Last updated: 14 October 2026
This site (flyingkarlis.com) is operated by Flying Karlis SIA, registered in Latvia (reg. no. LV40203558447, address: Latgales iela 273, 3, 3. LV-1063 Riga, Latvia). Contact: letsdothis@flyingkarlis.com.
The short answer
This website does not use cookies for statistics or advertising. We do not use Google Analytics. There is no cookie banner. Our own cookie is set only at your request, and the cookies of other services are listed below. This page lists the cookies that can appear and how to control them. How we count visits without cookies is explained in the privacy policy.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file a website saves on your device so it can remember something, such as a choice you made.
Our own cookie
We set one cookie, and only if you ask us to stop counting your visits:
| Cookie | Purpose | Set by | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
fk_optout |
Remembers that you chose “Do not count my visits”, so we leave your link and button clicks out of our counts. It contains no personal data and is not used for anything else. | flyingkarlis.com | 13 months, or until you delete it |
You can set it with the Do not count my visits link, and remove it with the “Count my visits again” button on the page that opens. We use this cookie only because you asked us to stop counting you. It is set only when you use that link. If your browser sends “Do Not Track” or “Global Privacy Control”, we leave your clicks out without any cookie. Daily page-view totals come from our host’s log, which cannot see this choice; the privacy policy explains this.
Cookies from our host
Cloudflare hosts this website. When it shows a security challenge, it sets a cookie in your browser to remember that you passed:
| Cookie | Purpose | Set by | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
cf_clearance |
Records that your browser passed Cloudflare’s security check. It exists only to protect the site. | Cloudflare | Up to 12 months |
In our own test no Cloudflare cookie was set on a normal visit to this site; cf_clearance appears only if a security check is shown.
Cookies from other companies
Some pages contain content from other companies. They may set their own cookies, under their own rules, when their content loads.
- Google Maps (Laragne page) and Instagram (Laragne page and X-Alps 2021 page): load only after you tap the button that names the company. Before that, no request is made and no cookie is set. Google’s privacy policy. Instagram’s privacy policy.
- YouTube (Researching Valley Winds page): video thumbnails come from our own site. The player loads from youtube-nocookie.com only after you tap play.
- Sender.net (newsletter sign-up form, on the newsletter and Chabre Challenge pages): provides the form, handles what you enter on our behalf (as our processor) and loads with the page. Its script sets the cookie
sender_country(it remembers your country in the form; set by Sender.net on our domain; about 30 days). Sender.net’s privacy policy. - NoteForms (registration form, on the Register page): provides the form, handles what you enter on our behalf (as our processor) and loads with the page. It also uses an analytics service (Amplitude) and an error-reporting service (Sentry) inside the form. NoteForms’ privacy policy.
- Trustpilot: a plain link. Nothing loads from it unless you click.
We do not use cookies for advertising and we do not sell or rent your data.
How to block cookies
Every browser lets you block or delete cookies in its settings. A browser extension such as uBlock Origin can also block content from other companies. You can turn on “Do Not Track” or “Global Privacy Control” in your browser, and we will not count your link and button clicks.
Your rights
You can ask to see, correct or delete your personal data, restrict or object to its use, or take it with you. Email letsdothis@flyingkarlis.com and we will reply within one month. You can complain to the Latvian Data State Inspectorate (Datu valsts inspekcija, DVI) through its website, www.dvi.gov.lv, or to the authority in your own country. More detail is in the privacy policy.
Changes to this policy
If we add, remove or change a cookie, we will update this page and the date at the top first. We may later offer optional detailed statistics. If we do, it will start only after you say yes in a clear choice, and this page will list its cookies before it starts. It does not exist today.
Questions?
Email letsdothis@flyingkarlis.com. We’re a small team, and Karlis answers most messages personally.