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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 19 February 2026

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Pickometer ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on pickometer.com (the "Service"), and what choices you have regarding their use. By continuing to use the Service, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how their site is being used. Cookies are not harmful - they cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your device.

In addition to cookies, we may also use web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs), which are tiny transparent images embedded in web pages or emails that help us understand how you interact with our content.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies on the Service:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Service to function correctly. They enable core features such as user authentication, session management, and security. Without these cookies, services you have requested - such as staying logged in to your account - cannot be provided. These cookies do not collect any information that could be used for marketing purposes.

  • Session cookies: Maintain your login state while you browse the site. These are deleted when you close your browser.
  • Security cookies: Help protect your account from unauthorised access and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the Service to remember choices you make (such as your preferred theme - light or dark mode) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as watching a video or commenting on a post. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with the Service - which pages are most popular, how long users stay, and where they come from. This helps us improve the platform and deliver a better experience. The data collected is aggregated and anonymised.

Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)

Pickometer uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense places advertising cookies on your device to serve ads that are relevant and meaningful to you. These cookies may track your browsing activity across different websites to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

Google's advertising cookies include, but are not limited to:

  • DoubleClick cookies: Used by Google to serve personalised advertisements and track ad performance.
  • Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat): Used to distinguish users and throttle request rates.
  • Conversion tracking cookies: Used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Google is a third-party vendor that uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website and other websites on the internet. Google adheres to the Google Advertising Principles. For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, please visit How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service and to deliver advertisements on and through the Service. These third parties set their own cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies, over which we have no control.

Key third-party cookie providers include:

4. How Long Do Cookies Last?

Cookies can be either "session" cookies or "persistent" cookies:

  • Session cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your browser.
  • Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period of time (as defined in the cookie) or until you manually delete them. They are activated each time you visit the website that created that particular cookie.

Most advertising and analytics cookies are persistent and may last anywhere from 30 days to 2 years, depending on the specific cookie.

5. Managing and Disabling Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, or to alert you when a cookie is being sent. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of the Service may not function correctly. The following links provide information on how to manage cookies in common browsers:

Opting Out of Personalised Advertising

You can opt out of personalised advertising from Google by visiting Google's Ads Settings. You can also opt out of third-party vendor advertising cookies through the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page or the Your Online Choices tool (for EU users).

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at privacy@pickometer.com or via our Contact page.