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Cookies and advertising preferences
The purposes of cookies and similar technologies, and the controls available to readers.
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What these technologies do
Cookies are small values stored by a browser; related technologies can include local storage, pixels and device identifiers. Their purpose, duration and access can differ. Some are necessary for service delivery or security, while others support advertising or optional measurement.
Necessary delivery and security
Cloudflare may use technical information and security technologies to deliver pages, detect abuse and protect the website. Strictly necessary technologies are distinct from optional advertising purposes. Whether a particular technology is necessary depends on its actual function and the applicable law, not just the label assigned to it.
Advertising cookies and partners
Official EconoFlux pages include Google AdSense. Google and third-party advertising vendors can use cookies or similar identifiers to select, deliver and measure ads and prevent fraud, including personalized ads based on previous visits to this and other websites. Google explains its technologies and cookie purposes in the links below. Non-personalized advertising may still use cookies or other data for functions such as frequency management, measurement or security; it is not automatically exempt from consent requirements.
Adsterra banners and technologies
Articles load the Adsterra banners through bauval.org. Loading third-party advertising transmits technical request information, such as IP address and browser details, to the provider. The provider and its partners may also use cookies or similar technologies for advertising and measurement, depending on their configuration and applicable choices. Adsterra is separate from Google; Google advertising controls do not necessarily control Adsterra. Consult Adsterra’s privacy policy below for its practices, contact and available privacy rights.
Consent and withdrawal
Visiting the site does not itself constitute consent to optional cookies. Where consent is required, it must be obtained through the applicable consent mechanism, with rejection and withdrawal options required by law. Use the advertising privacy message when it is displayed to review purposes, providers and your choices. Withdrawing consent applies to subsequent consent-based processing and does not make earlier lawful processing unlawful.
Browser and Google controls
Browser settings can block or remove cookies; doing so may remove saved choices or affect features. My Ad Center controls Google personalized advertising for the contexts described there. Industry opt-out services have their own participating providers and scope. Deleting a cookie, rejecting optional purposes and changing advertising settings are different actions; use the relevant control for your purpose.
Names, lifetimes and regional differences
The exact cookies, providers and lifetimes can vary with region, advertising configuration, whether an ad is delivered and choices made in a consent message. Consult Google’s cookie documentation below and the provider information in any applicable consent message. Browser privacy tools can show cookies stored on your device and their expiry dates. Contact us about a specific cookie or provider you cannot identify.
Contact and updates
For questions about technologies used by EconoFlux, contact [email protected] . The Privacy policy describes the responsible contact, processing and rights. Material changes to optional purposes require the relevant information and consent, rather than being authorized by changing this text alone.