Cookie Policy

This policy explains how OmniWatchGuard.com, operated byIsoconsult S.R.L., uses cookies and similar local storage technologies (localStorage and sessionStorage). Essential items are stored without consent; analytics items only after you accept them.

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored in your browser when you visit a website. They let the site remember your preferences, keep your session active, and collect information about how it is used.

External resources to better understand cookies:

allaboutcookies.org — a complete guide to cookies
cookiesandyou.com — simple explanations
GDPR Art. 5 — data processing principles

2. What types of cookies we use

Most items are kept in the browser's local storage (localStorage or sessionStorage), not in cookies. The table below shows everything the site stores in your browser.

Name	Type	Purpose	Where and how long
`owg_token`	Essential	Login session for your account	localStorage; removed at logout
`owg_cookie_consent_v2`	Essential	Your choice in the cookie banner (analytics accepted or refused) and the time of the choice	localStorage; until you clear it in the browser
`owg_2fa_dev`	Essential	Only if you tick "remember this device" at two-factor login	HttpOnly cookie; 30 days
`owg_lang`	Functional	Interface language	localStorage; until you clear it in the browser
`owg_ref_code`, `owg_ref_expires`	Functional	Affiliate referral code, if you reached the site through a referral link	localStorage; 60 days
`owg_voter_id`	Functional	Anonymous identifier for article ratings; created when you rate an article	cookie; 1 year
`owg_rated_*`	Functional	Remembers that you already rated an article	localStorage; until you clear it in the browser
`owg_install_banner_dismissed`	Functional	Remembers that you closed the app install banner	localStorage; until you clear it in the browser
`owg_annual_seen`, `sticky-cta-closed`	Functional	Remember that you closed a pop-up or a bar on the site during the visit	sessionStorage; until you close the tab
Cloudflare Turnstile	Essential	Bot protection check on the registration form; the cookies are set by Cloudflare	set by Cloudflare
Stripe	Essential	Cookies set by Stripe on its own checkout and billing pages	set by Stripe
`_ga`, `_ga_*`	Analytics	Google Analytics 4: site usage statistics	cookie set by Google; only after consent
`_gcl_*`	Analytics	Google Ads: measuring conversions from ads	cookie set by Google; only after consent
OpenAI Ads	Analytics	OpenAI (ads in ChatGPT): measuring sign-ups from ads	set by OpenAI; only after consent

3. Essential vs. optional cookies

Essential items (cannot be disabled)

These are needed for the site to work: login, security, remembering your cookie choice, payments. In the cookie banner the "essential" category is always on.

Functional items

They remember a choice or an action of yours (language, rating an article, referral code, closing a banner). They have no switch in the cookie banner. You can delete them at any time from your browser settings.

Analytics cookies (optional)

The cookie banner has one optional category, "analytics". It covers Google Analytics 4, Google Ads conversion tracking and the OpenAI Ads measurement pixel (ads in ChatGPT). These scripts are loaded only after you accept this category. Once they are loaded, Google and OpenAI receive data about your visit, such as your IP address, the pages visited and the identifiers in the cookies listed above. If you refuse or make no choice, the scripts are not loaded.

4. Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by external services we use:

Cloudflare: the Turnstile bot protection check on the registration form.Cloudflare cookie policy
Stripe: on Stripe's own checkout and billing pages.Stripe privacy policy
Google: Google Analytics 4 and Google Ads, only after your consent.Google privacy policy
OpenAI: the measurement pixel for ads in ChatGPT, only after your consent.OpenAI privacy policy

Third-party requests without cookies set by us

The pages load fonts from Google Fonts and three small badge images in the footer, from Product Hunt, SaaSHub and AlternativeTo. These requests happen without consent and without us setting cookies for them, but your IP address reaches these providers when the font or the image loads.

5. How you can control cookies

You can change your choice about analytics cookies at any time from the cookie settings button in the page footer, which reopens the banner. If you withdraw consent, the Google scripts are no longer loaded on the following pages. Google cookies already created stay in the browser until you delete them from its settings.

You can manage or delete cookies directly from your browser settings:

Note: if you block or clear the site's local storage, you will be logged out and login to the OmniWatchGuard platform will not work.

For global opt-out from behavior-based advertising:youronlinechoices.eu

6. Applicable legislation

This policy complies with:

GDPR — EU Regulation 2016/679
ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC (the Cookie Directive)
Romanian Law no. 506/2004 on the processing of data in electronic communications

7. Contact

Questions about cookies: suport@omniwatchguard.comor our contact form.