Cookie Policy
This policy explains how The Chahal Foundation uses cookies and similar technologies to provide, protect, and improve our website.
Last updated: July 18, 2026
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to provide requested features, support security, remember choices, and measure site use.
The site uses local storage for consent choices and may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies for payment security, form protection, analytics, and advertising measurement. Non-essential analytics and marketing storage is controlled by the choices in the consent banner.
Google tags initialize with analytics and advertising storage denied. Depending on browser and provider behavior, limited cookieless consent-status or measurement signals may be sent before you make a choice. The site sends page-view events only after analytics consent and Google Ads donation conversions only after marketing consent.
Types of cookies we use
We group cookies and similar browser storage by purpose:
Essential Cookies
Always ActiveThis storage supports consent choices, form protection, payment security, and other functions needed to provide a requested service. Some third-party security storage appears only when the related form or payment service is used.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand site use after analytics consent is granted. Page-view telemetry excludes URL query strings. Analytics providers may process browser, device, session, and interaction identifiers as described in their privacy policies.
Marketing Cookies
These cookies support Google Ads visit and conversion measurement after marketing consent is granted. They may also enable advertising features controlled by Google and your browser settings.
Preferences Cookies
This category is reserved for optional site choices and enhancements. The consent record stores whether you allow this category even when no separate preference cookie is present.
Cookies in detail
The services configured on this site may use the keys below. The exact storage present depends on your consent choices, the page or feature you use, provider updates, and browser settings.
| Cookie or Storage Key | Storage | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chahal_cookie_consent | Local storage | Chahal Foundation | Stores your consent choices so the site can apply them on later visits. | Persistent (1 year) | Essential |
| __stripe_mid | Cookie | Stripe | May be set when Stripe payment services load to support fraud prevention and payment security. | 1 year | Essential |
| __stripe_sid | Cookie | Stripe | May be set during a Stripe payment session for fraud prevention and transaction security. | Session | Essential |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Cookie | Google reCAPTCHA | May be set when a protected form loads to distinguish people from automated abuse. | Up to 6 months | Essential |
| _ga | Cookie | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes visitors for site analytics after analytics consent is granted. | 2 years | Analytics |
| _ga_* | Cookie | Google Analytics 4 | Maintains session state for a specific GA4 property after analytics consent is granted. | 2 years | Analytics |
| _clck | Cookie | Microsoft Clarity | Persists a Clarity visitor identifier after analytics consent is granted. | 1 year | Analytics |
| _clsk | Cookie | Microsoft Clarity | Connects page views within a Clarity session after analytics consent is granted. | 1 day | Analytics |
| CLID | Cookie | Microsoft Clarity | May identify when Clarity first saw a browser after analytics consent is granted. | 1 year | Analytics |
| _gcl_au | Cookie | Google Ads | Supports conversion measurement after marketing consent is granted. | 3 months | Marketing |
| _gcl_aw | Cookie | Google Ads | May retain Google Ads click information for conversion attribution after marketing consent is granted. | 3 months | Marketing |
| IDE | Cookie | Google DoubleClick | May support Google advertising measurement after marketing consent is granted. | Up to 1 year | Marketing |
Managing your cookie preferences
You can manage your choices through the Cookie Preferences control in the footer or through your browser settings.
To change preferences on our site: Select Cookie Preferences in the footer, review each optional category, and save your choices.
How to delete cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Here are links to instructions for popular browsers:
Blocking or deleting storage may affect forms, payment security, consent settings, or other requested features. Analytics and marketing storage remain optional.
Third-party privacy policies
For more information about how our third-party service providers use cookies and your data, please refer to their privacy policies:
- Google Privacy Policy (Analytics, Ads, reCAPTCHA)
- Microsoft Privacy Statement (Clarity)
- Stripe Privacy Policy (Payment Processing)
Related policies
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our other policies to understand how we handle your data:
Questions?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us.
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