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Cookie Policy

Every cookie this site might set, in plain words, and how to change your mind later. Draft for now while we finish it.

What cookies are

A cookie is a small file a website leaves on your device. Some are there so the site works at all. Others are optional, and you decide about them.

We ask the first time you visit. Analytics and advertising are on until you switch them off. You can change either answer whenever you want.

The three kinds we use

  • Needed to run the site. Just one cookie, and all it does is remember what you chose here. Always on.
  • Analytics. Google Analytics, loaded through Google Tag Manager, so we can see which pages actually help people and fix the ones that do not. On until you switch it off. If you do, no analytics cookies are set, but Google Analytics still gets a basic note that a page was opened, sent without any cookie.
  • Advertising. Google Ads, loaded through Google Tag Manager, so Google can measure whether our ads lead to enquiries and show you our ads, including on other websites. On until you switch it off.

The cookies themselves

Strictly necessary

Keeps the site working and remembers your cookie choice. Always on, and we do not ask permission for it.

NameProviderPurposeExpiry
isdc_consentISDC Thripunithura (this site)Remembers what you chose here so we do not keep asking.6 months

Analytics

Google Analytics, loaded through Google Tag Manager, so we can see which pages help and fix the rest. On until you switch it off. If you do, no analytics cookies are set, but Google Analytics still gets a basic note that a page was opened, without any cookie.

NameProviderPurposeExpiry
_gaGoogle AnalyticsTells one visitor from another so we can count visits without naming anyone.2 years
_ga_<container-id>Google AnalyticsKeeps your Google Analytics session going.2 years

Advertising

Google Ads, loaded through Google Tag Manager, so Google can measure whether our ads lead to enquiries and show you our ads, including on other websites. On until you switch it off.

NameProviderPurposeExpiry
_gcl_auGoogle AdsLets Google Ads tell whether a visit that started from one of our ads ended in an enquiry.3 months
_gcl_awGoogle AdsRemembers which ad you clicked, so an enquiry can be traced back to it.3 months
IDEGoogle (DoubleClick)Used by Google to show you ads and measure how they perform.13 months

Also saved in your browser

NameProviderPurposeExpiry
themeISDC Thripunithura (this site)Remembers whether you picked the light or dark look. (Local storage)Stays until you clear your browser data

Changing your mind

Use the button just above, or the 'Cookie settings' link in the footer of any page. You can also clear or block cookies in your browser, though bits of some sites stop working properly when you do.

The one third party

Our analytics and advertising cookies come from Google, and the basic page notes described above go to Google. What Google does with that data is covered by its own policies:

Updates to this list

If we add or swap out cookies, we will update this list and ask for your permission again where we need to.

Last updated September 2026. This is still a draft while we finish it off, especially the part about how long we keep things.