Cookie Policy for TheGoodGadgetGuide.com
Effective Date: April 25, 2025
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how TheGoodGadgetGuide.com (“Site”, “we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website (https://thegoodgadgetguide.com/), and what your choices are regarding these technologies. This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
By using our Site, you may consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy (typically via a consent banner upon your first visit).
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies can be “session” cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) or “persistent” cookies (which stay on your device for a set period or until you delete them). Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, TheGoodGadgetGuide.com) are called “first-party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies”.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons:
Essential Website Operation: Some cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Site and to enable you to use some of its features (though our site primarily relies on basic functionality).
Performance and Analytics: We use cookies to collect information about how visitors use our Site (e.g., which pages are visited most often, if users get error messages). This helps us improve how our website works. We primarily use Google Analytics for this purpose. The information collected is typically aggregated and anonymous.
Functionality: These cookies might allow the website to remember choices you make (such as language preferences), but our site currently has limited use for these.
Affiliate Marketing: Crucially, we use cookies to support our participation in affiliate marketing programs (like Amazon Associates). When you click on an affiliate link on our Site, a third-party cookie is placed on your device by our affiliate partner. This cookie contains tracking information that allows the partner to recognize that you came from our Site and, if you make a qualifying purchase, to potentially credit us with a commission. These cookies do not typically store personal information like your name or email address but use unique identifiers to track the referral.
4. Types of Cookies Used
First-Party Cookies: Set directly by our Site. Primarily related to basic functionality or analytics we directly manage.
Third-Party Cookies: Set by other companies whose services we use. This includes:
Google Analytics: To understand site traffic and usage patterns. Google’s use of data is governed by their privacy policy.
Affiliate Partners: Primarily cookies set by the Amazon Associates Program when you click an affiliate link to Amazon.com. These are used to track referrals and potential commissions. We may partner with other affiliate programs in the future, which would utilize similar tracking cookies. The data collected and used by these partners (including Amazon) is governed by their respective privacy policies.
5. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject certain cookies.
Cookie Consent Banner: Upon your first visit to our Site, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or customize your cookie preferences for non-essential cookies. Your preferences may be saved for future visits.
Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Instructions can usually be found in the “Help” or “Settings” menu of your browser:
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Apple Safari
Microsoft Edge
(Note: Blocking all cookies, including essential ones, may negatively impact your experience on many websites, including ours.)
Opt-Out Tools: You can opt out of targeted advertising cookies from many ad networks through tools provided by organizations like the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA).
Google Analytics Opt-Out: You can prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the top indicates when it was last updated.
7. More Information
For further information about our data practices, please review our Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at: privacy@thegoodgadgetguide.com
