Cookie Policy
What this policy covers
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. This policy describes the cookies set by velocms.org, the VeloCMS platform site, including the sign-in and admin areas. It lists exactly what runs before you choose and what runs after you accept.
Blogs built on VeloCMS
Sites created with VeloCMS are run by their own owners. Each blog shows its own consent banner, and the site owner decides which analytics to use there. This policy does not describe those blogs.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are needed for the service to work or to remember a choice you made. They do not require consent.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| vcms_consent | Stores your cookie choice (accepted or declined) so we do not ask again | 1 year |
| pb_admin_session | Keeps blog owners signed in to the admin area | 7 days |
| pb_member_auth | Keeps blog readers signed in to their member account | Session |
| velocms-locale | Remembers your chosen language | 1 year |
| theme | Remembers whether you chose the light or dark display | 1 year |
Before you choose
Until you press Accept, no analytics cookie is set and Microsoft Clarity is not loaded. Google Analytics 4 runs in Consent Mode v2 with storage denied: it may send cookieless pings that do not read or write cookies on your device. If you press Decline, both stay off in the same way.
Google Analytics 4
After you accept, Google Analytics 4 measures visits to velocms.org. It sets the first-party cookies below. Advertising storage stays denied; we run no advertising.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes unique visitors | 2 years |
| _ga_<id> | Keeps session state for our GA4 property (the suffix is the property id) | 2 years |
Microsoft Clarity
Microsoft Clarity loads only after you accept. It records clicks, scrolling and how pages are displayed, so we can find places where visitors get stuck. It sets the first-party cookies below. Advertising storage is denied, so Microsoft's own-domain cookies are not requested, but Microsoft may still set them.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _clck | Keeps a Clarity user id so repeat visits are linked | 1 year |
| _clsk | Groups page views into one session recording | 1 day |
| CLID, ANONCHK, MR, MUID, SM | Microsoft own-domain cookies (CLID, ANONCHK, MR, MUID, SM) may be set by Microsoft | Set by Microsoft |
Signed-in areas
The same choice applies in the admin and onboarding areas after you sign in. Nothing optional runs there until you accept.
Managing your preferences
You can withdraw or change your decision at any time. The button below clears your choice, deletes analytics cookies and brings the banner back. You can also clear cookies in your browser settings; clearing essential cookies signs you out.
Contact
Questions about this policy? [email protected]