This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. It also explains your choices regarding cookies.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They help the website remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your browsing experience.
Cookies can be "session cookies" (temporary, deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several purposes to enhance your experience and analyze website performance. Below are the categories of cookies we use:
1. Essential Cookies
Purpose: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, security, and access to secure areas of the website.
Examples:
- Theme preference (light/dark mode)
- Session management
- Security and authentication
Legal Basis: These cookies do not require consent under GDPR as they are strictly necessary for the website to work.
Duration: Session or up to 1 year
2. Analytics Cookies
Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our content and user experience.
Services Used:
- Google Analytics: Tracks page views, session duration, bounce rates, and user behavior patterns
- Cloudflare Web Analytics: Privacy-first analytics that doesn't use cookies or track individual users
Cookies Set:
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Legal Basis: Consent required under GDPR/CCPA
3. Advertising Cookies
Purpose: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They also help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Services Used:
- Google AdSense: Displays personalized advertisements based on your browsing behavior
Cookies Set:
__gads- Advertising targeting (13 months)IDE- Advertising and tracking (13 months)DSID- Advertising tracking (2 weeks)NID- Advertising preferences (6 months)
Third-Party Data Sharing: These cookies may allow Google and its partners to collect data about your browsing activity across different websites for advertising purposes.
Legal Basis: Consent required under GDPR/CCPA
Your Cookie Choices
You have several options to control and manage cookies:
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:
- Accept All: Allows all cookies (essential, analytics, and advertising)
- Reject Non-Essential: Only allows essential cookies, blocks analytics and advertising cookies
- Customize: Choose which cookie categories you want to allow
You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- Block all cookies
- Block third-party cookies only
- Delete cookies when you close your browser
- View and delete specific cookies
How to manage cookies in popular browsers:
Note: Blocking or deleting cookies may affect your experience on our website and limit access to certain features.
Opt-Out of Google Analytics
You can prevent Google Analytics from tracking your activity by:
- Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Disabling analytics cookies in our Cookie Settings
Opt-Out of Personalized Advertising
You can opt out of personalized advertising by:
- Visiting Google Ads Settings
- Visiting NAI Opt-Out Tool
- Visiting Network Advertising Initiative
- Disabling advertising cookies in our Cookie Settings
Regional Compliance
European Union & United Kingdom (GDPR)
Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, we obtain your explicit consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
California & United States (CCPA/CPRA)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can exercise this right through our Cookie Settings.
We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals from browsers that support it.
Canada (PIPEDA)
Under PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act), we obtain meaningful consent for non-essential tracking technologies.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at the email address provided on our contact page.