Cookie Policy
Last updated: October 14, 2026
1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Local storage works in a similar way but is never sent to a server automatically. This policy covers both, as used on orvya.io (the "Site"), which is operated by Paulina Adrych-Ghorbani, trading as Orvya.
2. Categories We Use
- Essential: Needed for the Site to work and to remember your choices. These are always on.
- Analytics: Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it. These are off until you click "Accept analytics". If you reject or do nothing, Google Analytics is not loaded and sets no cookies.
We do not use advertising or marketing cookies. Google signals and ad personalization are turned off in our Google Analytics setup.
3. Cookies and Storage on This Site
| Name | Provider | Type | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| theme | Orvya | Local storage | Essential | Remembers whether you chose light or dark mode. | Until you clear it |
| cookie-consent-v2 | Orvya | Local storage | Essential | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics cookies. | Until you clear it |
| orvya_visitor_v1 | Orvya | Local storage | Essential | Records the first page you visited, campaign (UTM) parameters and referring site. Sent to us only if you submit the contact form. | Until you clear it |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google (reCAPTCHA) | Cookie | Essential | Protects the contact form against spam and abuse. Set by Google on its own domain when reCAPTCHA loads. | Set by Google |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Cookie | Analytics (consent) | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _ga_DGFLGWC4LG | Google Analytics | Cookie | Analytics (consent) | Used to persist session state. | 2 years |
Google Analytics cookie names, purposes and durations are taken from Google's documentation, Google Analytics cookie usage on websites.
4. Changing Your Choice
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time with (also in the footer of every page). If you withdraw consent, we stop Google Analytics and delete its cookies from your browser. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, or install Google's Google Analytics opt-out add-on.
5. Third Parties
Google processes analytics and reCAPTCHA data as described in the Google Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites that use its services. For how we handle personal data generally, see our Privacy Policy.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when the cookies we use change. We will post the new version on this page and update the "Last updated" date. If we add a new category of non-essential cookies, we will ask for your consent again.
7. Contact
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at hello@orvya.io.