diff --git a/scripts/policy-popup.js b/scripts/policy-popup.js
index 394aee9..122db7c 100644
--- a/scripts/policy-popup.js
+++ b/scripts/policy-popup.js
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ function openPolicyPopup() {
 
 function agreePolicyPopup() {
     const _paq = window._paq || [];
-    _paq.push(['rememberConsentGiven']);
+    _paq.push(['rememberConsentGiven', 43800]);
     $("#policy-popup").fadeOut(1000); // Disable the div
-    document.cookie = "consentGiven=true;SameSite=Lax"; // todo: check if already present? also, firefox was throwing a warning...
+    setCookie("consentGiven", "true", 1825) // todo: check if already present? also, firefox was throwing a warning...
 }
 
 function getCookie(cname) {
@@ -26,3 +26,13 @@ function getCookie(cname) {
     }
     return "";
 }
+
+function setCookie(name, value, days) {
+    var expires = "";
+    if (days) {
+        var date = new Date();
+        date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));
+        expires = "; expires=" + date.toUTCString();
+    }
+    document.cookie = name + "=" + (value || "")  + expires + "; path=/;SameSite=Lax";
+}