Cookie Policy
Last updated: 10 June 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Blog.Nerdicate.com (“the Site,” “we,” “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website. It describes what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
We categorise cookies in the way defined by the EU ePrivacy Directive and GDPR:
| Category | What they do | Are they placed by us? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility (e.g., remembering cookie preferences). | Yes |
| Performance / Analytics | Help us understand how visitors interact with the Site (e.g., Google Analytics 4 with IP‑anonymisation). | Yes (first‑party) + Google (third‑party) |
| Functionality | Remember choices you make (e.g., saving | |
| commenter details in a cookie). | Yes | |
| Advertising / Affiliate | Track outbound clicks to partner stores (Amazon, Spreadshirt) to attribute commissions. | Yes (first‑party referrer ID) + partner cookies (third‑party) |
We do not use cookies for behavioural advertising or retargeting.
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
- Essential operation – to run the Site and deliver pages securely (Cloudflare, WordPress session cookies).
- Comment functionality – to remember your name/e‑mail when you opt‑in to “Save my details”.
- Analytics – to improve our content by seeing which pages are most popular (Google Analytics 4, IP anonymised, no cross‑site tracking).
- Affiliate attribution – to earn small commissions that fund our non‑commercial project (Amazon Associates, Spreadshirt).
3. Specific Cookies We Place
| Cookie Name | Provider | Expiry | Category | Purpose |
cookieyes-consent |
Nerdicate | 1 year | Strictly Necessary | Stores your cookie preferences. |
wp-settings-* |
Nerdicate | 1 year | Strictly Necessary | Maintains logged‑in admin session. |
comment_author_* |
Nerdicate | 347 days | Functionality | Saves commenter details if you tick “Save my details”. |
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Google Analytics 4 | 14 months | Performance | Anonymous page statistics. |
aff_* |
Nerdicate | 24 hours | Affiliate | Records outbound click for commission. |
Third‑party affiliate partners (Amazon, Spreadshirt) may set additional cookies once you click an outbound link. Please review their respective policies.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can:
- Use our cookie banner – on your first visit, choose Accept or Decline non‑essential cookies. You can revisit the banner anytime via the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer.
- Browser settings – block or delete cookies via your browser’s preferences. See the links below for common browsers:
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Edge
• Safari - Opt‑out of Google Analytics – install the GA opt‑out browser add‑on.
Note: Blocking essential cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.
5. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The “Last updated” date at the top indicates when this policy was last revised.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email danny@nerdicate.com.
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