Cookie Policy

Last updated: 15th January 2026

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners. Cookies help us understand how you use our website and improve your browsing experience.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes, including to ensure our website functions properly, to analyse website traffic and usage patterns, to remember your preferences, and to provide personalised content and advertisements. All cookies are used in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Types of Cookies We Use

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they are automatically placed when you visit our site.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics for this purpose, which requires your consent.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. They remember your preferences and settings to provide a more personalised experience.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We may use Google Ads and other advertising services that require these cookies.

Cookie Details

Cookie Name Purpose Duration Type
cookie_consent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year Necessary
_ga Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users 2 years Analytics
_gid Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users 24 hours Analytics
_gcl_au Google Ads - conversion tracking 90 days Marketing
_gcl_aw Google Ads - conversion tracking 90 days Marketing
IDE Google Ads - ad personalisation 2 years Marketing

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services that may set cookies:

  • Google Analytics: For website analytics and understanding user behaviour
  • Google Ads: For advertising and conversion tracking
  • Google Fonts: For loading web fonts to enhance website typography

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. Your choices will be remembered for future visits.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

  • View and delete cookies stored on your device
  • Block cookies from specific websites
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Clear all cookies when you close your browser
  • Open a "private browsing" or "incognito" session

Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to adjust how Google Analytics and Google Ads behave based on your consent choices. When you deny consent for analytics or marketing cookies, these services operate in a privacy-enhanced mode that doesn't use cookies for tracking whilst still providing basic functionality and measurement.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. Necessary cookies are required for basic website functionality, whilst disabling analytics cookies will prevent us from understanding how you use our site. Disabling marketing cookies will prevent personalised advertisements but will not affect your ability to use our services.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

silentforgeium AG

Goethestraße 110, 50779 Cologne, Germany

Phone: +49 2215484698

Email: privacy@silentforgeium.top

Registration Number: HRB369852