Updated 18 October 2026
Cookie policy
What Sietch stores in your browser and how to control optional analytics.
Essential cookies
These keep you signed in, secure the Google sign-in flow, remember your language and save your cookie choice. They are used to provide the requested service.
Optional analytics
Only after you accept, first-party analytics count Sietch page views, selected actions and broad language, country and device groups. Raw events are retained for 90 days; non-identifying daily totals for up to 24 months. VPN browsing activity is not part of these events.
Your choice
Accept all or choose only essential cookies in the banner. Reopen cookie settings here or in the footer to withdraw consent. Optional collection stops when you withdraw. Your choice is remembered for up to 180 days.
Other providers
Cloudflare protects the site and Google provides sign-in. Their services may use their own cookies when you interact with them. Read their privacy notices for details.
| Cookie | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| sietch_session | Keeps your signed-in session secure. | 30 days |
| sietch_oidc | Secures the Google sign-in transaction. | 10 minutes |
| NEXT_LOCALE | Remembers your selected language. | Browser session |
| sietch_cookie_choice | Remembers acceptance, refusal or withdrawal. | 180 days |
| sietch_analytics_owner | Links anonymous first-party analytics to your consent; only after acceptance. | 180 days |
| sietch_analytics_session | Groups optional analytics events into a session; only after acceptance. | 30 minutes |