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Cookie policy

Last updated: 13 May 2026

Baseline policy. This cookie policy is written to comply with the EU ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) as implemented in Malta by the Processing of Personal Data (Electronic Communications Sector) Regulations (S.L. 440.01) and the GDPR. It is consistent with current EDPB and IDPC guidance on cookies.

1. What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device (your computer, phone or tablet) so it can recognise your browser and remember things between visits. Similar technologies — such as localStorage, sessionStorage and tracking pixels — work in a comparable way and are covered by this policy too.

2. Categories of cookies

EU law distinguishes between two categories of cookies:

  • Strictly-necessary cookies — required for a service you have specifically requested (for example, signing in, or remembering items in a basket). These do not require your consent under the ePrivacy rules.
  • All other cookies — analytics, advertising, social-network, personalisation, and similar — require your prior, freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous consent before they can be set.

3. The cookies we set

The table below lists every first-party cookie our site currently sets, along with its purpose and lifetime.

  • kw_admin · Strictly necessary · First-party · HTTP-only · Sliding expiry of 8 hours. Set after a successful admin login on /admin so the admin stays signed in. Contains an authentication token only.

That is the complete list. We do not currently use:

  • Analytics cookies (no Google Analytics, Plausible, etc.);
  • Advertising or remarketing cookies;
  • Social-media tracking pixels;
  • Third-party cookies of any kind.

If we add any of the above in future, we will update this policy and ask you for consent through a cookie banner before any non-essential cookie is set.

4. Local storage and similar

Some technologies that aren't strictly "cookies" still fall under the same rules. We do not currently use localStorage, sessionStorage or browser fingerprinting for any non-essential purpose.

5. Managing cookies

You can control or delete cookies in your browser at any time. Most browsers also let you block third-party cookies by default. Here are guides for the most common ones:

Note that disabling the kw_admin cookie will stop the admin tool working. Everything else on the public site will continue to function normally without any cookies.

6. Changes to this policy

If we change the cookies we use, we will update this policy and revise the "Last updated" date. If the changes affect non-essential cookies, we will also ask you to confirm your preferences again.

7. Contact

If you have a question about how we use cookies, please email hello@kowdja.com. For more on how we handle personal data generally, see our Privacy policy.