Cookies
Cookie and analytics policy
MetalGlot only enables Google Analytics after you opt in through the consent banner. This page explains what is stored, what is sent, and how you can change that choice later.
What we use
We store one consent preference in your browser so the site can remember whether analytics are allowed. If you accept, the site initializes Google Analytics and records page views to help us understand which content is useful. If you reject, analytics stay disabled for your browser.
Consent choices
The banner gives you a clear accept or decline choice before analytics are enabled.
- Accept stores an "accepted" consent value in browser storage and allows analytics to start.
- Decline stores a "rejected" consent value in browser storage and keeps analytics disabled.
- No analytics page views are submitted before consent is accepted.
Google Analytics
If you accept, the site initializes Google Analytics 4 and sends page view events when a page loads or when Astro client-side navigation completes.
- The event includes the page path, query string, and current document title.
- We use this data to understand traffic patterns and which product pages or articles are helping visitors.
- Rejecting consent sets a browser flag that prevents Google Analytics from sending data for future visits on this device.
Stored data on your device
The consent choice is stored in localStorage using a persistent site preference so the banner does not reappear on every page load.
- Stored key: analytics-consent-status.
- Possible values: unknown, accepted, rejected.
- Clearing site data in your browser removes this preference and causes the banner to appear again.
How to change your choice
You can reset or remove your site storage in the browser settings at any time. Once the stored consent value is removed, the banner will appear again and you can choose a different option.
- Browser privacy settings typically let you clear cookies and local storage for a specific site.
- If you previously declined, analytics remain disabled unless you later accept after clearing the stored preference.
- If you previously accepted, removing the stored preference stops future analytics until you opt in again.