1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. They may be set by the website you visit (“first-party”) or by third parties (e.g., analytics or advertising providers). Some cookies are deleted after your session ends (“session cookies”); others remain for a defined period (“persistent cookies”).
2. Categories of cookies we use
Necessary (always active)
Required for core site functionality, security, and fraud prevention. These do not require consent.
Analytics
Help us understand how our site is used and improve performance. Set only with your consent.
Advertising personalization
Enable personalized commercial advertising and measurement. Set only with your consent. You can opt out or withdraw consent at any time.
Political-ad personalization (EU)
Used exclusively if you provide explicit, separate consent. Without this consent, political or public-policy related ads will be non-personalized.
3. The cookies we place
The following is a representative overview. The exact cookies may vary depending on your choices in “Cookie Settings.”
| Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site_consent_v2 | Shuxin Tech | Necessary | Stores your cookie preferences (consent choices, timestamp, version). | Up to 180 days |
| _ga, _gid (example) | Google Analytics | Analytics | Measures usage, sessions, and performance on an aggregated basis. IP anonymization enabled. | _ga: 13 months; _gid: 24 hours |
| ad_id (example) | [Ad network] | Advertising personalization | Stores identifiers to deliver/measure personalized ads (non-political). | Up to 13 months (varies by network) |
| pol_ads_id (example) | [Political ads vendor] | Political-ad personalization | Stores identifiers for political/public-policy ad personalization and measurement, when explicitly consented. | Up to 90 days (strict) |
4. Consent management
On your first visit, we display a consent banner with equal “Accept / Reject / Customize” choices. Non-essential cookies (Analytics, Advertising, Political-ad personalization) are set only after you provide consent. You can change your choices anytime via “Cookie Settings” (see site footer) or by calling window.CC.open() in the console.
5. Withdrawing consent
You can withdraw consent at any time by revisiting “Cookie Settings.” You can also clear your consent cookie by calling window.CC.clear() (this reloads the page). Browser controls allow you to delete cookies or block them entirely (note: site functionality may be affected).
6. Third-party cookies and transfers
When you consent to third-party cookies, data may be sent to those providers, which could result in international data transfers. We rely on appropriate safeguards (e.g., SCCs, adequacy decisions) where applicable. Consult each provider’s privacy and cookie policies for details.
7. Do-Not-Track and Global Privacy Control
We honor consent choices expressed via our banner. Where feasible, we also attempt to respect browser-level signals such as Global Privacy Control (GPC). However, site functionality may still require necessary cookies.
8. Cookie lifetimes
Cookie durations vary by category and provider. We aim to limit non-essential cookie lifetimes and renew consent at appropriate intervals (typically every 6–12 months).
9. Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, law, or our services. We will revise the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, provide additional notice.
10. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, contact us at [email protected].