Cookies Policy

We group cookies into three categories based on their function:

• Essential — Required for the website to function (e.g. remembering your consent choice). No user data is collected. These cannot be declined.
• Analytics — Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve content and performance. Only set after you accept.
• Preferences — Store your chosen settings (e.g. dark/light mode) for a consistent experience. Stored locally, not sent to any server.

The table below lists every cookie this site may set, including its provider, purpose, category, and retention period.

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) deployed through Google Tag Manager. GA4 collects aggregated, anonymized data to help us understand:

• Which pages are visited most frequently
• How long visitors spend on each page
• Search queries made within the portfolio gallery
• Referring websites or traffic sources
• Device type and browser information (anonymized — no IP addresses are logged)

Important: GA4 does not log individual IP addresses. IP-based geolocation data is coarse (country/city level) and cannot identify you personally.

For more detail, see Google's documentation:

• Google Analytics 4 cookie usage
• Google's overview of cookies
• Google Privacy Policy

This website implements Google Consent Mode v2, which communicates your cookie consent choice to Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics before any tags fire. Here is how it works:

• Before consent — The default consent state is set to denied for analytics, advertising, and personalization storage. GTM loads but GA4 tags respect the denied state and do not set cookies or collect data.
• After consent — When you click "Accept", consent is updated to granted and GA4 tags begin collecting anonymized analytics data.
• If you decline — Consent stays denied. No analytics cookies are set and no data is collected.
• On return visits — Your previous consent choice is restored from local storage, so you are not asked again.

Google's Consent Mode v2 documentation →

The following third-party services may process data when you interact with our site:

• Google Tag Manager — Tag management system that deploys Google Analytics tags. GTM itself does not set cookies, but it manages the tags that do.
• Google Analytics (GA4) — Analytics service that collects anonymized usage data. Cookies are only set after your explicit consent.
• Lemon Squeezy — Payment processor for digital product purchases. Their checkout page is hosted on iradmachraoui.com and may set their own cookies necessary for payment processing.
• Google Fonts — Font delivery service. May log requests including IP address and browser information when fonts are loaded.
• Cloudflare — Content delivery network (CDN) and hosting provider. May set strictly necessary cookies for security and performance optimization.

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

• Cookie banner — Use the Accept / Decline buttons on our cookie consent banner. You can reset your choice by clearing your browser cookies for this site.
• Browser settings — Most browsers let you view, block, or delete cookies through their settings pages:
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Edge
• Google Analytics opt-out — Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent GA4 from collecting data across all websites you visit.
• Blocking all cookies may affect some functionality of our website, such as remembering your theme preference.

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

• Email: iradmachraoui3@gmail.com
• WhatsApp: +974 3045 0407