Cookie Policy
This policy explains what this website stores on your device and why.
1. Short version
This website uses two kinds of storage. The first is strictly necessary for the site to work and is always active. The second is Google Analytics, which measures how the site is used — that one is only ever loaded if you accept it, and nothing is set before you choose.
We run no advertising trackers and no social media pixels.
It does use a small amount of browser storage to make the site work. That storage stays on your device, is not a cookie, and is not used to identify or track you.
2. What we store on your device
| Name | Type | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| skywalkContent | Local storage | Holds the site's own text and images so pages render consistently | Until you clear your browser data |
| skywalkPreloaderSeen | Session storage | Remembers that you have already seen the opening animation, so it is not replayed on every page | Until you close the tab |
| skywalkConsent | Local storage | Records your cookie choice so we do not ask again on every page | Until you clear your browser data |
Analytics — only if you accept
These are set by Google Analytics and are not loaded at all unless you accept them.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes one visitor from another so visits can be counted | 2 years |
| _ga_<ID> | Google Analytics | Keeps track of a single visit to the site | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors over a shorter window | 24 hours |
We have configured Google Analytics with IP anonymisation switched on and advertising personalisation switched off, so it is used for measurement only. Google may process this data outside Egypt. See Google's Privacy Policy.
Both are strictly necessary for the site to function as intended and neither contains personal data.
3. Third-party services
Some technical files are loaded from external providers. These do not set tracking cookies on this site, but they do receive your IP address as a normal consequence of your browser requesting a file:
- Cloudflare (cdnjs) — the animation library used for page transitions.
- Google Fonts — the Poppins typeface used across the site.
- Google Analytics — measurement, and only after you accept it.
When you submit a form, it is delivered through FormSubmit. When you click a map link or a social media icon, you leave this site and that provider's own policies apply.
4. Consent
When you first visit, you are asked whether you consent to measurement cookies. Nothing beyond the strictly necessary storage in section 2 is loaded until you choose, and choosing to reject is exactly as easy as choosing to accept.
You can change your mind at any time using the Cookie Settings link at the bottom of any page. Withdrawing consent stops any further measurement and deletes the cookies that were set.
Google Analytics is not strictly necessary for the site to work, so it requires your prior consent. That means:
- You will be asked to consent before any such cookie or tracker is set.
- You will be able to accept or reject them, and reject will be as easy as accept.
- You will be able to change your choice at any time.
- Every cookie it sets is listed in section 2, with what it does and how long it lasts.
If you reject, or simply never choose, no analytics cookie is ever set and the site works exactly the same.
5. Your control
You can clear site storage at any time through your browser settings. Clearing it will not prevent you from using the site.