This page lists the cookies and similar technologies used on governancedocs.com, grouped by the categories you can control in our preference centre. Necessary cookies are always active; everything else is set only with your consent. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the Manage cookies link, which also appears in the footer of every page. Withdrawal takes effect immediately and is recorded in the same way as consent.
Governance Docs LLC keeps a record of each consent decision — a random consent ID, the date and time, your choice for each category, and the exact version of the notice you were shown — for three years, so that we can demonstrate consent as data-protection law requires. We do not store your full IP address. Full details are in our Privacy Policy.
Visitors in the United States can opt out of advertising cookies at any time; we also honour the Global Privacy Control browser signal. Visitors everywhere else are asked before any non-essential cookie is set.
Necessary
Required for the website to work: your cart, checkout, security and your consent choice. These cannot be switched off.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|
gd_consent | governancedocs.com | Stores your consent choice and its ID. | 12 months |
wp_consent_* | WP Consent API | Per-category consent flags read by other plugins. | 12 months |
woocommerce_*, wp_woocommerce_session_* | WooCommerce | Cart and checkout session. | Session / 2 days |
_GRECAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA | Spam protection on forms. | 6 months |
__stripe_mid, __stripe_sid | Stripe | Fraud prevention for card payments. | 1 year / 30 minutes |
Functional
Remember choices you make, such as your currency, and support features like email subscriptions.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|
mailpoet_* | MailPoet | Subscription forms and abandoned-cart reminders. | Varies |
Analytics
Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. Google Analytics, with IP anonymisation.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|
_ga, _ga_8RD4CTSMN6 | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes visitors and sessions. | 2 years |
Performance
Measure page speed and reliability so we can keep the site fast.
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Advertisement
Measure the results of our advertising and show you relevant content elsewhere. Google Ads and Pinterest.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|
_gcl_au | Google Ads | Conversion linker for ad clicks. | 3 months |
_pin_unauth, _pinterest_ct_* | Pinterest | Pinterest conversion tracking. | 1 year |
sbjs_* | WooCommerce | Order attribution: remembers which channel or campaign brought you here. | Session / 6 months |
Your consent record
Every choice made in our cookie banner is recorded against a random consent ID so that we can demonstrate it, and so that you can check it. Enter your ID below to see exactly what was recorded and the notice you were shown at the time.
