Short version: nothing that identifies you is stored until you press Accept. If you press Decline, or ignore the banner, no analytics or advertising storage is set at all.
1. How consent works here
The site loads with Google Consent Mode v2 configured to deny analytics storage, advertising storage, advertising user data and advertising personalisation before any Google tag runs. Those signals only flip to granted if you click Accept.
Clicking Accept therefore grants advertising-related measurement signals as well as analytics. We do not run advertising campaigns against this data today, and we do not share it with ad networks — but the signals are granted together, and we would rather say so than let the banner imply otherwise.
Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage under the key sm_consent. It never leaves your device and it is not a tracking identifier. Clearing your browser data for this site removes it and the banner reappears.
2. What is set, and when
| Name | Type | Set by | When | Purpose & lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
sm_consent | Local storage | spicemodo.com | When you click Accept or Decline | Remembers your choice so we stop asking. Persists until you clear site data. |
_ga | Cookie | Google Analytics | Only after Accept | Distinguishes visitors for aggregate traffic reporting. Up to 2 years. |
_ga_<id> | Cookie | Google Analytics | Only after Accept | Maintains session state for GA4. Up to 2 years. |
__cf_bm and similar | Cookie | Cloudflare | As required | Distinguishes humans from bots so the site stays available. Strictly necessary; short-lived (around 30 minutes). |
Cloudflare's security cookies are strictly necessary and are not covered by the consent banner: without them we cannot reliably keep the site online.
3. Changing your mind
Clear this site's stored data in your browser settings, reload the page, and choose Decline when the banner returns. You can also block cookies for this domain in your browser, or install Google's opt-out browser add-on. Declining changes nothing about your ability to use the site or contact us.
4. Other sites
Links to our social profiles and to our parent company open on third-party domains with their own cookie practices, which we do not control. We do not embed social media widgets, trackers or advertising pixels on this site.
5. More detail
For the full picture of what we collect and why, see our Privacy Policy. Questions to [email protected].