Cookie policy
Last updated: 27 October 2026
This cookie policy explains which cookies drawing-reference.com uses, why, how long they last, and how to accept, refuse or change your choice at any time. For what we do with personal data in general, see our privacy policy. Questions? Email info@drawing-reference.com.
What this cookie policy covers
Cookies are small files that a website stores on your device. Similar technologies, such as your browser’s local and session storage, work in the same way, so we treat them the same. Some are needed for the site to work. Everything else only runs after you say yes.
Your choice, and how to change it
When you first visit, a banner asks you to accept or refuse statistics and marketing cookies, and whether to show embedded YouTube videos and Pinterest pins. Refusing is as easy as accepting, and the site works the same either way. We set no statistics or marketing cookies until you accept them. You can open the banner again whenever you like.
You can also delete or block cookies in your browser settings. Deleting the cookies that remember your choice means the banner will ask you again.
Cookies and storage on this site
| Cookie | What it does | How long it lasts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| cmplz_ cookies (for example cmplz_consented_services) | Remember whether you accepted or refused each type of cookie, so we do not ask again on every page. Set by the cookie banner on this site. | Up to 12 months | Necessary |
| _ga | Google Analytics. Gives you a random ID so we can tell new and returning visitors apart. | 2 years | Statistics |
| _ga_SGD1YZQMM3 | Google Analytics. Keeps track of your current visit on the website, including the Gesture Drawing tool. | 2 years | Statistics |
| YouTube cookies (for example VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE and YSC) | Set by YouTube (Google) once you accept them and a video loads. They help YouTube count views and remember your player settings. Until you accept, videos show a placeholder instead. | From the end of your visit up to about 6 months | Marketing |
| Pop-up counters (browser session storage) | Stop the same pop-up from showing again and again during one visit. This stays in your browser and is not sent to us. | Until you close the tab | Necessary |
Statistics and marketing cookies are only set after you accept them. The cookie list above is checked when we update this page. Names and lifetimes can change when Google or YouTube update their products. If you see a cookie here that is not listed, tell us.
Other services that load on this site
- Google Analytics measures which pages are useful. For visitors in the EU, the UK and Switzerland, no analytics cookies are stored until you accept. Google may still receive a basic request without cookies, which includes the page address and your approximate region. You can refuse this by blocking analytics in your browser or with a content blocker.
- YouTube videos are blocked until you accept YouTube cookies. After you accept, YouTube receives your IP address and may set the cookies listed above.
- Pinterest pins embedded in a post are blocked until you accept them. After you accept, Pinterest may set its own cookies.
- Cloudflare Turnstile checks that a form is filled in by a person and not a bot. It loads from Cloudflare on pages with a form, because we need it to keep the site secure.
- Grow by Mediavine adds the bookmark button and recommended-content blocks. It loads from grow.me before you make a choice and may fetch a font from Google Fonts, so Google and Mediavine can receive your IP address. Its own privacy information is at mediavine.com.
- Links to other sites. If you click an affiliate link (for example to Cubebrush, Amazon, Wingfox or Gumroad), that site may set its own cookies. We do not control them. Check that site’s own policy.
Statistics we run ourselves
Our visitor statistics and our link-click counter run on our own server. They hash and anonymise the data, and they do not set cookies that identify you. We describe them in the privacy policy.
Contact and complaints
Email info@drawing-reference.com with any question about cookies. You can also complain to the Dutch data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.