1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They are read back by the website on subsequent visits, allowing it to remember information about your session or preferences.
Cookies serve many purposes: some are essential to make a website function at all (for example, keeping you logged in as you navigate between pages), while others help website owners understand how visitors use the site so they can improve it.
Cookies can be “session” cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies, which remain on your device for a set duration or until you delete them manually.
2. Cookies We Use
Below is a complete list of all cookies set by idealsyntax.com. We update this list whenever cookies are added or removed.
Cookie
Purpose
Duration
Type
__session
Authentication and session state
Session
Essential
_lenis_position
Smooth scroll position memory
Session
Functional
theme
Dark/light mode preference
1 year
Functional
_ga
Analytics measurement when Google Analytics is enabled
Up to 2 years
Analytics
cookie_consent
Remembers your cookie preference
1 year
Essential
3. Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are required for the website to function. Without them, features such as session management, consent memory, and scroll behaviour cannot operate correctly. Because they are strictly necessary, they cannot be disabled through our cookie settings.
You can still block these cookies through your browser settings (see Managing Cookies), but doing so will likely result in degraded or broken functionality.
4. Analytics Cookies
We use Plausible Analytics to understand how visitors use the website. Plausible is a privacy-first analytics platform that is fully GDPR-compliant by design.
What Plausible does not do
- Does not collect or store personal data
- Does not use cookies for tracking (our _plausible entry is a lightweight functional marker)
- Does not track users across websites or devices
- Does not share data with advertising networks
- Is not subject to GDPR consent requirements for analytics
The data Plausible provides us — such as page views, referrer sources, and device categories — is fully aggregate and cannot be used to identify individuals.
5. What We Don't Do
We believe clear commitments matter as much as what we do:
No advertising cookies
We do not set cookies for ad targeting, retargeting, or any advertising purpose.
No cross-site tracking
We do not share identifiers with third parties that would allow them to track you across the web.
No data sales
We do not sell cookie data, browsing behaviour, or any other personal data to third parties.
No fingerprinting
We do not use browser fingerprinting or other techniques to identify users without cookies.
6. Managing Cookies
All modern browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies. Use the paths below to find cookie settings in your browser:
Google Chrome
Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
Mozilla Firefox
Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Apple Safari
Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
Microsoft Edge
Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
Please note that blocking all cookies will prevent some parts of the website from functioning correctly. If you block only analytics cookies, the site will continue to work normally.
7. Updates
The cookie table in Section 2 is updated whenever we add, change, or remove a cookie. The “Effective date” at the top of this page reflects the date of the most recent update.
We recommend checking this page periodically, particularly if you have concerns about privacy. For significant changes to our cookie practices, we will post a notice on the website.