Cookie	Duration	Description
`cardinals_cc_consent`	1 year	Stores user cookie consent preferences.
`cardinals_lang_seen`	1 year	Marks that the browser-language redirect check has already run.
`PHPSESSID`	Session	PHP server session identifier.

Marketing Attribution

Record the source of your visit (UTM, Google Ads click ID) so we can attribute your enquiry to the right campaign. Not shared with third parties.

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Cookie	Duration	Description
`cardinals_first_touch`	180 days	Records the first marketing source of your visit (UTM, landing, timestamp).
`cardinals_last_touch`	180 days	Records the most recent marketing source for ongoing attribution.
`cardinals_gclid`	180 days	Stores the Google Ads click identifier (GCLID) so conversions can be linked.

Analytics

Help us understand how visitors interact with the website.

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Cookie	Duration	Description
`_ga`	2 years	Google Analytics: distinguishes users.
`_ga_*`	2 years	Google Analytics: persists session state.
`_gid`	24 hours	Google Analytics: distinguishes users.
`_gat`	1 minute	Google Analytics: throttles request rate.
`_ym_uid`	1 year	Yandex.Metrica: unique user identifier.
`_ym_d`	1 year	Yandex.Metrica: date of the user first visit.
`_ym_isad`	1 day	Yandex.Metrica: detects ad blocker usage.
`_ym_visorc`	30 minutes	Yandex.Metrica: WebVisor session data.

Advertising

Used by Google Ads to measure ad performance and (where permitted) personalise advertising. Loaded only when analytics consent is granted.

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Cookie	Duration	Description
`_gcl_au`	90 days	Google Ads Conversion Linker: links conversions to Google Ads clicks.
`_gcl_aw`	90 days	Google Ads: stores conversion attribution data.
`NID, _gads, _gac_*`	Up to 2 years	Google: ad personalisation and frequency capping; set by Google Ads domains only with consent.

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