Cookie Policy
Effective date: October 20, 2026
https://velm.app/ (the "Site") is committed to protecting your privacy online. This Cookie Policy explains which cookies and similar technologies are used on the Site, why, and how you can control them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website, or a service it uses, stores in your browser. They let the site or service recognise your browser on a later visit and remember certain information. "Similar technologies" include your browser's local storage, which websites can use to remember settings on your device.
What information do we collect?
You can read the Site without creating an account or giving us your name or email address. The only information collected through cookies and similar technologies is described below. If you contact us by email, we receive your email address and your message; see our Privacy Policy.
Which cookies and similar technologies do we use?
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Type and duration |
|---|---|---|---|
contour-theme | Velm | Remembers your light or dark display choice | Local storage on your device, until you clear it |
velm-consent | Velm | Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics | Local storage on your device, until you clear it |
_ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | Distinguish visitors and sessions so we can measure how the Site is used. Only set if you click "Accept". | Cookie, up to 2 years |
Advertising cookies (for example __gads, __gpi, IDE) | Google AdSense and its partners | Serve ads, limit how often you see the same ad, measure ad performance and, where permitted, personalise ads | Cookies, up to about 13 months; see Google's cookie list |
The two local storage settings are needed for the Site to work as you would expect and contain no personal information. They are never sent to us.
What do we use this information for?
Any of the information collected through cookies may be used in one of the following ways:
- to remember your settings;
- to improve our website, by understanding which guides are read and how (analytics, with consent);
- to show ads that keep our content free.
Google Analytics
When you first visit the Site, a notice asks whether you agree to analytics. Google Analytics is only loaded, and its cookies only set, after you click "Accept". If you click "Decline", no analytics cookies are used. You can change your choice at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page. You can also install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Google AdSense advertising cookies
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings, and opt out of some third-party vendors' cookies at www.aboutads.info/choices or www.youronlinechoices.eu. Where the law requires consent for advertising cookies, such as in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, you will be asked before personalised ads are shown.
How can you control cookies?
- On the Site: use the "Cookie settings" link in the footer to accept or decline analytics.
- In your browser: most browsers let you block or delete cookies and local storage in their settings. Blocking all cookies may affect how some websites work.
- For ads: use the Ads Settings and opt-out links above.
Online privacy policy only
This Cookie Policy applies only to information collected through our website, and not to information collected offline.
Changes to our Cookie Policy
If we decide to change our Cookie Policy, we will post those changes on this page and update the effective date above. If you have any questions or suggestions about this policy, please contact us and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Contact information
Velm
Main author: Sam De Silva
Website: https://velm.app/
Contact email: hello@velm.app