1. What Are Cookies & Local Storage?
Cookies are small text files stored on your browser or device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work properly, authenticate sessions, remember preferences, and provide aggregated analytics to site owners.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
| Cookie Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary (Essential): Required for fundamental site operations, CSRF form protection, user authentication sessions, and load balancing. | Ensures you can navigate pages, log in securely, and submit inquiries. | Session / 30 Days |
| Performance & Analytics: Google Analytics 4 cookies used to measure aggregated page views, referral sources, and latency without tracking individual identities. | Helps us identify performance bottlenecks and optimize software workflows. | 1 to 24 Months |
| Functionality & Preferences: Remembers your UI preferences, such as theme settings, sidebar toggles, and form drafts. | Provides a continuous, personalized user experience. | 6 to 12 Months |
3. Google Analytics & Google AdSense Compliance
We may utilize Google Analytics and Google AdSense to evaluate website metrics and serve relevant content.
- Google Analytics: We implement IP anonymization to ensure that full IP addresses are never written to disk within the European Union.
- Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookie: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to our website or other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or AboutAds.info.
4. How to Control & Disable Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can configure or modify your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection.
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Block all cookies.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions.
5. Global Privacy Control (GPC) & Do Not Track
We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals sent by modern web browsers. When our servers detect an active GPC header, non-essential analytics tracking is automatically restricted for that browsing session.
6. Contact Privacy Desk
If you have questions about our use of cookies or tracking technologies, please contact our team at support@workerz.org or ahmed@workerz.org.