The cookies this site sets.
Short version: shanegring.com uses analytics cookies to count visits and identification cookies to recognise business visitors, and no advertising cookies at all. Nothing here shows you ads or follows you around the web. This page explains what is set and how to switch it off. Last updated 29 August 2026.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small file a website stores in your browser so it can recognise a return visit or measure how the site is used. Some are set by the site you are on; others are set by third-party services the site relies on. Similar technologies, like local storage, do the same job and are covered here too.
What this site uses
On the live site (shanegring.com), Google Analytics 4 runs through Google Tag Manager and sets analytics
cookies, typically named _ga and _ga_<id>. They hold a random identifier and
timestamps so visits can be counted and returning visitors told apart from new ones. They last up to about
two years unless you clear them.
The live site also runs RB2B, a visitor-identification service, through the same tag manager. RB2B sets its own cookies and local storage holding a random identifier, and combines them with your IP address to try to match a visit to a public business profile — see the Privacy page for how that match is used and how to opt out. These are identification cookies, not advertising ones: nothing on this site shows you ads or tracks you across other sites. RB2B does not load for browsers that send a Global Privacy Control signal, and preview and local versions of the site set no cookies at all.
Third parties
Google provides the analytics and tag services, and RB2B provides visitor identification; each processes that data under its own terms. Some pages embed or link to other services — beehiiv for the newsletter, Cal.com for booking, and the "Add to Preferred Sources" button that opens Google — and those set their own cookies only once you interact with them on their own domains. See the Privacy page for what each service handles.
Turning cookies off
You are in control. Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies, and most let you refuse third-party cookies by default. A privacy extension or ad blocker will stop Google Analytics and RB2B from loading, and the site honours a Global Privacy Control signal where your browser sends one. Blocking these cookies does not break the site — every page still works the same.
Changes and contact
If the cookies the site uses change, the date above changes with it. Questions about this page go to shane@shanegring.com.
This is a plain-language summary of real practice, not legal advice. If it changes, the date at the top changes with it.