What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit our website. They store information that helps improve your browsing experience by remembering certain settings and preferences as you navigate through our site.

These digital files serve many purposes, from remembering your login status to understanding how you interact with our site's features.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core features such as user authentication, account management, and security protections. Without these cookies, many features would be unavailable.

Examples include:

• Session cookies that keep you logged in
• Security tokens that protect against unauthorized access
• Cookies that remember your basic preferences

Performance and Analytics Cookies

Matomo runs in its privacy-minimal, cookie-less mode. It does not create an analytics cookie or persistent visitor identifier.

Log views are deduplicated with a daily HMAC derived from your IP address and browser user agent. Raw IP addresses and user-agent strings are never stored; identity hashes expire after 48 hours.

These cookies may track:

• Which pages you visit and how long you view them
• How you navigate through the site
• Error encounters during your session

Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and settings to enhance your experience. They may record your theme choice, language preference, or other customizations you make to the site.

Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be used to deliver content relevant to your interests. They help us show announcements about features or events that may interest you based on your previous activities on our site.

Third-Party Cookies

Some areas of our site may contain elements from third-party services that may place their own cookies on your device. These might include:

• Analytics providers (to help us understand site usage)
• Social media platforms (if you use their features from our site)
• External content providers

We do not control these third-party cookies. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third parties for more information.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have control over the cookies that are stored on your device:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can:

• Delete all cookies from your browser
• Block cookies from being set
• Allow cookies from specific sites
• Browse in a private mode that doesn't store cookies

Each browser is different, so consult your browser's help section for specific instructions.

Our Cookie Banner

No analytics-consent banner is shown because the configured tracker does not use analytics cookies. Browser “Do Not Track” is respected.

Opt-Out Tools

You may also use various opt-out tools provided by industry groups such as:

• Digital Advertising Alliance
• European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance

Consequences of Disabling Cookies

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our site. Some features may become inaccessible or function improperly without cookies enabled.

Essential cookies are particularly important for using our site. Without them, you may be unable to log in, maintain your session, or access secure areas.

Updates to This Policy

As our site evolves, so too may our use of cookies. We will update this policy whenever significant changes occur, and the date at the top will reflect when the latest revisions were made.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to discuss your preferences further, please contact us:

• Email: cookies@mud-logs.com
• Visit our Contact page