Skaltorix
The short version
Nothing that requires consent is loaded before you give it. On a first visit, the only thing this site writes to your device is the record of the choice you make in the banner — which is what lets us stop asking you on every page. If you choose Essential only, no analytics or advertising technology is loaded at all.
What counts as a cookie here
"Cookie" in this policy also covers the equivalent techniques a browser offers: local storage, session storage and similar identifiers. The consent record on this site is kept in local storage rather than a classic cookie; the legal treatment is the same, so it is described here rather than hidden.
The three categories
| Category | What it does | Consent | Typical lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | Remembers your consent choice and supports basic security and delivery of pages. Without it the banner would reappear on every page view. | Not required | Until you clear site data |
| Analytics | Counts visits and page views in aggregate so we can see which pages are actually read and which are not worth maintaining. | Required | Up to about two years, set by the provider |
| Advertising | Used by advertising networks, including Google, to deliver and measure ads where they appear on the site. | Required | Set by the network, commonly months rather than days |
How the banner behaves
- Accept all — analytics and advertising technologies may load.
- Essential only — treated as a refusal. Nothing beyond the essential category loads.
- Dismissing the banner with the Escape key is treated the same way as Essential only. Silence is never read as agreement, and continuing to scroll is not consent.
- Both buttons carry the same visual weight. Refusing takes exactly one click, like accepting.
Changing your mind
Clear the site data for skaltorix.com in your browser and reload the page: the record of your previous decision goes with it and the banner asks again. Every current browser exposes this under privacy settings, usually as "cookies and site data" for a single site. You can also block or delete cookies globally:
- Chrome — Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies and Site data.
- Safari — Settings or Preferences, then Privacy, then Manage Website Data.
- Firefox — Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Cookies and Site Data.
- Edge — Settings, then Cookies and site permissions.
- Mobile browsers — the same options appear under the browser's own settings, not the device settings.
Blocking essential storage will not break the content of this site; the banner will simply ask again each time, because it has nowhere to record your answer.
What this site does not do
- No tracking pixels or scripts that load before consent.
- No cookie walls: refusing does not restrict any content.
- No fingerprinting used as a substitute for cookies.
- No cross-site profile of you is built or bought by this site.
Questions about a specific cookie
If you find something stored by this site that is not described above, we want to know — write to [email protected] and it will either be documented here or removed.