Technologies we use
We use necessary technologies so the website works securely, forms are protected, and language routing can be applied correctly.
This policy supplements the privacy policy and explains in practical terms which storage and analytics functions are used on sternberg-consulting.com.
Overview
| Category | Purpose | Activation |
|---|---|---|
| Necessary | Website operation, form protection, language routing, and security | Always active |
| Security | Protection against spam, automated form submissions, and abuse | Always active where required for security |
| Analytics | Understanding visits, campaigns, engagement depth, contact intent, form status, downloads, and technical performance | Cookieless, without analytics cookies |
Necessary storage
A necessary cookie named sc_lang may be set for language routing. It stores the selected or inferred language and helps deliver German and English pages consistently.
Additional necessary security or form technologies may be used where required to protect the website, prevent spam, or securely transmit forms.
Form protection
Cloudflare Turnstile may be used to protect forms. This service helps determine whether an enquiry is submitted by a person or an automated system. Technical signals may be processed, such as browser information, interaction data, and security attributes.
Form protection is necessary because otherwise the website would be more exposed to spam, automated submissions, and abusive contact attempts.
Cookieless Matomo analytics
We use self-hosted Matomo without analytics cookies. The tracking code calls Matomo without storing visitor identifiers in cookies, localStorage, or sessionStorage.
The analytics help us understand visits, campaigns, downloads, outbound links, contact intent, form status, scroll depth, active engagement time, FAQ use, and coarsely classified technical performance. Form-field contents are not sent to Matomo. The data is not used for automated individual decision-making, personalised advertising, or retargeting.
No advertising cookies
We do not use cookies for behavioural advertising, retargeting, or selling personal data.
No analytics cookie banner
Because analytics are operated without analytics cookies or comparable local analytics storage, we do not show an analytics cookie banner.
If you want to prevent website measurement, you can enable your browser's "Do Not Track" signal or use a content blocker.
Browser settings
You can also restrict or delete cookies and local storage through your browser settings. Depending on the setting, some functions, especially form protection or language routing, may be limited.
Further information
Further information on personal data processing is available in the Privacy Policy.