Cookies are small text files a site stores in your browser to remember state between clicks and visits — the mechanism behind staying logged in, fast repeat loads, and usage measurement. Here is every category EditorialFox uses, what each does, how long each lives, and precisely how to control them.
Categories in use
Strictly necessary
Session routing, security protections, and basic site function. These cannot be disabled in our settings because the site does not operate without them; they carry no marketing payload.
Performance and caching
EditorialFox serves pages through caching (LiteSpeed Cache) for speed. Cache cookies carry technical flags — first-time versus returning visitor, device class — so the right cached version reaches you. Speed is a reader right; these cookies deliver it.
Analytics
Aggregate measurement of what is read, from where, for how long. We see that thousands visited a guide — not that you did. This data decides what we write and repair next.
Advertising (when ads are enabled)
- Ad networks such as Google AdSense set cookies to deliver ads, cap repetition, measure performance, and — absent your opt-out — personalize based on cross-site visits.
- Third-party vendors including Google use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this and other sites; the DoubleClick cookie is Google’s mechanism.
- Control personalization at Google Ads Settings, aboutads.info/choices, and youronlinechoices.eu (EU).
- Opting out makes ads generic rather than absent.
Reference table
| Category | Job | Lifespan | Disable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | Site function, security | Session-short | Browser-level only; site breaks |
| Caching | Speed | Hours-days | Yes; slower loads |
| Analytics | Aggregate measurement | Days-2 years | Yes, freely |
| Advertising | Ad delivery/personalization | Days-2 years | Yes; ads go generic |
Your controls
- Browser settings: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge all allow viewing, deleting, and blocking cookies globally or per-site. Blocking everything breaks most of the web, this site included.
- Private windows: session cookies purge on close.
- Ad opt-outs: the links above govern personalization across networks, not just here.
- Do Not Track / Global Privacy Control: honored where our tooling recognizes them.
Third-party cookies
Embedded services — analytics providers, ad networks, embedded media — set their own cookies under their own policies when you interact with them. We choose reputable providers; their cookies remain their conduct.
Consent
Where law requires it (EEA, UK, and similar), non-essential cookies wait for consent, withdrawable any time via browser controls or any consent banner shown. Elsewhere, this page plus your browser is the governing mechanism.
Questions
privacy@editorialfox.com — and for the full data picture, the Privacy Policy.