Cookie Policy
Pursuant to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR, UK), the EU ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC (as amended), and the GDPR / UK GDPR.
General Principle
Joute uses a deliberately small number of cookies. No advertising tracking cookies, no behavioural profiling cookies, no sale of cookie data to advertising networks.
Analytics cookies are only deposited after your explicit consent has been collected. Strictly necessary cookies are deposited without prior consent (legal basis: legitimate interest / functional necessity).
Cookie Table
Strictly Necessary Cookies (no consent required)
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
joute-consent | Stores your analytics cookie consent choice | 12 months | joute.io |
joute-locale | Stores your language preference (fr / en / es / de) to persist the choice between sessions | 12 months | joute.io |
Analytics Cookies (consent required)
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics 4: unique visitor identifier for anonymised audience measurement. IP anonymisation enabled. No advertising profiling. | 13 months | google.com |
_ga_K2KS6HQ74J | Google Analytics 4: session state for the Joute property (ID G-K2KS6HQ74J). Aggregates navigation data. | 13 months | google.com |
va_* | Vercel Analytics: anonymous audience measurement, primarily server-side. Vercel does not consistently set a persistent cookie; collection is largely cookieless (Web Vitals + server-side aggregation). | Session / no persistent cookie | vercel.com |
Note: Vercel Analytics operates primarily in cookieless mode (server-side aggregation). GA4 data is processed by Google LLC (United States) under a DPA with Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for EU transfers, and an IDTA Addendum for UK transfers.
No Advertising Cookies
Joute does not place advertising cookies (Facebook Pixel, Google Ads Remarketing, TikTok Pixel, etc.). Affiliate links on the site are trackable by partner platforms via their own cookies, deposited on their domains: Joute does not control these and receives no personal data in return, only an aggregated commission.
Consent Management
On your first visit to Joute, a consent banner lets you accept or decline analytics cookies. Your choice is stored for 12 months in the joute-consent cookie. You may change your choice at any time.
If you decline analytics cookies, only functional cookies (consent, language) are set. The site remains fully functional.
Withdraw or change your consent: delete the joute-consent cookie via your browser settings, or write to hello@joute.io.
Browser Controls
You can block or delete cookies directly in your browser settings:
Google Analytics Opt-Out
You can disable Google Analytics across all websites using the official Google browser add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Contact and Complaints
For any cookie-related question, write to hello@joute.io. UK users may lodge a complaint with the ICO. EU users may contact their national supervisory authority.
See also the Privacy Policy for full details on personal data processing.
Cookie policy last updated: 24 May 2026.