Cookie Policy
Last updated: 15th January 2026
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners. Cookies allow websites to remember your preferences, improve your browsing experience, and provide relevant content and advertisements.
How We Use Cookies
SecurityAuditor uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website, analyse website performance, and deliver targeted advertising. We use cookies for the following purposes: to remember your preferences and settings, to analyse how our website is used and improve its performance, to provide relevant advertisements through Google Ads and other advertising platforms, to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns, and to ensure the security and proper functioning of our website.
Types of Cookies We Use
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas of the website, and remember your cookie consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information and cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to track website usage, page views, user behaviour, and other statistical data to improve our website's performance and user experience.
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
Marketing/Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We use Google Ads and other advertising platforms that may place cookies on your device for remarketing and targeted advertising purposes.
Specific Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year | Necessary |
| _ga | Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users | 24 hours | Analytics |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads - conversion tracking | 90 days | Marketing |
| _gcl_aw | Google Ads - attribution and conversion tracking | 90 days | Marketing |
| IDE | Google Ads - advertising personalisation | 24 months | Marketing |
Third-Party Cookies
Our website may contain content from third-party services that may place their own cookies on your device. These include:
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about website usage, which helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.
- Google Ads: We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google may place cookies to show you relevant advertisements on other websites and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
- Google Fonts: We use Google Fonts to display custom fonts on our website. Google may collect usage information when fonts are loaded.
Google Consent Mode v2
We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to respect your cookie preferences while still providing essential functionality. When you decline marketing cookies, Google Consent Mode ensures that Google services operate in a privacy-preserving manner, using aggregated and anonymised data for measurement purposes while respecting your consent choices.
How to Control Cookies
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" button that appears in the banner or by clearing your browser's cookies and revisiting our website.
Browser Settings
You can control cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies have been set and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from particular sites
- Block all cookies from being set
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Please note that if you choose to block all cookies, you may not be able to use all features of our website, and some functionality may not work properly.
Opt-Out Links
You can opt out of specific tracking services:
- Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Google Ads: Google Ad Settings
- General Advertising: Your Online Choices (EU)
Mobile Devices
Mobile devices may use advertising identifiers instead of cookies. You can control advertising tracking on mobile devices through your device settings. On iOS devices, you can limit ad tracking in Settings > Privacy & Security > Apple Advertising. On Android devices, you can opt out of personalised ads in Settings > Google > Ads.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
SecurityAuditor S.L.
Calle San Juan 60, 48072 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Email: privacy@securityauditor.pro
Phone: +34 945 113 820
Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 18:00