1. What are cookies
Summary: Small files and related tech that make sites work and help us understand usage.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function, remember settings, improve performance, and understand how users interact with the site.
We may also use similar technologies such as pixels, tags, and local storage.
If you install our site as an app (progressive web app), a service worker may run in your browser to support installability. Our current service worker does not cache pages for tracking and does not enable push notifications.
2. Why we use cookies
Summary: Essential operation, preferences, and security today; analytics, ads, or affiliate measurement only if we enable those features later.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They help with:
- authentication and login
- session management
- security
- account access
- basic site functionality
Preference cookies
These cookies remember choices you make, such as:
- theme settings
- language preferences
- display preferences
- other saved settings
Security cookies
These cookies help protect the platform from abuse, suspicious activity, and unauthorized access.
Analytics and performance cookies
We may use analytics or performance tools to understand how people use our Services and to improve speed, usability, and content. If we add or enable analytics tools in the future, those tools may place cookies on your device.
Advertising cookies
If we use advertising services such as Google AdSense, those services may place cookies to:
- show ads
- measure ad performance
- personalize ads based on your activity or interests
Affiliate tracking cookies
If we use affiliate links, such as Amazon affiliate links, third-party partners may use cookies or tracking identifiers to measure referrals and commissions.
3. Third-party cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that support our platform, such as:
- Clerk
- Google Sign-In
- Cloudflare
- Google AdSense, if enabled
- affiliate networks, if enabled
These third parties may have their own policies about how they use cookies and similar technologies.
4. How you can control cookies
You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you:
- delete cookies
- block cookies
- receive alerts before cookies are stored
You may also be able to control certain advertising and tracking preferences through your browser or through the settings offered by the relevant third-party provider.
5. Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a Do Not Track setting. Our site does not currently respond to DNT signals.
6. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.
7. Contact us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, contact us at: