Cookies

We use cookies on duocircle.com and on every product domain in our portfolio. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that let a website remember things across page loads and visits. We use them sparingly and in three categories.

The three categories

Category	What it does	Can you opt out?
Essential	Authenticates your session, remembers your cookie preferences, blocks fraud and abuse, balances load across our infrastructure	No. The site does not function without these.
Analytics	Aggregates anonymized usage so we can see which pages help, which break, and where to invest. Currently Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymization on.	Yes. Decline analytics in the cookie banner or click “Cookie Preferences” in the footer.
Marketing	Measures the performance of ads and email campaigns we run. Currently Google Ads, LinkedIn, and Microsoft Advertising. We do not retarget you with creepy ads after a single visit.	Yes. Decline marketing in the cookie banner.

We implement Google Consent Mode v2. Your choices flow through to the relevant tags so denied categories really are denied, not silently re-fired. If you want to inspect what is set on a given visit, open your browser’s developer tools and look at the Application tab; we are not hiding anything.

The specific cookies we set

The table below lists every cookie we are aware of setting on duocircle.com and our product domains. The list is updated as our analytics and marketing stack changes. Some entries are set only when the corresponding category is accepted in the cookie banner; under denial they are blocked or auto-cleared.

Cookie name	Set by	Category	Purpose	Expires
cc_cookie	DuoCircle	Essential	Stores your cookie banner preferences so we do not show the banner on every visit	182 days
__cf_bm	Cloudflare	Essential	Bot management, rate limiting, fraud prevention	30 minutes
_cfuvid	Cloudflare	Essential	Per-visitor rate limiting on origin endpoints	Session
_ga	Google Analytics 4	Analytics	Distinguishes unique visitors anonymously	13 months
_ga_<container-id>	Google Analytics 4	Analytics	Persists session state for GA4 properties (one per site)	13 months
_gid	Google Analytics (legacy compatibility)	Analytics	Distinguishes returning users within a 24-hour window	24 hours
_gcl_au	Google Ads	Marketing	Conversion linker for Google Ads attribution	90 days
_gcl_aw	Google Ads	Marketing	Conversion attribution after ad click	90 days
_fbp	Meta (Facebook)	Marketing	Conversion attribution for Meta Ads campaigns	90 days
_li_fat_id	LinkedIn	Marketing	Conversion attribution for LinkedIn campaigns	30 days
MUID	Microsoft Advertising	Marketing	Cross-site identifier for Bing/Microsoft Ads conversion	13 months

If you decline analytics or marketing in the cookie banner, the corresponding cookies in those rows are not set. Cookies already on your device from a prior accepted session are auto-cleared on next visit. The cookies in the Essential row are required for the site to function and are set regardless of your choice in the banner.

If you spot a cookie on duocircle.com or any product domain that is not on this table, email privacy@duocircle.com with the cookie name and the page where you saw it. We will investigate and add it to the table or remove it from the site.

Changing your mind

The “Cookie Preferences” link in every page footer reopens the banner. Make a new choice and it takes effect immediately for the current and future visits.

Browser-level controls

You can also clear cookies, block third-party cookies, or set Do Not Track in your browser. Modern browsers expose these controls in their privacy or content settings. The About Cookies project at aboutcookies.org has step-by-step instructions for every modern browser.

Why this page is short

Some cookie notices are eighteen pages long because they are written by lawyers afraid of regulators. We use a small, named set of cookies and we tell you exactly what they do. If you want the full list, our Privacy Notice covers what we collect and why; the cookies we set are the technical mechanism for some of that collection. Questions: privacy@duocircle.com.