Cookie Policy

Last updated: 31 October 2026. This policy is consistent with our Privacy Policy — if the two ever appear to conflict, the Privacy Policy governs personal data.

1. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files stored by your browser on your device when you visit a website. They help a site remember choices, keep you logged in, protect forms, and understand how pages are used. Some cookies are set by this site itself; others are set by third parties, such as Google, whose services this site uses.

2. Cookies This Site Uses

• Strictly necessary / session cookies: set by Gotobuz itself to keep the admin logged in, protect forms against forged submissions, and remember a short-lived maths challenge on the Contact page. These are needed for the site to work securely.
• View-count session data: the site records, per browser session, which articles you have already viewed, so that an article's view count increases only once per session. This does not identify you personally.
• Advertising cookies (Google AdSense): if advertising is enabled, Google and its advertising partners may set cookies to serve ads, including personalised advertising based on prior visits to this and other websites. These cookies are set by Google and its partners, not by Gotobuz, and are governed by Google's policies.

We do not use cookies to store card numbers, bank details, or passwords in plain text, and this site sells nothing.

3. How Long Cookies Last

Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Advertising cookies may persist for the period set by Google and its partners — see Google's own cookie information for current durations. We do not set long-lived tracking cookies of our own for readers.

4. Your Choices

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop the admin login and some forms from working, but the blog articles remain readable. To opt out of personalised advertising, use your Google Ads Settings or opt out of many third-party cookies at aboutads.info.

5. Changes

If the cookies this site uses change materially, this page will be updated with a new "Last updated" date. Questions about cookies can be sent via the Contact page, or see the Privacy Policy for how to ask about your data.