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This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which ones Tag Exploration uses, and how you can control them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy. This is a general template, not legal advice; the site owner should review and customize it before launch.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, remember your preferences, and provide information to site owners. Similar technologies include localStorage, pixels, and tags.
First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting (in this case, Tag Exploration). Third-party cookies are set by other services that appear on the page — for example, an analytics provider or an affiliate network.
Why We Use Cookies
Strictly necessary: these are required for the site to function and cannot be switched off. They include cookies that remember your cookie consent choice itself.
Preference cookies: these remember choices you make, such as your light or dark theme preference (stored in localStorage under the key "te-theme").
Analytics cookies: these help us understand, in aggregate, how visitors find and use the site — which pages are read, how long visits last, and where traffic comes from — so we can improve our content.
Affiliate and marketing cookies: when you click an affiliate link, the partner site or affiliate network sets cookies to attribute the referral and pay us a commission if you make a qualifying purchase. These are third-party cookies governed by the partner's own policies.
Cookies and Storage We Use
te-cookie-ok (first-party, localStorage): records that you accepted the cookie consent banner. Retained until you clear your browser storage.
te-theme (first-party, localStorage): stores your light/dark theme preference. Retained until you clear your browser storage.
Session cookies (first-party): temporary cookies that keep the site working during your visit and are deleted when you close your browser.
Analytics cookies (third-party): set by our analytics provider to distinguish visits and measure usage in aggregate. Typically retained for up to 12 months.
Affiliate tracking cookies (third-party): set by affiliate networks and partner platforms when you follow an affiliate link. Retention varies by partner, commonly 24 hours to 30 days.
Your Consent
Under the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies (analytics and affiliate/marketing) may only be set with your prior consent. When you first visit the site, we show a consent banner, and non-essential cookies are not set until you accept. Strictly necessary cookies are set without consent because the site cannot function without them.
You can change your mind at any time by clearing the site's data in your browser, which will cause the consent banner to reappear on your next visit.
How to Manage Cookies
Browser settings: most browsers let you view, block, or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking all cookies may affect how the site works, but essential content will remain accessible.
Consent banner: use the banner shown on your first visit (or after clearing site data) to accept non-essential cookies.
Opt-out links: many analytics and advertising providers offer their own opt-out mechanisms; consult their privacy policies for details.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control: some browsers send a Do Not Track (DNT) or Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. We honor the GPC signal as an opt-out of the "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, as required by California law (CCPA/CPRA).
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as the cookies we use or the law changes. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.
Contact
If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact us at [email protected]. Please note: this is a placeholder address — the site owner should replace it with a real, monitored contact email before launch.