1. Core Philosophy: Zero Invasive Ad Tracking
SipDolce Labs adheres to strict data minimization: our website does NOT deploy commercial ad tracking cookies, does NOT share identifiers with marketing data exchanges, and does NOT integrate behavioral tracking pixels (such as Meta Pixel or Google Ads).
Our Astro static-first architecture pre-renders pages served directly to client browsers without tracking individual behavior to personalize commercial ads.
2. Strictly Necessary Technical Storage
This website utilizes client-side storage solely for technical security and functional user session integrity:
2.1. Language selection preference (Local Storage)
- Technical key: Locale identifier (`es` or `en`).
- Purpose: Remembering whether the visitor browses in Spanish or English to maintain seamless bilingual continuity across pages.
- Duration: Stored locally in the user browser until manual clearing.
2.2. Antispam and bot mitigation (Form tokens)
- Technical keys: `_sd_ts` (render timestamp in ms) and UUIDv7 idempotency tokens upon submission.
- Purpose: Verifying submissions originate from real human interaction (averting automated bot blasts) and ensuring duplicate network requests do not create duplicate database entries.
- Duration: Ephemeral throughout form interaction; no persistent profiling cookie is established.
3. Optional Audience Analytics (Google Analytics 4)
To understand readership engagement with our scientific papers and project documentation, SipDolce Labs implements Google Analytics 4 (Measurement ID: G-E5RGSD3F5W), operated by Google LLC.
Telemetry is governed by strict privacy-by-design standards:
- Google Consent Mode v2 (Basic Mode): Analytics tags remain entirely blocked and no network requests are sent to Google servers until the user explicitly clicks "Accept analytics" or saves affirmative consent.
- Advertising signals disabled: The consent signals `ad_storage`, `ad_user_data`, and `ad_personalization` remain permanently denied, ensuring data is never used for commercial advertising or retargeting.
- Anonymized IP & zero PII transmission: IP addresses are anonymized and names, emails, phone numbers, or form contents are never transmitted to Google Analytics.
- Cookie identifiers & retention: When consent is granted, analytical cookies (`_ga`, `_ga_*`) operate with a maximum duration of up to 2 years, managed under user consent.
- Permanent revocation mechanism: Visitors may revoke consent at any moment via the "Cookie preferences" link in the global site footer. Revocation immediately sets analytics storage to denied and removes analytics cookies from the browser.
4. Transparent Breakdown of Storage Technologies
- Strictly necessary technical storage: YES (language retention, consent state storage, and form antispam tokens).
- Aggregate audience analytics: YES, STRICTLY SUBJECT TO PRIOR CONSENT (Google Analytics 4 with Consent Mode v2 and anonymized IP).
- Cross-site advertising tracking: NO.
- Behavioral profiling or data broker exchange: NO.
5. Preference Controls and Browser Settings
On-Site Preference Center: You can modify or withdraw your analytics consent at any time using the "Cookie preferences" button in the site footer.
Browser Controls: Users may also block or delete cookies through browser settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge). Disabling analytical cookies will not compromise access to research content, recipes, or laboratory resources.