1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are tiny text files downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you access websites. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide analytical data to website owners.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several important reasons:
- Essential Local State Cookies: Storing your UI preferences such as Dark Mode theme state (`opti_theme`) and your cookie consent preference (`opti_cookie_consent`).
- Google AdSense Advertising Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.
- Performance & Analytics Cookies: Understanding how visitors interact with site pages to optimize Core Web Vitals and load performance.
3. Managing Cookie Consent
You can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies via the banner displayed when you first visit our site. Additionally, you can adjust your browser settings to refuse or clear existing cookies at any time.