Last updated: April 19, 2025
This website, https://davo.co, uses cookies to enhance functionality, improve security, and ensure compliance with global data protection regulations, including the GDPR and CCPA.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites remember your preferences, manage sessions, and protect against malicious behavior.
How I Use Cookies
I use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Site Functionality
Maintain session states for subscribers and administrators - Preference Management
Store cookie consent decisions (via Complianz plugin) - Security
Prevent brute-force attacks and bot submissions (via Wordfence and hCaptcha) - Performance and CDN Optimization
Proxy requests and cache static content (via Cloudflare, including Rocket Loader and Crawler Hints) - Commenting and Media Embeds
Remember commenter info and manage embedded content from third-party sites (e.g., YouTube, GitHub)
What I Do Not Use Cookies For
I do not use cookies for:
- Advertising or tracking
- Behavioral profiling
- Analytics (e.g., Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel)
Types of Cookies Used
| Cookie Type | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Session Cookies | Maintain user login states and security tokens |
| Preference Cookies | Store comment form details and consent settings |
| Security Cookies | Block suspicious IPs and validate submissions |
| Consent Cookies | Store cookie opt-in preferences (via Complianz) |
| CDN/Cache Cookies | Improve load times and reliability (via Cloudflare) |
Cookie Duration and Expiration
Most cookies expire automatically within 30 days, or are cleared upon browser closure. Session-based cookies typically expire after 2 days, 2 weeks (if “Remember Me” is enabled), or when the browser is closed.
Your Control Over Cookies
You may withdraw or modify your cookie preferences at any time via the cookie consent banner shown on your first visit. On mobile, you may need to horizontally scroll to the bottom-right corner to find this banner.
Additionally, your browser may allow you to:
- View stored cookies
- Delete specific or all cookies
- Block cookies from particular domains
Please note: disabling essential cookies may limit login access and comment functionality.
For more details on how I process your data, please see the Privacy Policy.
Where Cookie Data Is Processed
This site is hosted on AWS Lightsail (U.S. data centers).
Cookies are processed by:
- Cloudflare (edge caching and firewall proxying)
- Wordfence (login protection and rate limiting)
- Complianz (consent logging and cookie classification)
- hCaptcha (bot prevention for forms)
No cookie data is shared with third-party advertising or analytics platforms.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact:
David Faulkner
d@davo.co