Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how ConiFriends uses them on conifriends.org, and the choices available to you.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site owners about how users interact with their sites.

How We Use Cookies

We use the following categories of cookies:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They do not store any personally identifiable information. Examples include cookies that remember your consent preferences.

Analytics Cookies (optional)

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to collect anonymised data about how visitors use our site — such as pages visited, time on site, and traffic sources. This helps us understand what content is most useful and improve the Site. Google Analytics sets cookies prefixed with _ga. Data is anonymised and we do not enable advertising features.

You can opt out at any time by declining cookies via our consent banner or by using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

localStorage

We use the browser's localStorage to store your cookie consent preference so we do not ask you on every visit. This data stays on your device and is never transmitted to our servers.

Third-Party Cookies

Some third-party services embedded in or linked from our site (such as YouTube videos or social media share buttons) may set their own cookies. We have no control over these cookies. Please review the privacy and cookie policies of those services directly.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the Site. For instructions, visit aboutcookies.org.

To withdraw consent for analytics cookies, click "Decline" in the cookie banner (which will reappear if you clear your browser data) or clear the cookie_consent key from your browser's localStorage.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The updated date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at conifriends@gmail.com.