Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy is part of our Privacy Policy and explains how cookies and similar technologies work on [YOUR SITE]. It applies to every page. Last updated: [DATE].

What a cookie is

A cookie is a small text file a website stores in your browser. It remembers you across pages so the site works correctly, measures traffic, and — in the case of affiliate links — attributes a purchase back to the site that sent you there.

Cookies we use

Type	Example	Purpose	Lifetime
Strictly necessary	Session identifiers	Keep the site working, remember your language, secure login if we ever add one.	Session or ~30 days
Analytics	Google Analytics (or equivalent)	Aggregate traffic, which posts are read, average time on page. We cannot identify you personally from this data.	~26 months
Affiliate attribution	Amazon cookie (placed on amazon.com when you click one of our links), Chewy affiliate cookie	The retailer (not us) sets this on their own domain. It attributes any purchase you make within their window (usually 24 hours for Amazon, 30–90 days for Chewy) back to our link so we earn a commission.	Set by the retailer; up to ~90 days

Opting out

Analytics cookies: Use Google's Google Analytics opt-out add-on or, for a privacy-friendly alternative, your browser's tracking-prevention settings. You may also enable "Do Not Track" in your browser; we honor it where the tool supports it.
Affiliate cookies: These are placed on the retailer's domain (for example amazon.com), not on our site. To avoid them, simply do not click our product links and purchase directly from the retailer's site instead. Note that if you choose this route, we will not earn a commission and you are helping no one fund the site.
All cookies: You can clear, block, or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time. See your browser's Help section. Clearing strictly-necessary cookies may degrade site function.

What we do not do

We do not use cookies for advertising, retargeting, or building a personal profile about you.
We do not sell cookies or cookie data to third parties.
We do not track individual users across sessions beyond what is technically necessary to keep the site usable.

Questions

Email [YOUR EMAIL] with "Cookies" in the subject line. Our Privacy Policy contains the full retention and rights framework.