Cookie Policy

Last reviewed on 2026-04-28

This Cookie Policy explains which cookies and similar storage AcceptEncoding.com uses, what they do, and how you can control or remove them. It complements the Privacy Policy, which describes the broader handling of visitor information.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store. The browser sends the cookie back on later requests so the site — or the third parties whose code is embedded on the site — can recognise the same browser. The Site also relies on equivalent technologies such as localStorage and pixel beacons; for the purposes of this policy, the term "cookie" covers all of those.

Categories of cookies on this Site

Strictly necessary

The Site does not require any cookies for the pages themselves to render. Pages are static HTML and CSS, served without an account system or shopping cart. If your browser blocks all cookies, the Site will still display correctly.

Analytics cookies

The Site uses Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-TYSZ8XJX6T). These cookies and identifiers help count unique visitors, measure how readers move between guides, and identify pages with high error rates so they can be fixed.

  • _ga — identifies a returning visitor; default lifetime 2 years.
  • _ga_<container-id> — per-property session state used by GA4; default lifetime 2 years.

Advertising cookies

The Site participates in the Google AdSense programme. AdSense and its measurement and demand partners may set cookies and read identifiers used to:

  • Deliver ads that are appropriate for the page and, where applicable, personalised to your interests.
  • Frequency-cap ads so the same ad does not appear excessively.
  • Measure ad delivery and detect fraudulent traffic.

Common identifiers used by Google's advertising stack include cookies under the doubleclick.net, googlesyndication.com, and google.com domains, such as IDE, NID, __gads, __gpi, and the cross-site advertising identifier used for the Google ad ecosystem. The exact set varies by visitor, region, and consent state.

Third parties whose cookies you may encounter

The cookies above are set by the following third parties when their scripts execute on the Site:

  • Google LLC — Google Analytics 4 and Google AdSense, including its measurement partners. Privacy information: policies.google.com/privacy.

How to control cookies

You have several independent ways to control cookie use:

1. Browser controls

All major browsers let you block third-party cookies, clear stored site data for a specific domain, or refuse cookies entirely. Look under "Privacy" or "Site settings" in your browser. Many browsers also offer a "private" or "incognito" mode that discards cookies at the end of the session.

2. Google Ads opt-out

You can disable personalised advertising across Google's products at Google Ads Settings. With personalisation off, you will still see ads, but they will be selected without using your past activity for personalisation.

3. Industry opt-out tools

Two industry self-regulatory programmes provide a single dashboard for opting out of personalised advertising from many ad networks at once:

4. Google Analytics opt-out

The official browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout blocks the Google Analytics tag from running on every site you visit, including this one.

Do Not Track

Modern browsers no longer expose a reliable "Do Not Track" signal, and there is no industry agreement on how to interpret it. The Site therefore does not respond to a DNT header. The opt-out mechanisms above remain the supported way to express a preference. Where the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal is sent, the Site treats it as an opt-out of "sale or sharing" under California law.

Changes to this Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect changes in the technologies in use or in applicable law. The "Last reviewed on" date at the top indicates the most recent version.

Contact

Questions about cookies on this Site can be sent to [email protected] with "Cookies" in the subject line.