Cookie Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2026. Last updated: February 2026.
1. Understanding Cookies & Local Storage
Cookies are compact text files stored on your computer or mobile device when navigating websites. Similar client-side technologies, such as browser local storage and session storage, allow web platforms to store state identifiers locally. On tallystackbuddiesb.monster, we use these technologies to guarantee core technical stability and understand aggregate audience navigation.
2. Inventory of Cookies Deployed
The following schedule identifies the specific categories of cookies and local storage tokens utilized across our domains:
3. Category Breakdown
Essential & System Security Cookies
These elements are indispensable for the basic operation of the website, enabling security verification, load balancing, and consent state retention. Under GDPR Regulation 6(1)(f) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), essential cookies do not require prior affirmative consent as the platform cannot function securely without them.
Analytics & Navigation Assessment
Optional analytical identifiers allow us to evaluate which regional coastal guides receive the most traffic, average reading duration, and general bounce rates. This information is processed in aggregated, anonymized form and will never be used for commercial advertising or user profiling across external domains.
4. Managing and Disabling Cookies via Browser Settings
In addition to using our website cookie banner buttons, you can adjust or completely block cookies directly within your internet browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may impact security and layout presentation:
- Google Chrome: Settings › Privacy and security › Third-party cookies › See all site data and permissions.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings › Privacy & Security › Enhanced Tracking Protection & Cookies.
- Apple Safari: Preferences › Privacy › Prevent cross-site tracking and Block all cookies.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings › Cookies and site permissions › Manage and delete cookies and site data.
5. Updates to this Policy
We review and update this Cookie Policy annually or whenever technical adjustments to our deployment schedule occur. Significant revisions will be highlighted on our homepage banner.
Questions regarding our cookie deployment can be submitted directly to [email protected].