Cookie Policy
Updated 2026-09-04
1. What cookies are
Cookies and similar technologies (local storage, pixels) are small files or code that a website or its partners store in your browser. They remember choices, measure traffic, or deliver ads.
2. What this site uses
| Category | Provider | What it does | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Cloudflare | Security, load balancing, bot filtering (no consent required; cannot be disabled without breaking the site) | Session–1 year |
| Analytics | Google Analytics 4 | Aggregate traffic measurement (pages, referrers, device types) | Up to 14 months |
| Analytics | Microsoft Clarity | Anonymized click/scroll heatmaps | Up to 90 days |
| Analytics (no consent gate) | Plausible Analytics (self-hosted) | Cookieless site analytics — loads before you consent: no cookies, no personal data, not controlled by Cookie Settings | No cookies |
| Analytics | Ahrefs Web Analytics | Cookieless site analytics (aggregate site statistics, no personal identification) | No cookies |
| Advertising | Adsterra (and its demand partners) | Ad delivery, frequency capping, ad measurement — loads only with consent | Up to 13 months |
Analytics and advertising categories are off by default and load only after you opt in where required. Declined categories never set their cookies.
3. Managing your choice
- Change or withdraw consent anytime: click "Cookie Settings" in the site footer, then choose to accept or reject the optional categories.
- Blocking at browser level: every modern browser lets you block/delete cookies in its settings; the site remains fully usable.
- California: we honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals as an opt-out of "sale/sharing" via ad cookies.
4. EEA/UK vs other regions
If you visit from the EEA or UK, you see a consent banner before analytics/advertising scripts load (prior opt-in). Visitors from other regions are asked via Cookie Settings defaults set to declined — you can accept or reject the optional categories there too. See the Privacy Policy for the full data picture.