules. This allows you to write rules that match valid or invalid sequences. The specific cookies used to validate sequences are called sequence cookies.session
cf_ob_infoThe cf_ob_info cookie provides information on: The HTTP Status Code returned by the origin web server. The Ray ID of the original failed request. The data center serving the trafficsession

Comments

These cookies are needed for adding comments on this website.

NameDescriptionDuration
comment_authorUsed to track the user across multiple sessions.Session
comment_author_emailUsed to track the user across multiple sessions.Session
comment_author_urlUsed to track the user across multiple sessions.Session
comment_author_urlUsed to track the user across multiple sessions.Session
comment_author_emailUsed to track the user across multiple sessions.Session
comment_authorUsed to track the user across multiple sessions.Session

Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager simplifies the management of marketing tags on your website without code changes.

NameDescriptionDuration
cookiePreferencesRegisters cookie preferences of a user2 years
tdRegisters statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.session

Login

These cookies are used for managing login functionality on this website.

NameDescriptionDuration
wordpress_secUsed to track the user across multiple sessions.15 days
wordpress_logged_inUsed to store logged-in users.Persistent
wordpress_test_cookieUsed to determine if cookies are enabled.Session

Analytics

Analytics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.

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NameDescriptionDuration
_gac_Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together.90 days
__utmaID used to identify users and sessions2 years after last activity
__utmtUsed to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests10 minutes
__utmbUsed to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server.30 minutes after last activity
__utmcUsed only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session.End of session (browser)
__utmzContains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server6 months after last activity
__utmvContains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server.2 years after last activity
__utmxUsed to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test.18 months
_gaID used to identify users2 years
_galiUsed by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked30 seconds
_ga_ID used to identify users2 years
_gidID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity24 hours
_gatUsed to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager1 minute

Functional

Functional cookies remember choices you make on our website, such as form entries or display preferences, to provide a more personalized experience.

WPForms

WPForms is a user-friendly WordPress plugin for creating custom forms with drag-and-drop functionality.

NameDescriptionDuration
wpfuuidUsed to track user interactions with forms.11 years
wpfuuidUsed to track user interactions with forms.11 years

5. Managing Your Consent

When you first visit the Website, a consent banner lets you accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or choose categories individually. Only cookies in the categories you accept are set; necessary cookies are set in all cases.

You can change your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time by reopening the consent settings from the “Cookie Settings” control on the Website. Withdrawing consent stops the affected cookies from being set going forward; it does not retroactively remove data already collected, which you may address through the rights described in our Privacy Policy.

6. Browser Controls

Independently of our consent banner, most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. If you block all cookies, some portions or functionality of the Website may not work properly. Consult your browser’s help documentation for instructions.

7. Do Not Sell or Share / Global Privacy Control

California residents may opt out of the “sharing” of personal information collected through cookies by visiting our Do Not Sell My Personal Information page and submitting a request. The Website also automatically honors the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signal: if your browser sends a GPC signal, non-essential cookies are declined and no further action is required on your part. See Section IX of our Privacy Policy for your California privacy rights in full.

8. Changes and Contact

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example when the cookies used on the Website change. The “Last Updated” date above reflects the most recent revision. Questions about this Cookie Policy may be directed to [email protected].

Last Updated: July 8, 2026

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