Effective Date: 07-01-2026
Last Reviewed: 09-02-2026
1. About This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Stay Sharp Digital Engineering, a Razorleaf Corporation property (“Stay Sharp,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on staysharpindigitalengineering.com (the “Site”), what each one does, and how you can manage your preferences. It applies to visitors browsing the Site and to individuals who log in to a member account.
This Cookie Policy supplements, and should be read alongside, our Privacy Policy, which describes more broadly how we collect, use, and disclose personal information, and explains your privacy rights (including under the CCPA/CPRA and GDPR).
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to the site owner or to third parties, including for analytics and advertising purposes. We also use similar technologies (such as pixels and local storage) that operate in comparable ways; references to “cookies” in this Policy include these related technologies unless stated otherwise.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
We use a cookie consent management platform (CookieYes) that groups the cookies on the Site into four categories:
- Necessary — required for the Site to function and cannot be switched off (e.g., security, consent-preference storage, keeping members logged in).
- Functional — support video-player behavior and similar preferences.
- Analytics — help us understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it.
- Advertisement — used to measure and, where you have consented, deliver relevant advertising.
For visitors in the European Economic Area and United Kingdom, Analytics and Advertisement cookies are set to opt-in by default and will not be placed until you consent through the cookie banner. All visitors can manage their preferences at any time as described in Section 5.
4. Cookies Used on This Site
The table below lists the specific cookies and similar technologies currently in use on staysharpindigitalengineering.com, organized by category.
Category | Cookie / Identifier | Set By | Purpose |
Necessary | VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube | Stores the visitor's cookie consent state for the current domain. |
Necessary | wpEmojiSettingsSupports | WordPress | Detects whether the visitor's browser can render emoji correctly. |
Necessary | swpm_session | Simple WordPress Membership Plugin | Maintains a logged-in member's session so the member is not required to re-authenticate on every page; required for access to member-only content. |
Necessary | cookieyes-* | CookieYes | Stores the visitor's consent preferences for this consent-management platform. |
Functional | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Estimates bandwidth to determine which video player interface to serve. |
Functional | ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Stores the last search result the visitor selected, to improve result relevance. |
Analytics | YSC | YouTube | Tracks views of embedded YouTube videos on Site pages. |
Analytics | _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors by assigning a randomly generated ID; used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data. |
Analytics | _ga_* | Google Analytics | Stores and counts page views for site-usage reporting. |
Advertisement | __Secure-YNID | YouTube / Google | Used to help protect account security and prevent fraud, particularly during login. |
Advertisement | __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | YouTube / Google | Manages staged feature rollouts and experimentation so a given visitor sees a consistent experience during a test. |
Advertisement | _gcl_au | Google Tag Manager / Google Ads | Used to test and measure the efficiency of advertising across websites using Google services. |
Advertisement | IDE | Google / DoubleClick | Stores information about how the visitor uses the Site to build an advertising profile and serve targeted ads. |
Advertisement | test_cookie | DoubleClick.net | Checks whether the visitor's browser supports cookies. |
Advertisement | uid | A user-identifier cookie used to recognize and track visitors across Google-served advertising placements. | |
Advertisement | __Secure-YEC | YouTube | Set by YouTube; used in connection with embedded video functionality. |
This table reflects the tracking script inventory as audited; it should be re-confirmed against the live Google Tag Manager / CookieYes configuration before publication, and updated whenever new tracking technologies are added to the Site.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can accept or decline non-essential cookie categories at any time using the cookie consent banner (powered by CookieYes), which is accessible from the left side of the site footer, and click on CookieYes icon.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings, including blocking or deleting cookies; please note that blocking Necessary cookies may prevent you from staying logged in to a member account or otherwise affect Site functionality.
We recognize the Global Privacy Control (GPC) as a valid opt-out-of-sale/share signal, consistent with the CCPA/CPRA, for browsers that transmit it.
For questions about this Cookie Policy, or to exercise your broader privacy rights described in our Privacy Policy, contact us at privacy@razorleaf.com.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, including as our cookie/tracking-technology inventory changes. Material changes will be reflected by an updated Effective Date at the top of this Policy.
7. Contact Us
Stay Sharp Digital Engineering, a Razorleaf Corporation property
3732 Fishcreek Road, Ste 291, Stow, OH 44224 USA — Phone: 1.330.676-0022
Privacy inquiries: privacy@razorleaf.com
Podcast inquiries: podcast@razorleaf.com
3732 Fishcreek Road, Ste 292
