What cookies and similar technologies thecatalogist.com uses, and how to control them.
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site's owner.
Cookies We Use
We use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use the Website — for example, which pages are viewed and which links are clicked. This is not a strictly necessary cookie, so it is only set after you accept the cookie banner shown on your first visit; declining or dismissing the banner means Google Analytics is never loaded and no analytics cookie is set. We do not use Google Analytics for advertising, and we do not send it your name, email address or any other personal data you submit through the enquiry form.
Our hosting provider, Netlify, may separately set a small number of strictly necessary cookies required for security, load balancing and form submission (for example, when you use the enquiry form on our Contact page). These are essential to the operation of the Website and cannot be disabled without breaking that functionality.
Local Storage
The Website stores one value in your browser's local storage: your choice on the cookie consent banner (accepted or declined), so you are not asked again on every visit. This value does not contain any personal information and is not sent to us or to any third party.
Beyond that consent flag, the Website does not use local storage or session storage to store personal information or track your activity.
Third-Party Content
Some resources are loaded directly from third-party domains rather than from thecatalogist.com:
- Google Analytics
- Loaded only after you accept the cookie banner. Processes standard analytics data (pages viewed, links clicked, approximate location from IP address) to help us understand site usage. Not used for advertising or cross-site tracking. See Google's privacy policy.
- Google Fonts
- Loads the typefaces used on the Website. Google may log standard server request data (such as IP address) when a font file is requested.
- Cloudflare CDN
- Serves catalog cover and page images. Cloudflare may log standard server request data to deliver and protect this content.
None of these is used by us for advertising or cross-site tracking.
Managing Cookies
You can decline Google Analytics at any time on the cookie banner, or by clearing your browser's local storage for this site (which resets the banner to ask again). Most browsers also let you refuse or delete cookies through their own settings. Declining does not prevent you from browsing the Website or viewing catalogs, though the enquiry form may not function correctly without the essential cookies described above.
Changes to This Policy
If we introduce advertising or other non-essential cookies beyond Google Analytics in future, we will update this page and, where required by law, ask for your consent first.
Contact
Questions about this Cookie Policy can be sent to work@thecatalogist.com. See also our Privacy Policy.