Effective Date: August 22, 2026 | Last Updated: August 22, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Runningfish Web Design & Digital Marketing ("Runningfish," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on www.runningfish.net (the "Site"). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, tags, and local storage, which we refer to collectively as "cookies" in this Policy. First-party cookies are set by us. Third-party cookies are set by our partners. Cookies may be session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (which remain until they expire or are deleted).

How We Use Cookies

The categories below match the categories shown in the cookie preference center on this Site, so that what you consent to in the banner is what is described here.

Category	Purpose	Examples on this Site
Necessary	Enable core functionality such as security, network management, navigation, form submission, and recording your cookie choices. These cannot be switched off.	WordPress session and security cookies; cookie-consent record cookies (cookielawinfo-*, viewed_cookie_policy); hCaptcha anti-spam cookies on our forms
Analytics	Collect aggregated information about how visitors find and use the Site so we can measure and improve performance.	Google Analytics 4 (_ga, _ga_*), deployed through Google Tag Manager (container GTM-TZ439ZT)
Marketing	Measure the performance of our advertising, attribute conversions, and show relevant ads to people who have visited the Site.	Google Ads conversion tracking and conversion linker (_gcl_au, _gcl_aw, _gcl_dc), deployed through Google Tag Manager
Preferences	Remember choices you make so the Site can behave or look the way you prefer.	Language and region settings, accessibility display preferences, and saved cookie-category selections
Unclassified	Cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of those cookies.	Listed individually in the cookie preference center where present

Third-Party Services We Use

• Google Tag Manager — the tag-management container that loads the analytics and advertising tags described above.
• Google Analytics 4 — website traffic and engagement measurement.
• Google Ads — conversion measurement and remarketing for our own advertising.
• hCaptcha — protects our forms from automated abuse. hCaptcha is used in place of Google reCAPTCHA and is subject to the hCaptcha Privacy Policy.

We do not currently run Meta/Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Microsoft Clarity, or Hotjar tracking on this Site. If that changes, we will update this Policy and the cookie preference center.

Your Choices & How to Manage Cookies

• Cookie banner / preferences. You can accept or reject non-essential cookies through our cookie banner, and change your choices at any time through the cookie preference center link on this Site.
• Browser controls. Most browsers let you view, delete, and block cookies through their settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the Site functions.
• Opt-out signals. We honor recognized opt-out preference signals, including the Global Privacy Control (GPC), where required by law.
• Analytics opt-out. You can opt out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Advertising opt-out. You can manage interest-based advertising through the DAA and NAI opt-out tools, and your Google ad settings through My Ad Center.

Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting. Because there is no consistent industry standard for DNT, the Site may not respond to DNT signals; however, we honor the Global Privacy Control as described above.

Cookies on Client Websites

This Cookie Policy applies to www.runningfish.net only. Websites we design, host, or manage for clients have their own cookie policies and their own tracking configurations, controlled by those clients.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our practices. We will revise the "Last Updated" date when we do.

Contact Us

Questions about our use of cookies? Contact us:

Runningfish Web Design & Digital Marketing
330 13th Street, Suite 507
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (858) 349-2429
Email: hello@runningfish.net