1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. They allow a site, or a third party such as an advertising provider, to remember information between page loads or visits.
2. First-party cookies
Authentication uses browser localStorage. Optional Google Analytics cookies are only enabled with your consent.
3. Preferences
Theme and language preferences are also stored locally in your browser (localStorage), not in cookies, and are not transmitted to our servers.
4. Analytics
We use a privacy-friendly, cookieless method to understand which pages are popular. When a page loads, your browser tells our server only which page was opened (for example, /data/comps), and the server adds one to an anonymous per-page daily count. It uses no cookie and no identifier, so your visits cannot be linked together or used to build a profile.
Analytics cookies
With your consent, Google Analytics uses _ga cookies to measure visits, pages and device information. Google may process this data outside the EU. Analytics cookies and your saved choice expire after 180 days. Withdraw consent through Analytics settings in the footer; this deletes Analytics cookies and reloads the page. Advertising choices are separate.
We also measure clicks to other websites and when you reach the end of a page.
5. Advertising cookies (Google AdSense)
We use Google AdSense to display ads. Google and its advertising partners may store and read cookies on your device to serve ads — including personalized ads — and to measure ad performance, limit how often you see an ad, and detect fraud and abuse.
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, a Google-certified consent message asks for your consent the first time you visit, before any advertising cookies are set. If you do not consent, ads are still shown but without advertising cookies and without personalization. You can change your choice at any time using the "Cookie settings" link in the footer. Outside those regions, ads — including personalized ads — are served by default, and you can opt out through the links below.
For details on how Google uses cookies in advertising, see Google's Advertising – Technologies page. You can also manage or opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ad Settings and aboutads.info.
6. Managing cookies
In the EEA, UK, and Switzerland you can accept or reject advertising cookies from Google's consent message, and revisit your choice at any time via the "Cookie settings" link in the footer. Everywhere, you can opt out of personalized advertising via the Google Ad Settings and aboutads.info links above, and clear or block cookies in your browser settings. Clearing this site's localStorage or site data will sign you out and may reset local preferences.
7. Changes
Material changes to this policy will be communicated via the site.
8. Contact
Questions about this Cookie Policy can be sent to thirteendogs@13dogstft.com.