Cookie Policy

Last updated: October 3, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how QMSTesting.com (“we”, “our”, “the Site”) uses cookies and similar browser-storage technologies to operate the website, remember privacy preferences, determine the appropriate consent experience, and understand general website usage.

We aim to be transparent about the technologies we use, why we use them, and the choices available to visitors.

1. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?

Cookies are small text files that websites may store on your device. Websites may also use similar technologies such as browser local storage, scripts, tags, and other storage or access mechanisms.

These technologies may be used to:

Support essential website functions
Remember privacy or consent preferences
Measure website usage and performance
Help protect website security

For simplicity, this policy may use the term cookies to include cookies and similar technologies where appropriate.

2. Necessary Technologies

Necessary technologies support core website functionality and privacy preferences.

They may be used for purposes such as:

Basic site operation and security
Loading pages correctly
Remembering cookie and Analytics preferences
Supporting the consent-management interface

QMSTesting uses the Silktide Consent Manager, which stores consent choices in your browser’s local storage so the Site can remember whether you accepted or rejected optional Analytics.

Necessary preference-storage technologies may remain active because they are required to remember your privacy choices and support the Site’s consent-management functionality.

You can clear cookies and local storage through your browser settings. If you clear the stored Silktide preference, the Site may treat you as a new visitor and ask you to make a new choice where applicable.

3. Country Detection

QMSTesting uses a Cloudflare-based country-detection mechanism to determine the approximate country associated with a visitor’s network connection.

The country information is used to decide whether the Silktide Analytics-consent interface should be displayed before Analytics storage is enabled.

The country-detection process may involve technical information such as your IP address being processed by Cloudflare as part of providing its network service.

QMSTesting uses the resulting country code for consent-management purposes and does not use this mechanism to determine your precise physical location.

If a valid country cannot be determined, QMSTesting treats the visitor as being in a consent-required region.

QMSTesting currently requires an explicit Analytics choice for visitors detected in:

Canada
European Union member states
Other European Economic Area countries
The United Kingdom
Switzerland
Unknown or unrecognized locations

For visitors in these locations, Analytics storage begins in a denied state and remains denied unless the visitor accepts Analytics through the Silktide consent interface.

For visitors detected in other countries, QMSTesting’s current regional configuration may enable Analytics automatically.

Privacy laws and regulatory requirements vary by jurisdiction and may change over time. QMSTesting may update its regional consent configuration when appropriate.

QMSTesting uses the Silktide Consent Manager to manage Analytics preferences in consent-required regions.

Where the consent interface is displayed, you can:

Accept Analytics
Reject non-essential technologies
Review or change your preferences

Your selection is stored in your browser’s local storage.

The saved consent preference applies to QMSTesting.com in that browser profile. It is not stored separately for each country.

For example, changing your VPN from one country to another does not automatically erase a previously saved QMSTesting consent choice.

If a saved preference exists, the full consent banner may not appear again on a later visit even if your apparent country changes. You can use the cookie-preferences icon, where available, to review or change your selection.

6. Google Analytics

QMSTesting uses Google Analytics 4 to understand general website usage and improve content, navigation, and performance.

Google Analytics may process information such as:

Pages viewed
Visit and session information
Browser and device information
Referring pages
Approximate geographic information
General interactions with Site content

QMSTesting does not use Google Analytics for the purpose of personally identifying individual visitors.

QMSTesting uses Google Consent Mode with a configuration in which Analytics storage begins in a denied state.

The Google tag may load while Analytics storage is denied. When analytics_storage is denied, Google states that first-party Analytics cookies are not read or written. Limited cookieless signals may still be sent for measurement and modelling purposes.

For visitors in consent-required regions:

analytics_storage remains denied until Analytics is accepted.
If Analytics is accepted, the consent state is updated to granted and normal Analytics measurement can occur.
If Analytics is rejected, Analytics storage remains denied.

For visitors in countries where QMSTesting’s current configuration does not require prior Analytics consent, Analytics storage may be updated to granted automatically.

8. Advertising and Personalization

QMSTesting does not currently use the consent system to enable personalized advertising.

The current Google consent configuration keeps the following advertising permissions denied:

ad_storage
ad_user_data
ad_personalization

If QMSTesting introduces advertising, remarketing, or additional tracking technologies in the future, this Cookie Policy and the consent configuration may be updated.

9. Cookies and Storage Categories Used on This Site

Category	Purpose	Provider	When Used	Duration
Necessary / Preferences	Supports essential Site functionality and remembers privacy choices	QMSTesting / Silktide	As needed for Site operation and consent management	Until changed or cleared from browser storage
Country Detection	Determines the approximate visitor country for consent-management purposes	Cloudflare	When country detection is performed	Depends on the Cloudflare configuration and applicable service policies
Analytics	Helps us understand Site usage and improve content and performance	Google Analytics	After consent where required, or automatically in other regions under the current configuration	Varies according to Google Analytics settings and Google's policies

Exact cookie names, local-storage keys, and retention periods may change as service providers update their technologies.

10. What Happens If You Reject Analytics?

In a consent-required region, rejecting Analytics keeps analytics_storage denied.

While Analytics storage is denied, Google Analytics does not read or write first-party Analytics cookies. Because QMSTesting uses Google’s consent-mode configuration, limited cookieless measurement signals may still be transmitted to Google.

Rejecting Analytics does not prevent you from using the normal content and functionality of QMSTesting.com.

11. What Happens If You Accept Analytics?

If you accept Analytics, QMSTesting updates analytics_storage to granted.

Google Analytics can then use Analytics storage and process normal measurement information according to Google’s policies and QMSTesting’s Analytics configuration.

Where the Silktide consent manager is available, you can use its cookie-preferences control to review or change your Analytics choice.

You can also delete cookies and local-storage information through your browser settings.

Deleting the saved Silktide preference may cause QMSTesting to treat you as a new visitor and request a new consent choice where applicable.

13. Changing Countries or Using a VPN

Silktide consent choices are associated with QMSTesting.com and your browser profile, not with each individual country.

If you make a consent choice while connected from one country and later use the same browser while connected through another country or VPN location, the previously saved QMSTesting preference may still apply.

Changing your VPN country does not automatically clear or reset the stored Analytics preference.

14. Third-Party Services

Relevant third-party services may include:

GitHub Pages — website hosting
Cloudflare — country detection and related network services
Google Analytics — website measurement and Analytics

These providers operate according to their own privacy policies, terms, and data-processing practices.

Information may be processed outside of Canada depending on the provider and service involved.

15. Your Privacy Rights

Your privacy rights depend on your location and the laws applicable to the Site and the relevant processing.

Depending on the circumstances, your rights may include:

Requesting access to personal information
Requesting correction of inaccurate information
Requesting deletion where applicable
Withdrawing consent where processing is based on consent
Objecting to or restricting certain processing where applicable
Requesting portability where applicable
Making a complaint to an appropriate privacy or data-protection authority

For more information, please review the QMSTesting Privacy Policy.

16. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, service providers, privacy practices, legal requirements, or our consent configuration.

The Last updated date at the top of this page identifies the most recent revision.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how QMSTesting uses cookies and similar technologies, please contact QMSTesting.com at contact@qmstesting.com