Last updated: October 20, 2026

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small files a website saves in your browser. Browser storage (local and session storage) works in a similar way. Some are needed for a site to work. Others, like analytics, are optional. This page lists every one our site uses.

2. Your choice

When you first visit, we ask before using any optional cookies. You can accept all, reject optional cookies, or choose category by category. Optional cookies stay off until you turn them on, and if your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, they start off.

You can change your mind at any time: . The same link is at the bottom of every page.

3. Strictly necessary

These are always on. They do not track you across sites and are not used for advertising.

Strictly necessary cookies and storage
Name	Set by	What it does	How long
`w2w_consent`	Wahl 2 Wahl (browser storage)	Remembers your cookie choice so we do not ask on every page.	Until you change it or clear your browser data
`w2w_subscribed`	Wahl 2 Wahl (browser storage)	Remembers that you already signed up, so the discount popup stops showing.	Until you clear your browser data
`w2w_popup_dismissed_at`	Wahl 2 Wahl (browser storage)	Remembers when you closed the discount popup, so it stays away for 7 days.	Until you clear your browser data
`w2w_popup_shown_session`	Wahl 2 Wahl (session storage)	Stops the discount popup from showing more than once per visit.	Until you close the tab
`w2w_doc_…`	Wahl 2 Wahl (cookie)	Only on agreement signing pages. Proves you entered the one-time code sent to your email.	Until you close the browser
`__Host-w2w_admin`	Wahl 2 Wahl (cookie)	Only for our staff. Keeps team members signed in to the admin panel.	14 days

4. Optional: analytics and maps

These are only used if you allow them. We use Google Analytics with advertising features and Google signals turned off. If you turn analytics off later, we stop it and remove its cookies.

Optional cookies
Name	Set by	What it does	How long
`_ga`	Google Analytics	Analytics. Tells visits apart so we can count visitors and see which pages help. Only set if you allow analytics.	2 years
`_ga_<ID>`	Google Analytics	Analytics. Keeps track of the current visit. Only set if you allow analytics.	2 years
`Google cookies (for example NID)`	Google Maps	Maps. Set by Google when the map on our contact page loads. Only loads if you allow maps.	Set by Google, up to about 6 months

Google's use of this information is described in Google's cookie policy. You can also block Google Analytics on every site with the Google Analytics opt-out add-on.

5. Cookieless statistics

We also use Ahrefs Web Analytics to count page views. It does not use cookies or browser storage, does not identify you, and only reports totals such as page views, referring sites, device type and country. Because it stores nothing on your device and cannot single you out, it runs for every visitor on our public pages, never on agreement or staff pages.

6. No advertising cookies

We do not use advertising, retargeting or social media tracking cookies, and we do not sell your information. Links to our Facebook, Instagram, Yelp and Google pages are plain links and do not load those sites' trackers until you click them.

7. Browser controls

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies and site data in their settings. If you block strictly necessary storage, the site still works, but it will not remember your cookie choice or which popups you have seen, and agreement signing pages may ask for your code again.

8. Changes and contact

If we add a new kind of cookie, we will update this page and ask for your choice again. Questions? Email hello@wahl2wahl.org or call or text 562-367-1198. For everything else about your information, see our Privacy Policy.

See also our Privacy Policy, Terms of Service and Cookie Policy.