Cookie Policy

GlobalCostData.com — Last updated: 28 April 2026

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which cookies (if any) this website sets, and what choices you have. Read it alongside our Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser when you visit a website. They can be set by the site you visit (first-party) or by third-party services embedded on the page. Cookies serve different purposes: some are strictly necessary for the site to function; others collect aggregate usage statistics or support advertising and affiliate tracking.

2. Current Cookie Status

Current status (April 2026): No tracking or advertising cookies are deployed on this website.
GlobalCostData.com is a static HTML site. No JavaScript analytics scripts, social media pixels, or advertising networks are currently active. This policy will be updated and a consent mechanism displayed before any non-essential cookie is introduced.

3. Complete Cookie Table

Cookie	Set by	Type / Catégorie	Purpose / Finalité	Duration / Durée	Consent required
`__cf_bm`	Cloudflare	Strictly necessary Technique indispensable	Bot management and DDoS protection. Distinguishes human visitors from automated bots. Required for site security and availability.	30 minutes	No — ePrivacy Art. 5(3) exemption
`_cfuvid`	Cloudflare	Strictly necessary Technique indispensable	Per-user rate limiting to prevent CDN abuse. Contains no persistent personal identifier.	Session (deleted on browser close)	No — Strictly necessary
Analytics cookies	TBD (not active)	Analytics / Statistiques (not currently deployed)	Aggregate page visit statistics to understand content performance and improve the user experience.	Up to 13 months if deployed	Yes — prior consent required
Affiliate / ad cookies	TBD (not active)	Marketing / Publicité (not currently deployed)	Click-tracking on affiliate or sponsored links for commission attribution purposes.	30–90 days if deployed	Yes — explicit consent required

4. Why No Consent Banner Is Currently Required

Under Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC), as transposed into French law by Art. L34-5 of the Code des Postes et des Communications Électroniques, cookies that are strictly necessary for the technical delivery of a service explicitly requested by the user are exempt from the prior consent requirement. The two Cloudflare cookies above both qualify for this exemption: they protect site integrity and carry no persistent personal identifier.

Since no analytics, advertising, or affiliate tracking cookies are currently active, no consent banner is required at this time.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You may at any time control cookies through your browser settings:

Block cookies: All major browsers allow you to block or delete cookies via their Settings or Privacy menu. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent pages from loading correctly.
Privacy extensions: Tools such as uBlock Origin or Privacy Badger can intercept third-party cookies before they are set.
Cloudflare cookies: These are set at the network layer; individual opt-out is not possible, but they expire within 30 minutes and carry no personal data.

Browser-specific guidance:

6. Commitments Before Any Future Cookie Deployment

Before introducing any non-essential cookie (analytics, affiliate tracking, advertising), we commit to:

Updating this page at least 30 days before deployment and notifying via homepage notice
Displaying a clearly dismissible consent banner on first visit, before any cookie is set
Recording and timestamping each consent event in accordance with Art. 7 GDPR
Making refusal as easy as acceptance (no dark patterns, no pre-ticked boxes)
Preferring cookieless, privacy-preserving analytics tools where technically feasible
For affiliate links: displaying a clear "affiliate link" or "sponsored" disclosure adjacent to each such link, per EU Directive 2005/29/EC and French ARPP guidelines

7. Changes to This Policy

This Cookie Policy is reviewed whenever our cookie practices change or when required by applicable law. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the version currently in force.

8. Contact

For questions about our cookie practices: contact@globalcostdata.com
See also our Privacy Policy and Legal Notice.