Cookie policy
Last updated: 30 October 2026
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies Rize Agency (Nova Ascendia Ltd) uses on this website, and how you control them. Read it with our privacy policy.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as your browser’s local storage, work in much the same way, and this policy covers them too. Some are essential for a site to work; others help a site owner understand how the site is used or measure advertising.
2. Your choice
When you first visit, a banner asks whether you accept analytics and marketing cookies. Rejecting is as easy as accepting, and nothing optional is set or loaded until you accept it: Google’s tag and Hotjar are not even downloaded before then. Necessary cookies don’t need your consent.
You can change your mind at any time with “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page, or here:
If you withdraw consent, we tell Google straight away, delete the Google Analytics, Google Ads and Hotjar cookies stored on our domain, and reload the page so their code stops running. Cookies that Google sets on its own domains (such as doubleclick.net) can only be removed in your browser settings. We remember your choice for 6 months, then ask again; we also ask again if we add new kinds of cookies.
3. Google Consent Mode
We use Google Consent Mode (version 2). Every page starts with all of Google’s storage and advertising signals set to “denied”, and only changes them to “granted” for the categories you accept. Because we don’t load Google’s tag at all until you accept, Google receives nothing from this site before then.
4. The cookies we use
Necessary (always on)
Needed for the site to work: they remember your cookie choice and your light or dark theme. They can't be switched off and they aren't used to track you.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Type | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
rize_consent | Rize Agency (this site) | Remembers which cookie categories you accepted or rejected, the policy version and when you chose. | Cookie | 6 months |
rize-theme | Rize Agency (this site) | Remembers whether you chose the light or dark theme. | Local storage | Until you clear it |
Analytics (only with your consent)
Help us understand how people find and use the site so we can improve it. Google Analytics counts visits and pages viewed; Hotjar records heatmaps and recordings of how pages are used.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Type | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors with a random ID so visits can be counted. | Cookie | 2 years |
_ga_95D7F2R0BJ | Google Analytics | Keeps track of the current session for our Google Analytics property. | Cookie | 2 years |
_hjSessionUser_3114183 | Hotjar | Stores a random Hotjar user ID so repeat visits on this site are linked to the same (anonymous) visitor. | Cookie | 1 year |
_hjSession_3114183 | Hotjar | Holds data for the current Hotjar session so later page views are linked to it. | Cookie | 30 minutes |
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress, _hjIncludedInSessionSample_* | Hotjar | Detect the first page view of a session and whether the session is included in Hotjar's sample. | Cookie | 30 minutes |
_hjTLDTest, _hjCookieTest, _hjLocalStorageTest, _hjSessionStorageTest | Hotjar | Check which storage the browser allows. Deleted straight away. | Cookie | Session or under 1 second |
Other _hj* entries | Hotjar | Hotjar may keep other short-lived settings in cookies or browser storage (for example, whether recording is on for this session). | Cookie | Session to 1 year |
Marketing (only with your consent)
Let us measure whether our Google Ads lead to visits and applications, and let Google use this for ad measurement and personalisation.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Type | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_gcl_au | Google Ads | Links ad clicks to actions on this site (conversion tracking). | Cookie | 90 days |
_gcl_aw, _gcl_gb | Google Ads | Set when you arrive from a Google ad: stores the ad click ID so a later application can be credited to the ad. | Cookie | 90 days |
IDE, test_cookie, and others on google.com / doubleclick.net | Google (third party) | Set by Google on its own domains to measure and personalise ads. We can't read or delete them; Google's own policy applies. | Cookie | Up to 13 months |
Third parties change their cookies from time to time. For their current lists see Google’s cookie information, how Google uses cookies and cookies set by Hotjar.
Embedded videos (Vimeo)
Some pages include videos hosted by Vimeo. We load them in Vimeo’s “do not track” mode, so Vimeo doesn’t set tracking or advertising cookies. Vimeo’s player does set one strictly necessary security cookie, __cf_bm (Cloudflare bot protection, on vimeo.com, lasts 30 minutes). Your browser also connects to Vimeo to play the video, which means Vimeo sees your IP address.
5. Controlling cookies in your browser
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking all cookies may stop parts of this site (such as remembering your cookie choice) from working. Google offers a browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics on every site, and you can manage Google ad personalisation at My Ad Center.
6. Contact
Questions about cookies or this policy: general@rizeagency.com.