Cookies
You choose whether Google Analytics may load. Privacy settings show the current status and let you withdraw consent.
Short answer
You choose whether Google Analytics measures website use. Declining does not affect pages, scans or the calculator. You can change your choice in Privacy settings. Temporary language-switch storage is separate from Analytics cookies; the spam check loads automatically when you open the review of your completed request.
Change your choice
Open Privacy settings at the bottom of a page to turn Analytics on or off. Refusing does not affect the website or scans. Withdrawal stops further measurement and removes Analytics cookies. Data retention at Google is a separate account setting; the 180 days above concern your browser.
Current browser behaviour
| Category | Status | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics | Only with consent | Google Analytics 4 with Enhanced Measurement, bounded custom events and recognition of predefined LinkedIn campaigns; no form entries, scores or scan answers |
| Marketing | Not active | No pixels or advertising profiles |
| Scans | Locally in this tab | The quick process scan, Automation/IA and MFT Scan temporarily use sessionStorage only when switching language. The receiving scan removes the transfer after reading it and restores only valid data less than 30 minutes old. If the transfer is interrupted, storage may remain until the scan is reopened or the tab session ends. Contact details are not stored. |
| Guide | Locally in this tab | Temporary sessionStorage transfer of answer codes and progress only when switching language, valid for 30 minutes and removed after reading. Contact details are not transferred. A summary goes to Formspree only after your choice and review. |
| Personalisation | Not active | No behaviour profile or content targeting |
| Automation request | Formspree only after confirmation | No browser storage; scan answers are excluded |
Google reCAPTCHA
When you open the review of your completed request, Google processes technical data and uses the _GRECAPTCHA security cookie. Other Google cookies may also be used. Contact by email remains available.
Storage names and duration
| Name / function | When used | Duration in this browser |
|---|---|---|
| bd-analytics-consent-v1 (localStorage) | Remembers your choice, including a refusal | Up to 180 days; not a Google data-retention setting |
| _ga / _ga_* | Google Analytics, after permission | Configured up to 180 days; blocking or withdrawal can shorten this |
| sessionStorage | Language switch for scans, guide or calculator | Removed after reading or reset; a stalled transfer may remain for the tab session. Validated as less than 30 minutes old, not automatically deleted at 30 minutes. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google spam check on opening the request review | Set by Google; its browser and provider retention are separate from the 180-day Analytics setting |
About this information
Content contact: Joshua Boermans. Updated on 9 October 2026.
This describes the website setup and limits of the checks. Independent specialist validation has not been recorded.