What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on a device by a website or third-party service to support site functionality, measurement, preferences or advertising. Similar technologies may include local storage, tags, pixels, scripts and device identifiers, and this policy uses “cookies” as a practical collective term where appropriate.
How Cookies May Be Used
- Operate, deliver and secure the website and its basic technical functions
- Remember consent and preference choices where those controls are available
- Measure traffic and understand general content performance
- Understand referral sources, navigation and general site use
- Deliver, manage and measure programmatic advertising
- Prevent abuse, fraud, security problems and invalid traffic
Essential and Preference Cookies
Essential technologies may support page delivery, security, consent settings and basic functionality needed for the site to operate as intended. Preference technologies may remember language, display or privacy choices where available so the same selection does not need to be repeated unnecessarily.
Analytics
Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to measure traffic and general reader activity, such as how readers reach and navigate the site. Analytics information is generally used in aggregated form. Google Search Console is used for search performance and indexing and does not place visitor-facing cookies on Science Report.
Advertising
Google AdSense and participating providers may use cookies or identifiers for ad delivery, frequency capping, measurement, fraud prevention and, where permitted, interest-based advertising. Restricting advertising cookies may change how ads are selected or measured without necessarily removing all advertising.
Third Parties
Relevant services include Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google AdSense, hosting, content-delivery, security, domain and email infrastructure providers. Third parties may process data for their respective functions under their own privacy and cookie policies.
Managing Cookies
Readers may manage cookies through a consent banner where available, browser settings, device settings and advertising-choice tools. These controls may allow cookies to be cleared, limited or blocked; doing so may affect functionality, remembered choices, measurement or ad delivery.
Privacy Policy
See the Privacy Policy for broader information about data handling, including the information that may be received, the purposes described by Science Report and the relevant third-party services.
