Last updated: 2026-07-06
1. Purpose
This policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies (cookies, local storage) on the Site.
2. Types of Cookies
- Strictly necessary – required for core functions (always on).
- Functional – enhance features and preferences.
- Analytics – help us understand usage (based on your region and consent settings).
- Advertising – deliver and measure ads; frequency capping (based on your region and consent settings).
3. How Consent Works
How analytics and advertising cookies are handled depends on where you are:
- European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, and Switzerland – we show Google’s consent message (a Google-certified consent management platform) and do not use analytics or advertising cookies until you consent.
- All other regions (including Japan and the US) – we use analytics and advertising cookies as described in this notice, without showing a prior consent screen.
In every region, you can opt out or change your choice at any time via the “Adjust consent” button at the bottom of the page. If you opt out, we stop using analytics/advertising cookies and delete the Google Analytics cookies set by this Site. You can also control cookies in your browser settings.
4. Data Sent to Third Parties
Using the Site may send the following data to these providers:
| Service (provider) | Main data sent | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC) | Page URL, browser/OS/screen details, approximate region (estimated from IP address), cookie identifiers | Understanding usage, improving the Site |
| Google AdSense (Google LLC) | Page URL, advertising identifiers (cookies), device details, IP address | Ad delivery, measurement, frequency capping, fraud prevention (personalization follows your region and consent settings) |
| Google privacy message / Funding Choices (Google LLC) | Page URL, IP address, consent status, device details | Obtaining and managing consent (EEA/UK/Switzerland), ad-block detection |
The comments feature runs on our own servers; comment data is not sent to external providers.
See the Google Privacy Policy and How Google uses data in advertising for details.
5. Cookies We Store
- _ga / _ga_* (Google Analytics) – usage measurement; stored for up to 2 years.
- Google advertising cookies – see the Google pages above for names and durations.
- Your consent choice – stored in your browser’s local storage (remove it by clearing site data in your browser).
6. Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be announced on the Site.