Optional advertising measurement
Employer and refusal enquiry pages offer “Allow advertising measurement” and “Decline”. Declining does not stop you sending an enquiry. Merely browsing does not give permission. The website loads its Google advertising tag only after a current affirmative measurement choice.
If allowed, measurement can connect an advertising visit with a successful enquiry. Google receives technical visit data, relevant ad-click identifiers, a cleaned page address and a random enquiry reference. Our measurement code does not send form contents or match submitted names and contact details to Google. Ad personalisation is disabled in this implementation. A random reference is not a guarantee of anonymity. Google explains its cookies here.
Use “Change advertising measurement choice” near the end of the relevant enquiry page to change your choice. Employer and refusal pages remember separate choices; change both if you used both. English and Turkish versions within each service share that service’s choice. Withdrawal stops new website conversion events, updates Google’s consent setting and attempts to remove first-party conversion cookies. Reloading after declining prevents this website from loading the advertising tag. The control does not itself erase Google’s earlier records; contact us about those records or other rights.
Storage used by the website
| Name or category | Purpose | Duration or expiry rule |
|---|---|---|
| sl_ad_measurement_v1 — local storage | Employer measurement choice and time | The site honours the choice for 180 days, then asks again. The physical entry may remain until replaced or cleared because local storage has no automatic expiry. |
| sl_ad_measurement_refusal_v1 — local storage | Separate refusal measurement choice and time | The same 180-day choice rule. |
| sl_conversion_ followed by a random reference — session storage | Prevent duplicate counting of a successful enquiry, only after measurement is allowed | Browser tab/session lifetime; clearing that session’s storage also removes it. |
| Google _gcl_ cookie family | Advertising attribution after permission | Google describes this family as lasting 90 days. Browser settings and Google’s implementation can affect the particular cookie. |
| Google reCAPTCHA storage, including _GRECAPTCHA | Risk analysis to protect forms from automated abuse | Google controls the security cookie’s expiry; the actual expiry is available in the browser’s cookie details. It is separate from the site’s 180-day measurement choice. |
| cookie — legacy local storage | An earlier version remembered dismissal of a general banner | No automatic expiry was set. An old entry may remain until cleared. It is not consent to advertising or other optional tracking. |
Optional office maps
Office maps are optional. We load a Google Maps embed for an office only when you choose “Show map” for that office. Before that choice, the website does not connect to Google for the embedded map. The address and separate directions link remain available without loading it.
Loading the map connects your browser to Google. Google receives technical information such as your IP address and browser/device details and may use cookies or other browser storage under its privacy policy and cookie information. Google controls that storage and its expiry; browser and Google settings can affect it.
“Hide map” removes the embedded map from the page. It does not erase information Google already received or cookies already stored. Our website does not save your map choice for a later visit. Each office map is loaded separately, and this choice does not allow or change our advertising measurement. Choosing the directions link opens Google Maps as an external service.
Security and external services
Google reCAPTCHA can connect to Google when a page containing its security widget loads. Our server verifies the response before accepting a form. This security function is separate from optional advertising measurement. Google describes its security storage in the reCAPTCHA FAQ and its processing in its privacy policy. Email and WhatsApp remain alternatives if you cannot use the check.
Some pages request Google-hosted fonts, software resources from code.jquery.com or cdnjs, and externally hosted article images, including Substack images. A request can disclose your IP address and other connection information to that provider. The presence of a resource does not mean you have consented to advertising. External resource behaviour can also depend on cookies already set by the provider in your browser.
Choosing a WhatsApp or Substack link opens that service. Subscription preferences on Substack are separate from this website’s measurement preference. See WhatsApp’s privacy policy and Substack’s privacy policy.
Our IAA registration link opens Yoshki’s verification website. We do not embed its badge or connect to Yoshki simply because you view a page. The external service explains its processing in its privacy notice.
Browser controls and changes
You can inspect, clear or block cookies and website storage using your browser settings. Clearing storage removes remembered choices. Blocking security resources can prevent a form check from completing; you can contact us another way. Browser controls supplement the website’s choices and do not replace our obligation to obtain permission where required.
We show the date of changes and ask again before relying on consent for a materially different purpose. Continued browsing does not accept a new tracking purpose. Contact info@strandlegal.com for help or to exercise a right concerning previously collected information.