What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work correctly, remember your preferences, and provide information to site owners about how visitors use their content.
This policy explains what cookies dear-tech.com uses, why we use them, and how you can control them.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for two main purposes: to understand how our site is used (analytics) and to serve relevant advertising. We do not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information directly, and we do not sell cookie data to third parties.
Cookies We Use
The table below lists the categories of cookies active on our site:
| Name / Provider | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga, _ga_* | Analytics | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique visitors and tracks sessions. Data is aggregated and anonymized. | 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics — distinguishes users across sessions within a 24-hour window. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Analytics | Google Analytics — throttles the request rate to limit data collection on high-traffic sites. | 1 minute |
| Google AdSense | Advertising | Google AdSense may set cookies to show relevant ads based on your browsing behavior, frequency cap ads, and measure ad performance. | Varies |
| reCAPTCHA | Security | Google reCAPTCHA sets cookies to verify that form submissions are made by a human and not an automated bot. | Session / 6 months |
We do not use cookies for login sessions, shopping carts, or any other transactional functionality, as we do not offer those services.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services we use — specifically Google (Analytics, AdSense, and reCAPTCHA). We do not have direct control over these cookies. You can learn more about how Google uses data in their Privacy Policy and their cookies information page.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options to control cookies:
- Browser settings — All modern browsers allow you to view, block, and delete cookies. Look for the privacy or security section in your browser's settings. Note that blocking all cookies may affect how some websites function.
- Google Analytics opt-out — Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.
- Google ad settings — Manage personalized ad preferences at Google Ad Settings or opt out of interest-based advertising via the Network Advertising Initiative.
Refusing analytics and advertising cookies will not affect your ability to read our content.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time as we add or remove services. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised "last updated" date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please get in touch: