Cookie Policy
Last updated: 18 July 2026
This policy explains how EcoBites uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, and how you can control them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies — such as local storage — also store or read information on your device. This policy covers all of them.
How we use them
We use two categories of cookies and similar storage:
- Strictly necessary — required for the site to work: keeping you signed in to the admin area, security, and remembering your language, theme and cookie choice. These do not track you and cannot be switched off.
- Analytics — Google Analytics 4, used only with your consent to understand how the site is used so we can improve it. These are off by default and never used for advertising.
Your consent
We set analytics cookies only after you agree to them. When you first visit, a banner lets you accept all, reject all, or choose which cookies to allow. Until you consent, analytics does not run and no analytics cookies are set. We ask again after about six months, or sooner if what we use changes. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time — see "Managing your choices" below.
Strictly necessary
These are always active because the site cannot work properly without them. They are exempt from consent and listed here for transparency.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ecobites.access_token | EcoBites (first-party) | Keeps an authenticated admin user signed in | Local storage | Session (short-lived) |
ecobites.refresh_token | EcoBites (first-party) | Renews the admin session without re-login | Local storage | Up to 30 days |
ecobites.user | EcoBites (first-party) | Stores the signed-in admin's basic profile for the dashboard | Local storage | Until sign-out |
ecobites_signed_in | EcoBites (first-party) | Signals that an admin session exists | Cookie | Session |
ecobites.theme | EcoBites (first-party) | Remembers your light/dark theme choice | Local storage | Until you clear it |
ecobites.locale | EcoBites (first-party) | Remembers your language choice (EN/EL) | Local storage | Until you clear it |
ecobites.consent | EcoBites (first-party) | Records your cookie choices and when you made them | Local storage | 6 months |
Analytics (set only with your consent)
These are set by Google Analytics 4 only after you allow analytics cookies. They help us measure and improve the site and are never used for advertising.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Distinguishes unique visitors | Cookie (first-party) | Up to 13 months | |
_ga_<container-id> | Maintains analytics session state | Cookie (first-party) | Up to 13 months | |
_gid | Distinguishes visitors over a short period | Cookie (first-party) | 24 hours |
Managing your choices
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the button below, which reopens the cookie preferences panel. You can also delete or block cookies in your browser settings, though blocking strictly-necessary cookies may stop parts of the site working.
Google provides more information about how Analytics uses data, and a browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics entirely.
Cookie names and durations are provided for transparency and may change as the site evolves; this policy is kept under regular review.