Cookie Policy

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by the websites you visit. They allow a site to remember information across pages and visits — for example, that you have already dismissed a notice, or that an analytics tool has seen this device before. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags. References to "cookies" on this page cover all of these.

Categories of cookies on this site

Strictly necessary cookies

These keep the site usable. They remember preferences such as whether you have interacted with the site disclaimer, support security features, and ensure that pages render consistently. The site cannot function properly without them, and they are not used for advertising.

Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics (measurement ID prefix G-) to count visits, see which pages are read, and understand general traffic patterns. The data is aggregated and helps us decide which topics to expand. Google sets cookies in your browser as part of this measurement; details are in Google's cookie policy.

Advertising cookies (Google AdSense and partners)

If advertising is enabled on a page, Google and other ad vendors may use cookies and identifiers to:

• Serve ads based on your previous visits to this site or other sites (interest-based advertising)
• Limit how many times you see the same ad (frequency capping)
• Detect invalid traffic or fraud
• Measure ad performance and report aggregate metrics to advertisers

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this site and other sites on the Internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings. For more information about how Google uses data from sites and apps that use its services, see "How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services".

Third-party vendors and the DoubleClick cookie

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users. Users may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

How to manage cookies

You have several layers of control:

• Browser settings: all major browsers let you block cookies entirely, block only third-party cookies, or clear cookies on a schedule. Look for "Privacy and security" or "Cookies and site data" in your browser preferences.
• Google ad personalization: at Google Ad Settings you can turn off personalized ads across Google's services.
• Industry opt-outs: the Digital Advertising Alliance (optout.aboutads.info) and Network Advertising Initiative (optout.networkadvertising.org) offer opt-outs for many ad networks at once.
• European users: YourOnlineChoices.eu provides opt-outs that comply with EU rules.
• Mobile devices: on iOS, "Limit Ad Tracking" and the "Ask App Not to Track" prompt control advertising identifiers. On Android, "Reset advertising ID" and "Opt out of Ads Personalization" do the same.

Blocking some cookies will not prevent the site from loading, but it may reduce how well analytics and personalization work.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" header or a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. We respect GPC signals from California residents as a valid request to opt out of any sale or sharing of personal information. Because we do not sell personal information in the ordinary sense, this changes very little in practice, but the signal will be honored.

Changes to this policy

We update this policy when we change cookie use on the site or when our advertising partners change theirs. The "Last reviewed" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent review.

Contact

Questions about cookies or this policy: [email protected]. For general inquiries see our contact page.

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