This Cookie Notice explains how Dirt Road (“Dirt Road,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on the website at dirtroad.dev and any other website we own or control that links to this notice (collectively, the “Sites”). We do not currently offer a mobile app.
For how we collect and use personal information more generally, see our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They can help a site operate, remember preferences, or understand how the site is used.
Sites may use session cookies (which expire when you close the browser) and persistent cookies (which stay until they expire or you delete them).
There are two broad categories:
- First-party cookies, served by us, used to recognize your browser when it returns to our Sites.
- Third-party cookies, served by providers on our Sites. Those parties may be able to recognize your browser when it visits other websites.
We do not set first-party cookies for advertising or preference tracking. Analytics cookies are set by Google Analytics, and security cookies may be set by Cloudflare, as described below.
What types of cookies do we use?
On the Sites we use essential cookies and analytics cookies. We do not currently use advertising, functionality, or social cookies.
| Type | Description | Who serves them | How to control them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | Necessary for the Sites to operate securely. Cloudflare may set security and bot-management cookies (for example __cf_bm, cf_clearance, or _cfuvid) to distinguish legitimate traffic from automated abuse. | Cloudflare | Required for the Sites to function securely. You can block them in your browser, but parts of the Sites may not work. |
| Security (typically cookieless) | Our bot-protection provider inspects form submissions and request metadata (such as IP address, user agent, and email address) to block spam and abuse. This usually does not set a cookie on your device. | Arcjet | Used only when you submit the contact form or a request is evaluated. |
| Analytics | Google Analytics 4 helps us understand how the Sites are used (pages viewed, referrers, device type, general location). Typical cookies include _ga and _ga_*. We disable Google Signals and ad personalization. | Block cookies in your browser, send a Global Privacy Control signal, or install the Google Analytics opt-out add-on. |
We do not currently use advertising cookies, social-login cookies, or a cookie-preference dashboard. Analytics cookies are optional in the sense that the Sites work without them; they load unless you block them or send a Global Privacy Control signal.
Other technologies
Server logs
Our hosting provider records request logs (IP address, URL, user agent, timestamps) to operate, debug, and secure the Sites. These are not cookies.
Contact form honeypot
The contact form includes a hidden field that people are not meant to fill in. Automated submissions often complete it; we ignore those messages. That field is not a cookie and is not used to track you across sites.
What we do not use
We do not currently use:
- advertising or social-media pixels
- email open-tracking pixels on the Sites
- browser web storage or HTML5 local storage to track you
- Flash cookies / Flash local shared objects
- session-replay tools
- mobile application SDKs
Your choices
Blocking cookies in your browser
Most browsers let you remove or reject cookies. Check your browser settings. Many browsers accept cookies until you change that. If you disable cookies, the Sites may not work properly — especially security checks that rely on Cloudflare cookies.
For a general overview of cookies, including how to see what has been set on your device, visit allaboutcookies.org.
Blocking images
Most browsers let you prevent images from loading, which also blocks common tracking pixels. We do not currently deploy those pixels on the Sites.
Interest-based advertising opt-outs
We do not use the Sites for interest-based advertising. If you want to opt out of that kind of advertising on the web generally, you can use tools from the Network Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance. Those opt-outs are browser- and device-specific.
Global Privacy Control
We honor Global Privacy Control signals as opt-out requests. When a GPC signal is present, we do not load Google Analytics. See our Privacy Policy for how we treat sale and sharing more generally.
Changes
Information about the cookies we use may change. Check this page from time to time. This notice was last modified August 21, 2026.
Questions
Questions about this Cookie Notice: contact@dirtroad.dev.