What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and provide information to site owners.
How We Use Cookies
OpenHuman Guide uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies: enable core site functionality such as navigation and search.
- Analytics cookies: help us understand how visitors interact with the site via Google Analytics 4.
- Advertising cookies: may be used by Google AdSense to deliver relevant ads (only after deployment).
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third-party services we use:
- Google Analytics (_ga, _gid): track aggregated visitor behavior. No personally identifiable information is collected.
- Google AdSense: may set cookies for ad personalization and frequency capping (future).
Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Note that disabling cookies may affect site functionality.
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
- Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies
Cookie List
The following cookies may be used on this site:
- _ga (Google Analytics): 2 years — distinguishes users.
- _gid (Google Analytics): 24 hours — distinguishes users.
- _gat (Google Analytics): 1 minute — throttles request rate.
- _gac_* (Google Analytics): 90 days — stores campaign information.
- IDE (Google AdSense): 1 year — delivers personalized ads (future).
Updates
This cookie policy may be updated as we add or change third-party services. Check this page periodically for the latest version.