Cookie Policy
Last updated: 14 September 2026
This policy explains which cookies and similar technologies are used on bensenbio.com and blog.bensenbio.com, and how you can control them.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. They can remember your preferences, keep a site secure, or help measure how a site is used. Similar technologies (local storage, pixels) work in a comparable way.
2. Your choice
On your first visit a consent banner is shown. Non-essential cookies are blocked until you consent; you can accept all, reject all, or choose categories, and you can change or withdraw your choice at any time through the “Cookie Settings” link in the banner or footer.
3. Categories
| Category | Purpose | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Site security (firewall / bot protection), keeping the site working, remembering your cookie choice, language and time-zone display, keeping subscription links valid. | Required to provide the service — no consent needed. |
| Analytics | Aggregated statistics about visits and popular pages. We currently use none: our statistics (Cloudflare Web Analytics and WP Statistics) are cookie-less. | Would require your consent. |
| Marketing | Advertising or remarketing. We use none. | Would require your consent. |
4. Cookies you may find here
| Cookie | Set by | Category | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
timezone | WordPress (our site) | Strictly necessary | Remembers your time-zone offset so dates display correctly | up to 1 year |
cookieadmin_* | CookieAdmin (our site) | Strictly necessary | Stores which cookie categories you accepted, so we do not ask again | 1 year |
newsletter | Newsletter (our site) | Strictly necessary / functional | Keeps your subscription and unsubscribe links working | up to 1 year |
pll_language | Polylang (our site) | Strictly necessary / functional | Remembers the language you selected | 1 year |
wp-settings-*, wp-settings-time-* | WordPress (our site) | Strictly necessary | Only for logged-in staff: remembers admin interface preferences | 1 year |
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Strictly necessary (security) | Tells humans from bots and blocks attacks | about 30 minutes |
cf_clearance | Cloudflare | Strictly necessary (security) | Records that you passed a security check | up to 1 year |
We use no analytics or advertising cookies: Cloudflare Web Analytics is cookie-less and does not fingerprint visitors, and we do not run Google Analytics or Meta Pixel. If that ever changes, those cookies will load only after you give consent.
5. Managing cookies in your browser
You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari: Settings → Privacy). Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how the Sites work. Where technically supported we also honour the Global Privacy Control signal.
6. Third-party sites
The Sites may link to external websites; their cookie practices are governed by their own policies.
7. Contact
Questions about cookies: [email protected]. See also our Privacy Policy.