This policy explains how Artificial System uses cookies, local storage, session storage, and similar technologies on this website.
1. What cookies and browser storage are
Cookies are small files stored by the browser. The website also uses local storage and session storage for specific functions such as storing consent choices, language selection, and certain functional preferences.
2. When consent is required
Strictly necessary and functional technologies may operate without consent where they are required for a function requested by the visitor. Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, and other optional analytics or marketing technologies do not load before the relevant category has been explicitly selected. Choosing “Necessary only” keeps optional technologies blocked.
3. Categories
| Category | Purpose | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Necessary / functional | Core operation, security, consent-choice storage, language, and functional website preferences. | No, where strictly necessary for the requested function. |
| Analytics | Traffic and performance measurement through analytics services when enabled. | Yes. |
| Marketing | Campaign measurement and marketing pixels when enabled. | Yes. |
4. Current cookie and browser-storage inventory
| Name | Provider | Type | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as_cookie_consent | Artificial System | Local Storage | Stores Necessary / Analytics / Marketing choices, the consent version, and the update timestamp. | Until deleted by the visitor; records from an older consent version are ignored after a version change. | Necessary / functional |
| NEXT_LOCALE | Artificial System | Cookie | Stores the visitor’s selected language. | 12 months. | Necessary / functional |
| as_campaign_modal_dismissed | Artificial System | Cookie | Remembers that an active announcement was dismissed when configured to appear once per campaign. | Until the campaign ends or, where no future end date exists, up to 12 months. | Necessary / functional |
| as_campaign_modal_session | Artificial System | Session Storage | Remembers dismissal of an announcement when configured to appear once per browser session. | Until the browser session ends. | Necessary / functional |
| as_admin_session | Artificial System | HttpOnly cookie | Authenticates access to the protected administration area. It is not created for ordinary visitors. | 8 hours from administrator sign-in. | Necessary — administration only |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Cookie | Distinguishes users for statistical measurement when Google Analytics is enabled and Analytics consent has been granted. | Up to 2 years, subject to browser restrictions and Google Analytics configuration. | Analytics |
| _ga_<container-id> | Google Analytics | Cookie | Persists session state when Google Analytics is enabled and Analytics consent has been granted. | Up to 2 years, subject to browser restrictions and Google Analytics configuration. | Analytics |
5. Managing and withdrawing consent
You can accept all optional categories, choose “Necessary only”, or configure Analytics and Marketing separately. Choices can be changed at any time through the “Manage Cookies” link in the footer. If previously granted optional consent is withdrawn, the page reloads so scripts that had already loaded are removed from the active document.
6. Third-party services
When enabled and the required consent has been granted, the website may use Google Tag Manager / Google Analytics for analytics and Meta Pixel for marketing measurement. Google Tag Manager is used as a tag-loading and tag-management mechanism; the tags themselves remain subject to the relevant consent requirements.
Third-party services may process technical data and identifiers under their own policies and applicable international-transfer mechanisms. Artificial System additionally applies application-side blocking so optional tags do not request third-party resources before consent.
7. Changes
This policy is updated when technologies, providers, the website’s actual configuration, or applicable legal requirements change.