COOKIE POLICY

Effective Date: January 26, 2025

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work more efficiently and to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Phorge Mathematics) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, analytics, and interactive content).

2. Why We Use Cookies

Phorge Math uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for several reasons:

• Essential Functionality: To enable basic website features and security

• Analytics: To understand how visitors use our site and improve content

• Advertising: To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense

• Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences (when account features are available)

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.

Provider: Blogger/Blogspot (Google)

Purpose: Platform functionality, security, session management

Duration: Session and persistent

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Provider: Google Analytics

Cookies Set: _ga, _gid, _gat

Purpose: Track visitor behavior, page views, session duration, bounce rate, traffic sources

Duration: _ga: 2 years, _gid: 24 hours, _gat: 1 minute

More Information: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies

3.3 Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Provider: Google AdSense

Cookies Set: IDE, DSID, FLC, AID, TAID, and others

Purpose: Personalized advertising, ad frequency capping, measuring ad campaign effectiveness

Duration: Varies from session cookies to up to 2 years

More Information: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

3.4 Social Media Cookies

These cookies may be set when you share content from our site on social media platforms or when embedded social media content appears on our pages.

Purpose: Enable social sharing features, track social media referrals

4. Third-Party Cookies

Our website uses services from third parties that may also set cookies on your device. We do not control these third-party cookies. The main third-party services we use are:

4.1 Google Services

Google Analytics: Website analytics and reporting

Google AdSense: Advertisement serving

Blogger Platform: Website hosting and functionality

Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

4.2 Affiliate Networks (When Applicable)

When we include affiliate links (such as Amazon Associates), the affiliate networks may set cookies to track referrals and attribute sales.

5. Your Cookie Choices and Rights

5.1 Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. By clicking "Accept" or continuing to use our site, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

5.2 Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• Block all cookies

• Block third-party cookies only

• Delete cookies when you close your browser

• Delete cookies manually

Here are links to cookie management for popular browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies

• Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data

• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data

• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your experience on our website and may limit certain functionality.

5.3 Opting Out of Specific Services

Google Analytics Opt-Out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Google Ads Personalization: Manage ad settings at https://adssettings.google.com/

General Ad Choices: Visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/

5.4 Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) option. At present, there is no industry consensus on how to respond to DNT signals. We do not currently respond to DNT browser signals, but we provide you with the options described above to manage cookies.

6. Cookies and GDPR (European Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw your cookie consent at any time

• Right to access: You can request information about the data collected through cookies

• Right to deletion: You can request deletion of data collected through cookies

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this policy.

7. Mobile Devices

If you access our website through a mobile device, you may not be able to control cookies through your browser settings. However, you can control tracking and advertising through your device settings:

iOS: Settings > Privacy > Tracking (turn off "Allow Apps to Request to Track")

Android: Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at:

Email: phorgemath@gmail.com

Website: phorgemath.blogspot.com

Last Updated: January 26, 2025