Cookie Policy
This page explains which cookies Gladewick uses, why we use them, and how you can control them. We’ve kept it in plain language and listed each cookie by name.
Gladewick is owned and operated by KCS Global Group, based in Durg, Chhattisgarh, India. This policy works together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal information more broadly.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. They let a site remember things between pages or visits, such as whether a security check has already been passed or how many people read a guide.
Some cookies are set by Gladewick itself (first-party cookies). Others are set by services we use, such as our security provider or an ad network (third-party cookies). Some last only until you close your browser (session cookies); others stay for a set time (persistent cookies).
The types of cookies we use
Essential
Keep the site working and secure, for example by filtering out malicious bots. The site can’t work properly without them, so they can’t be switched off through our site.
Functional
Remember choices you make, such as your name and email if you leave a comment and ask us to save them for next time.
Analytics
Tell us, in aggregate, which guides people read and how they find them. This helps us decide what to update and what to write next. We don’t use analytics to identify you personally.
Advertising
Used by third-party ad networks, such as Google, when ads are shown on our pages. They help show relevant ads, limit how often you see the same ad and measure ad performance.
Cookies used on Gladewick
The list below covers the main cookies you may encounter. Third-party providers can change their cookie names and lifetimes, so the durations shown are typical values published by each provider.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | |||
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Tells real visitors apart from automated bots to protect the site. | 30 minutes |
cf_clearance | Cloudflare | Remembers that your browser passed a security check, so you aren’t asked again. | Set by our security settings |
wordpress_test_cookie | Gladewick (WordPress) | Checks whether your browser accepts cookies. | Session |
| Functional | |||
comment_author_* | Gladewick (WordPress) | Saves your name, email and website for future comments, only if you tick the box to save them. | About 1 year |
| Analytics | |||
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors so we can count visits in aggregate. | 2 years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics | Keeps track of a visit session for aggregate statistics. | 2 years |
| Advertising (when ads are shown) | |||
__gads | Measures ad interactions and limits how often an ad is repeated. | 13 months | |
__gpi | Collects information on how ads perform on the site. | 13 months | |
| Other ad-network cookies | Google and its advertising partners | Show relevant ads and measure their performance. | Varies by provider |
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Third-party cookies and outside links
Google advertising
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to Gladewick or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on those visits. You can learn how Google uses information from sites like ours in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
Amazon and other retailers
When you click an affiliate link and land on Amazon, Amazon sets its own cookies under its own policies. Those cookies are placed on Amazon’s site, not ours. Our Affiliate Disclosure explains how these links work.
Embedded content
If a guide includes embedded content from another site, such as a video, that site may set its own cookies when you view or play it.
How to control cookies
You can accept, block or delete cookies at any time. Blocking essential cookies may stop parts of the site from working correctly.
Your browser settings
Every major browser lets you view, block and delete cookies. For example, see the cookie help pages for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, or open the privacy settings in Safari or Microsoft Edge.
Google ad personalization
You can turn off personalized ads from Google in My Ad Center. You’ll still see ads, but they won’t be based on your interests.
Industry opt-out tools
You can opt out of interest-based ads from many participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance and the Network Advertising Initiative.
Google Analytics
You can stop Google Analytics from collecting data about your visits on any site by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
If you’re in the European Economic Area, the UK or Switzerland, you’ll be asked for consent before advertising cookies are used, and you can change your choice at any time. To learn about your privacy rights, including rights under US state privacy laws, see our Privacy Policy.
Changes to this policy
We update this policy when the tools we use or the cookies they set change. The date at the bottom of this page shows when it was last revised.
Questions about cookies
We handle all conversations by email. Our office address is on our Contact Us page.
Cookies, privacy and data requests
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Last updated: September 2026