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Cookie Policy

Last updated: September 30, 2026

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include browser local storage, web beacons and device identifiers. We refer to all of these as "cookies".

2. Cookies we use

Strictly necessary / preferences

  • cd-theme (local storage) — remembers light or dark mode. Set by us; never sent to a server.

Analytics — Google Analytics

  • _ga, _ga_* — distinguish visitors and sessions to produce aggregated statistics. Expire after up to 2 years.

Advertising — Google AdSense

Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads, limit how often you see an ad, measure ad performance and, where permitted, personalize ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Examples include __gads, __gpi, IDE, DSID and NID, set on the Site's domain or on Google domains such as doubleclick.net. Lifetimes range from a session up to 13 months. See how Google uses cookies in advertising.

3. Consent

Visitors from the EEA, the UK and Switzerland are shown a consent message from a Google-certified consent management platform before advertising or analytics cookies are used for personalization. You can change your choice at any time with the “Privacy settings” link at the bottom of every page.

4. Managing cookies

Blocking cookies may mean you see less relevant ads, but you will not see fewer ads.

5. More information

See our Privacy Policy or email privacy@countrydesire.com.