Cookie Policy

The short version

We do not use advertising cookies, tracking cookies, or profiling cookies. There is no cookie consent banner on this site because no non-essential cookies are set by us.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file stored in your browser by a website you visit. Cookies serve different purposes: some are strictly necessary to make a website function, others collect analytics data, and others track your behaviour across sites for advertising.

Cookies we set

We do not set any first-party cookies. The following strictly necessary cookie may be set by our infrastructure provider:

Cookie	Set by	Purpose	Duration
__cf_bm	Cloudflare	Bot management and security. Identifies automated traffic to protect the site. Strictly necessary — cannot be disabled without breaking core security functions.	30 minutes

Analytics

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics. This tool is privacy-first by design: it does not use cookies, does not store IP addresses, and does not track individual users across sessions or sites. It collects only aggregate, anonymous data (page views, referrer, country-level geographic data). No consent is required for cookieless analytics.

We do not use Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, or any other cookie-based analytics or advertising tool.

Third-party cookies from embedded content

Some pages on this site embed third-party content that may set cookies in your browser:

• YouTube video embeds — The Library page (/library) embeds YouTube videos using the standard YouTube player. YouTube may set cookies when you interact with or view these videos. The token-gated Workshop Replay page uses youtube-nocookie.com, which YouTube states does not set cookies until you interact with the video.

We do not control cookies set by third-party platforms. For YouTube's cookie practices, refer to Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

Payment processing

When you click a purchase button, you are redirected to Stripe's hosted checkout at checkout.stripe.com. Any cookies set during that process are set by Stripe on their own domain and are governed by Stripe's Privacy Policy. No Stripe tracking scripts are loaded on theerainers.com.

How to control cookies

You can manage and delete cookies through your browser settings. Instructions for common browsers:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

Blocking strictly necessary cookies (such as __cf_bm) may affect the security and functionality of the site.

Contact

Questions about this policy: rainers@stepintoring.com.