Cookie Policy
What cookies and similar storage technologies pofinance.xyz uses, what each does, how long it lives, and how to refuse, accept, or withdraw consent for each category.
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1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store. We also use a few localStorage entries and pixel identifiers; for this policy these are treated equivalently.
2. Categories
Strictly necessary
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| po_consent | pofinance.xyz | Stores your consent banner choice. | 12 months |
| po_session | pofinance.xyz | Anti-CSRF and contact-form session. | Browser session |
Analytics (optional, opt-in)
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes unique visitors. | 13 months |
| _ga_<ID> | Google Analytics 4 | Persists session state. | 13 months |
Advertising — Google AdSense / DoubleClick (optional, opt-in)
Used to deliver, frequency-cap, and measure advertising. Set only after consent.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| __gads | Google AdSense | Identifies a browser for ad delivery on this domain. | 13 months |
| __gpi | Google AdSense | Stores ad-personalisation signals and frequency capping. | 13 months |
| IDE | doubleclick.net | Cross-site ad performance and personalisation. | 13 months |
| NID | google.com | Stores Google service preferences including ad preferences. | 6 months |
| DSID | doubleclick.net | Links advertising activity for signed-in users. | 14 days |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | Verifies cookie support before serving an ad. | 15 minutes |
3. Personalised vs. non-personalised advertising
With consent, Google may show personalised ads selected from signals such as topics of pages you've visited, inferred interests, approximate location, and your Google Ads profile. Without consent, ads are selected only from the page you are currently viewing — contextual advertising.
Adjust personalisation at adssettings.google.com; opt out network-wide at youronlinechoices.eu.
4. Managing or withdrawing consent
Click “Cookie preferences” in the footer of any page, toggle each category, and save. The change takes effect immediately. Browsers also offer cookie management directly — instructions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge.
5. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
We honour the GPC signal: a GPC header is treated as an opt-out from CCPA/CPRA “sale” or “sharing,” suppressing advertising cookies for that session.
6. Changes
The “Last updated” date above reflects the most recent change.