Effective date: July 24, 2026 · Last updated: July 24, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which types of cookies https://editorbuzz.com uses, why we use them, and how you can control or delete them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle personal data more broadly, and our Terms & Conditions. By continuing to use the site with cookies enabled, you consent to our use of cookies as described below.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit. They contain a small amount of information — typically a unique identifier, the site name, and a few settings — and they let the site recognize your device on subsequent visits or as you move between pages. Cookies cannot run programs, install software, or carry viruses. Alongside cookies, sites may use similar technologies such as local storage and pixels; in this policy we use "cookies" to cover all of these.
First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set by editorbuzz.com itself — for example, a cookie that remembers a preference you chose on this site. Third-party cookies are set by other companies whose technology is embedded in our pages, such as advertising networks and analytics providers. We do not control third-party cookies; they are governed by the privacy policies of the companies that set them, and we link to the relevant controls below.
Session and Persistent Cookies
Session cookies are temporary: they exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically when you close it. They handle short-lived jobs like keeping the site working smoothly during a single visit. Persistent cookies remain on your device after the browser closes, for a lifespan set by whoever created them — anywhere from a day to many months — and are used for things like remembering preferences and measuring returning visitors.
Categories of Cookies We Use
| Category | Purpose | Examples | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Core site functions: security, load balancing, caching, and remembering essential choices such as cookie consent. The site cannot operate properly without them. | WordPress and hosting cookies, consent-storage cookies | Session to 12 months |
| Analytics | Help us understand aggregate readership — which articles are popular, how visitors find us, and how the site performs — so we can improve content and speed. | Analytics identifiers and measurement cookies | 1 day to 24 months |
| Functionality | Remember choices you make, such as display preferences or a saved name in the comment form, to give you a more convenient experience. | Preference and comment cookies | Up to 12 months |
| Advertising | Used by third-party ad networks to serve ads, cap how often you see the same ad, measure ad performance, and, where permitted, personalize ads based on your interests. | Google AdSense and DoubleClick cookies and similar network cookies | 1 day to 24 months |
Google AdSense and DoubleClick
EditorBuzz displays advertising served by Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website or other websites. Google’s use of the DoubleClick/DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the Internet. These cookies also perform practical jobs such as frequency capping (so you are not shown the same ad endlessly) and fraud prevention.
You can opt out of personalized advertising:
- adssettings.google.com — manage or switch off ad personalization from Google;
- aboutads.info/choices — opt out of participating Digital Advertising Alliance vendors;
- youronlinechoices.com — the European interactive advertising opt-out platform.
Opting out does not remove ads from the site; it makes the ads you see non-personalized. Full details of our advertising practices, and your rights under GDPR and CCPA, are in our Privacy Policy.
Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Every major browser lets you view, block, and delete cookies, either entirely or site by site. Official instructions:
- Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org — clear cookies and site data
- Apple Safari: support.apple.com — manage cookies in Safari
- Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com — delete cookies in Microsoft Edge
Most browsers also offer a private or incognito mode that deletes cookies automatically at the end of each session, and settings to block third-party cookies specifically while allowing first-party ones. On mobile devices, cookie controls live in the browser app’s settings, and both Android and iOS provide system-level controls for advertising identifiers.
What Happens If You Disable Cookies
You can browse EditorBuzz with cookies disabled, but some things will degrade. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may break caching and security features, making pages slower or causing forms to fail. Blocking functionality cookies means the site will forget your preferences on every visit. Blocking analytics cookies has no visible effect on you but leaves us guessing about what readers want. Blocking advertising cookies means ads still appear but are generic rather than tailored, and you may see the same ad repeatedly because frequency capping stops working. The choice is always yours.
How Consent Works on This Site
Where the law of your region requires it — notably in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom under the GDPR and the ePrivacy rules — non-essential cookies such as analytics and advertising cookies are only set after you give consent, and you can withdraw that consent at any time using the cookie controls on the site or the browser and network tools described above. Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent because the site cannot function without them. Withdrawing consent applies going forward; cookies already stored can be removed using your browser settings.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
Some browsers can send a Do Not Track header or a Global Privacy Control signal with each request. There is no universal industry standard for responding to Do Not Track, but where a recognized opt-out-preference signal such as Global Privacy Control applies under laws like the CCPA/CPRA, we and our advertising partners treat it as a valid opt-out of personalized advertising for that browser. The manual opt-out links above remain available to everyone regardless of browser signals.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
As we add features or partners, the cookies used on the site may change, and we will update this page accordingly. The date at the top shows the most recent revision. Significant changes will be flagged on this page. We encourage you to check back periodically, especially if you have customized your cookie settings.
Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, email hello@editorbuzz.com or use our Contact page — we respond within two business days. Related policies: Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions, Disclaimer, and Affiliate Disclosure.