The short version
This site sets four cookies in total, and only two of them on most pages. None of them are for advertising, and none of them track you across other websites. The list below is what was actually observed in a browser on 10 September 2026, not a generic template.
What is set, and where
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Lifetime | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes one browser from another so visits can be counted | 2 years | All |
_ga_2BNJWG89YQ | Google Analytics | Keeps the session state for this specific site | 2 years | All |
__stripe_mid | Stripe | Fraud prevention — recognises the device across payment attempts | 1 year | Pay an invoice only |
__stripe_sid | Stripe | Fraud prevention for the current payment session | 30 minutes | Pay an invoice only |
The two Stripe cookies exist because card payments need fraud checks; they are set when the payment page loads its Stripe component. Everything else on the site works without cookies at all.
Why there is no cookie banner
We would rather tell you plainly what is set than ask you to dismiss a dialog. This site sets no advertising or cross-site tracking cookies, so there is nothing here that a banner would meaningfully protect you from — the analytics cookies can be refused in your browser in a few seconds, and the Stripe ones only appear if you choose to pay online. If you are visiting from the EU or UK, where consent rules are stricter, treat this page as the disclosure and use your browser controls to refuse anything you do not want.
How to refuse them
- Any browser. Cookie settings let you block or clear cookies for a single site. In Chrome and Edge look under Privacy and security → Third-party cookies → See all site data; in Safari under Privacy → Manage Website Data; in Firefox under Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
- Analytics specifically. Google publishes a browser add-on that stops Google Analytics on every site you visit.
- Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control. We do not add advertising trackers for these signals to disable, and we do not sell personal information, so there is nothing for them to switch off here.
Blocking the analytics cookies does not break anything. Blocking the Stripe cookies may stop an online payment from going through — you can always pay by another method instead.
Questions
Ask at billing@aquatichorizons.net. Related: privacy policy, terms and conditions, and the payment-specific privacy and terms pages.