Effective date: July 6, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how LACO Associates (“LACO,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on lacoassociates.com (the “Site”). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They let a site recognize your device, remember your preferences, and understand how the site is used. Similar technologies such as pixels, tags, and local storage work in comparable ways. We refer to all of these as “cookies” in this Policy.
How we ask for your consent
When you first visit the Site, we display a consent banner. Non-essential cookies (analytics and advertising) are blocked until you choose to accept them. You can accept or decline these categories, and you can change your choice at any time by reopening the banner. We also honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals sent by your browser as a request to opt out of non-essential cookies.
Categories of cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies. Required for the Site to function, such as maintaining security and enabling core features. These are always active and cannot be switched off through the banner.
Analytics cookies. Help us understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it. These cookies collect information such as pages viewed, time on site, and how visitors arrived. This information includes identifiers that can be associated with your device or browser.
Advertising cookies. Support and measure our advertising, including tracking whether a visit or action followed one of our ads. These cookies may share information with Google.
Specific cookies
The Site currently uses the following cookies. Exact cookies may change as we update the Site; this table reflects our primary tracking cookies.
| Cookie | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors and devices | Up to 2 years |
_ga_5HHF5FBDJ7 | Google Analytics | Analytics | Maintains session state for our GA4 property | Up to 2 years |
_gcl_au | Google Ads | Advertising | Measures ad conversions and links ad clicks to actions on the Site | Up to 3 months |
We use Google Analytics 4 (property G-5HHF5FBDJ7) and Google Ads (AW-17427914050). These services are provided by Google, which processes the data under its own privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy. Some cookies are set at both the exact domain and the parent domain, so you may see more than one entry per name in a cookie scan.
A note on cookie scans. Automated scanners sometimes report cookies set by third-party services we connect to for site administration (for example, cookies from elementor.com when an administrator is logged in). Those are not set on ordinary visitors and are not part of our tracking of you.
How to manage cookies
You have several ways to control cookies:
- Our consent banner. Accept or decline analytics and advertising cookies, and reopen the banner to change your choice at any time.
- Global Privacy Control. Use a browser or extension that sends a GPC signal; we honor it as an opt-out of non-essential cookies.
- Browser settings. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Blocking some cookies may affect how the Site works.
- Google Analytics opt-out. Install the add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
- Google Ads personalization. Adjust your settings at https://adssettings.google.com.
Changes to this Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy as our practices or the law change. We will post the updated version here and revise the effective date above.
Contact us
LACO Associates
21 West 4th Street, Eureka, CA 95501
Phone: 707-443-5054
Email: info@lacoassociates.com