1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember your preferences and understand how you interact with it. Cookies may be "persistent" (stored until they expire or are deleted) or "session" (deleted when you close your browser).
2. How We Use Cookies
FM Accounting Ltd uses cookies to ensure our website functions correctly, to remember your preferences (such as language), and to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it.
3. Cookie Categories
| Category | Purpose | Examples | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | Essential for the website to function. Cannot be disabled. | Session cookie, cookie consent preference (fma_cookie_consent), CSRF protection | Session / 1 year |
| Functional | Remember your preferences for a better experience. | Language preference (fma-lang), theme settings | 1 year |
| Analytics | Help us understand how visitors use the website. | Google Analytics (_ga, _gid), page views, session duration | Up to 2 years |
| Marketing | Used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign performance. | Google Ads, Facebook Pixel | Up to 2 years |
4. Specific Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| fma_cookie_consent | FM Accounting | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
| fma-lang | FM Accounting | Remembers your language preference (EN/RO) | Persistent (localStorage) |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users | 24 hours |
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
On our website:
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Manage Cookies" link in the footer of our website. This will open the cookie settings panel where you can enable or disable optional cookie categories.
In your browser:
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies stored on your device
- Delete individual or all cookies
- Block cookies from specific or all websites
- Set preferences for first-party and third-party cookies
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services (such as Google Analytics). We do not control these cookies. Please refer to the respective third party's privacy and cookie policies for more information.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for regulatory reasons. The date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last updated.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at info@fmaccounting.net.