Cookie Policy

Effective date: 01 November 2026
Last updated: 01 November 2026

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your browser or device when you visit it. They allow the website to remember your actions and preferences and help website owners understand how the site is being used. Similar technologies – such as local storage, pixels and scripts – work in a comparable way, and in this Policy "cookies" includes them.

Cookies set by this Website are called first-party cookies. Cookies set by other services through this Website (for example an embedded video player) are third-party cookies.

This Website is the personal music portfolio of Brendon Mario Fernandes, professionally known as Brendon Mario (the "Artist"). The Artist keeps cookies to a minimum. The Artist uses them to make the Website work, to remember your cookie choices, to protect the contact form from spam and – only if you agree – to understand how visitors use the Website and to play embedded music and videos.

The Artist does not use advertising or retargeting cookies, and does not sell any data collected through cookies.

3.1 Strictly necessary cookies (always on)
These are required for the Website to function and to keep it secure, for example to remember your cookie consent choice, to balance server load and to protect the contact form against spam or bots. They do not identify you personally and cannot be switched off through the cookie banner. You can block them in your browser, but parts of the Website may then not work.

3.2 Analytics cookies (only with your consent)
If you accept them, these cookies collect information about how visitors use the Website – such as which pages, most visited pages, how long people stay and which link brought them here. This helps the Artist understand what the audience enjoys and improve the Website. Where possible, IP addresses are anonymised or truncated.

3.3 Embedded media cookies (only with your consent)
The Website embeds players and videos from platforms such as YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Instagram. When these load or you press play, the platform may set its own cookies to deliver the content, count plays, remember your preferences and, in some cases, personalise content and advertising on its own services. Where possible, the Artist uses privacy-enhanced embeds (such as youtube-nocookie.com) and load embedded content only after you consent or click to play. If you decline these cookies, you can still listen and watch by following the links directly to each platform.

The cookies currently used on the Website are described below, grouped by category. Third-party providers may change the names and durations of their cookies at any time; please refer to their policies for the most up-to-date information.

4.1 Strictly necessary cookies

• [cookie_consent] (this Website, first-party): stores your cookie preferences so the cookie banner is not shown again on every visit. Duration: [12 months].

• [Hosting / security cookie, e.g. __cf_bm (Cloudflare)] (first- or third-party): supports security, bot protection and load balancing. Duration: [30 minutes].

• [Anti-spam service, e.g. Google reCAPTCHA / Cloudflare Turnstile] (third-party): protects the contact form from spam and automated abuse. Duration: [from the end of the session up to 6 months].

4.2 Analytics cookies

• _ga (Google Analytics 4, third-party): distinguishes unique visitors. Duration: 2 years.

• _ga_[<container-id>] (Google Analytics 4, third-party): maintains session state. Duration: 2 years.

4.3 Embedded media cookies

• YouTube cookies, such as YSC and VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE (third-party): play embedded videos, count views and remember player preferences. Duration: from the end of the session up to 6 months.

• Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music embeds (third-party): play embedded tracks and remember player settings. Duration: as set by each provider.

5.1 Cookie banner and settings
When you first visit the Website, a cookie banner lets you Accept all, Reject all non-essential cookies, or choose by category. Non-essential cookies are not set until you give consent, and rejecting them is as easy as accepting them. You can change your mind at any time using the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of every page.

5.2 Browser settings
Most browsers let you view, block and delete cookies. Instructions are available on the help pages of your browser, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Edge. Blocking all cookies may affect how the Website works.

5.3 Opting out of analytics
In addition to the cookie banner, you can prevent Google Analytics from using your data across websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available from Google.

5.4 Global Privacy Control
Where your browser sends a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, the Artist treats it as a rejection of non-essential cookies.

Some cookies collect information, such as an IP address or online identifier, that may count as personal data. How the Artist handles that data, how long the Artist keeps it and your rights in relation to it are explained in the Privacy Policy at https://www.brendonmario.com/privacy-policy.

The Artist may update this Cookie Policy when the Artist changes the tools used on the Website or when the law changes. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. If the Artist adds new categories of non-essential cookies, the Artist will ask for your consent again.

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, you may contact us via the contact form.