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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 20 July 2026

This page explains what cookies and similar technologies we use on automationarchitects.ai, and how you control them.

The short version

We use a small number of essential cookies to make the site work. Everything else — analytics and behavioural tracking — only runs if you accept it. If you decline, those tags never fire. The site works either way.

What cookies are

Small text files a website stores on your device. Some are needed for the site to function; others watch how the site is used so we can improve it. Similar technologies (local storage, tracking pixels, session recording scripts) do comparable things, and we treat them the same way here.

What we use

Strictly necessary — always on

These keep the site working and secure. They don't track you across other sites, and they can't be switched off.

Cookie / technologyPurposeRetention
Consent preferenceRemembers your cookie choice so we stop asking6 months
Google reCAPTCHATells humans from bots on our formsSession
Firebase HostingServes and load-balances the siteSession

Analytics — only with your consent

These help us see which pages are useful and where people get stuck. The data is pseudonymous — we're looking at patterns, not individuals.

ServicePurposeRetention
Google Analytics 4Pages viewed, time on site, traffic source, country, device, interactionsUp to 14 months
Google Tag ManagerManages the tags aboveSession
Microsoft ClarityAggregated session behaviour and heatmapsUp to 12 months

We do not use advertising or remarketing cookies, and we don't run ad-targeting pixels.

Your choice

When you first visit, you'll see a banner with two options:

  • Accept — analytics runs, and you help us improve the site
  • Reject — analytics never loads; only the essential cookies above are used

Declining costs you nothing. No features are withheld, and we don't re-ask on every page.

Changing your mind

Use the Cookie settings link in our footer at any time. Rejecting after previously accepting stops future collection.

You can also clear or block cookies in your browser settings — though blocking essential cookies may break parts of the site.

Why we ask

POPIA treats non-essential tracking as something you should agree to first, not something done to you by default. That's why our analytics tags are blocked until you choose, rather than loading on arrival.

Questions

growth@automationarchitects.ai — or see our Privacy Policy for how we handle personal information generally.

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