This Cookie Policy explains how Rateglint (“Rateglint,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on https://rateglint.com (the “Site”). It describes what these technologies are, which ones we use and why, and the choices you have to manage or refuse them. This policy works together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal information more broadly.
The short version
- Cookies are small files that help the Site work, measure traffic, and serve ads.
- We use a few essential cookies, plus analytics (Google Analytics) and advertising cookies (Google AdSense).
- You can refuse or delete non-essential cookies at any time through your browser, the opt-out tools below, or any cookie-preferences control we offer.
- To stop seeing personalized ads, use Google’s My Ad Center or the industry opt-out tools listed in this policy.
- Questions? Email info@rateglint.com.
Contents
1. About This Policy
Almost every modern website uses cookies, and Rateglint is no exception. We believe you should know exactly what is stored on your device and have real control over it. This policy gives you the detail; our Privacy Policy covers the bigger picture of how we collect and use information. If anything here is unclear, reach out and we will be glad to explain.
2. What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your computer, phone, or tablet when you visit. Cookies let a site recognize your browser, remember your settings, and understand how you interact with its pages. We also use related technologies — such as pixels, tags, and local storage — and we refer to all of them together as “cookies” in this policy.
Cookies can be grouped in two useful ways:
- First-party vs. third-party. First-party cookies are set by Rateglint. Third-party cookies are set by other companies whose services appear on the Site, such as Google for analytics and advertising.
- Session vs. persistent. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies stay on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
Cookies are not programs, cannot run code, and cannot access other files on your device or carry viruses. They simply store small pieces of information.
3. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a limited set of clear purposes:
| Category | What it does | Can you refuse it? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Keep the Site working and secure, and remember your cookie choices. | No — the Site cannot function without them. |
| Analytics / performance | Help us see which articles are read and how visitors navigate, so we can improve. | Yes. |
| Advertising | Deliver ads, control how often you see them, and (unless you opt out) personalize them. | Yes. |
4. The Cookies We Use
The table below lists the cookies typically set when you visit the Site. Because analytics and advertising cookies are managed by third parties, their exact names and lifespans are controlled by those providers and may change over time.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Type | Approx. duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | ||||
| Consent preference | Rateglint | Remembers your cookie choices so we don’t ask on every visit | Persistent | Up to 12 months |
| Comment details (if you comment) | Rateglint | Remembers your name and email so you don’t re-enter them | Persistent | Up to 12 months |
| Analytics (Google Analytics) | ||||
| _ga | Distinguishes unique visitors for traffic measurement | Persistent | Up to 2 years | |
| _ga_<ID> | Maintains visit state for Google Analytics 4 | Persistent | Up to 2 years | |
| Advertising (Google AdSense) | ||||
| __gads | Measures ad interactions and limits how often an ad appears | Persistent | Up to ~13 months | |
| __gpi | Supports ad delivery, measurement, and personalization | Persistent | Up to ~13 months | |
| IDE | Google (doubleclick.net) | Delivers, measures, and personalizes ads | Persistent | Up to ~13 months |
| NID | Stores ad and preference settings | Persistent | Up to ~6 months | |
| test_cookie | Google (doubleclick.net) | Checks whether your browser accepts cookies | Session | Short-lived |
5. Advertising Cookies & Google AdSense
Rateglint is free to read because we display advertising through Google AdSense. Advertising cookies make this possible. Google requires us to share the following information with you:
Google AdSense disclosures
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to Rateglint or to other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s My Ad Center.
- Alternatively, you can opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page.
For more on how Google uses data from sites that show its ads, see “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services” and the Google Privacy Policy. If you opt out of personalized ads, you will still see ads, but they will be based on general factors such as the page topic or your approximate location rather than your interests.
6. Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site — for example, which articles are most read and how people move between pages. We use this data in aggregate to improve our content, not to identify you personally. You can prevent Google Analytics from using your activity by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, or by refusing analytics cookies as described below.
7. How to Control & Disable Cookies
You have several ways to manage cookies, and you can combine them:
Through your browser
Every major browser lets you view, block, and delete cookies in its settings, and most let you block third-party cookies specifically. Keep in mind that if you block all cookies, some features of the Site may not work as intended. For step-by-step instructions for popular browsers, see the guidance at aboutcookies.org.
Through ad opt-out tools
- Google My Ad Center: manage or turn off personalized ads from Google at myadcenter.google.com.
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): opt out of participating advertisers at optout.aboutads.info.
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): see opt-out guidance for member companies at thenai.org/how-to-opt-out.
- European users: manage choices from participating ad networks at youronlinechoices.eu.
Through browser signals
Many advertising partners honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If you enable GPC in a supported browser or extension, it automatically communicates your opt-out preference, and where required by law we treat it as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
8. Your Consent & Choices
Strictly necessary cookies are always active because the Site needs them to function. For non-essential cookies — analytics and advertising — we rely on your consent where the law requires it, and you can accept, refuse, or change your choices at any time using the methods in Section 7.
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, non-essential cookies are set only after you provide consent through our cookie notice, and your consent choices are passed to our advertising partners through a recognized consent framework. You can withdraw your consent at any time, and doing so will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before you withdrew it.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use or in applicable law. When we make changes, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review it periodically so you stay informed about how we use cookies.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or about how we use cookies, please get in touch:
Email: info@rateglint.com
Website: https://rateglint.com