Cookies and browser storage
Effective date: 2026-05-18.
This page explains what we store on your device, why we store it, and how to change your choice. The term “cookie” is used loosely below: it covers HTTP cookies and also localStorage and sessionStorage, which the European Data Protection Board and the UK ICO treat the same way for consent purposes.
What we store, and why
We use two categories of client-side storage: strictly necessary and analytics & affiliate attribution. There is no advertising category in use today; if we ever add advertising trackers, we will update this page and re-prompt you for consent.
| Name / key | Category | Type | Lifetime | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
cymi-theme | Strictly necessary | localStorage | Until cleared | Remembers light/dark theme preference. |
cymi.consent.v1 | Strictly necessary | localStorage | 12 months | Records your cookie-consent choice. Without this, the consent banner could not stay closed between page loads. |
cymi.vendorTracking.visitorId | Analytics | localStorage | Until cleared | Pseudonymous visitor ID used for aggregate analytics and to attribute outbound vendor clicks. Only written if you accept the analytics category. |
cymi.vendorTracking.sessionId | Analytics | sessionStorage | Tab session | Pseudonymous per-tab session ID for stitching events within a visit. Only written if you accept the analytics category. |
_ga / _ga_* | Analytics (only if configured) | Cookie (Google Analytics) | Up to 24 months | Standard Google Analytics measurement cookies, loaded only after you accept analytics and only if the site operator has configured a GA property. |
Vercel Analytics & Speed Insights | Performance / aggregate | No persistent cookie | Per request | Aggregate, privacy-friendly performance and audience metrics. Vercel does not set persistent identifiers in your browser for these products. |
How we ask for consent
We geo-gate the consent banner based on the country your request comes from (derived by our hosting provider from your network address). If you visit from a region whose laws require prior consent for non-essential storage — the EEA, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Brazil, or Canada — a banner appears on your first visit with three equally prominent choices: Reject non-essential, Manage preferences, and Accept all. We do not pre-tick any non-essential box, do not treat continued scrolling as consent, and do not block access if you reject.
If you visit from a region whose laws are opt-out rather than opt-in (for example, the United States, Australia, or Japan), we do not interrupt you with a banner. Instead we default-allow the analytics category and you can change that any time using the in the footer (or open it from this page above). The Privacy Policy describes exactly what we collect either way.
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal we honor it regardless of region: in opt-in regions the banner shows with reject pre-selected; in opt-out regions we treat GPC=1 as a refusal and skip writing analytics identifiers.
Your stored choice expires after twelve (12) months, at which point we ask again (in opt-in regions) or refresh the default (in opt-out regions), in line with European Data Protection Board guidance.
How to clear what we have already stored
You can delete everything we have stored locally at any time using your browser’s site-data controls for canyoumineit.com. This will remove your consent record, your theme preference, and (if previously accepted) the analytics identifiers. Browsing in private / incognito mode also prevents persistent storage for that session.
More information
See our Privacy Policy for what we do with information we do collect, how we share it, and the rights you have under GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, PIPEDA / Quebec Law 25, the Australian Privacy Act, and other laws. Our Terms and Conditions cover the overall use of the Service.
Questions about this page or about your data? See Section 18 (Contact) of the Privacy Policy.