Cookie Policy
A plain description of every cookie this site can set, why it exists, and how to turn the optional ones off.
This policy explains how nexulab.org uses cookies and similar technologies. Read it alongside our Privacy Policy.
What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file a website stores on your device. It lets a site remember something between page loads or between visits. Similar technologies — local storage, pixels, SDKs — do comparable things and are covered by this policy too.
Cookies set by nexulab.org are first-party. Cookies set by another company through content on our pages, such as an ad, are third-party.
Our approach
No non-essential cookie is set before you consent. Scripts belonging to advertising or measurement partners are held inert on the page and are only executed after you choose “Accept all”. Choosing “Reject non-essential” leaves them unexecuted, and the site continues to work.
Categories we use
Strictly necessary
Required for the site to function and to remember your privacy choice. These do not require consent because the site cannot operate without them.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
nxl_consent_v1 |
Local storage | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies, so you are not asked again on every page | Until you clear your browser storage |
Advertising
Set by Google AdSense and its partners once you consent. They are used to select ads, limit how often you see the same ad, and measure ad performance. Google and its partners may use these to show personalised ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
| Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
Google AdSense (doubleclick.net, google.com) |
Ad selection, frequency capping, performance measurement, fraud prevention | Varies by cookie; typically from the session up to around 24 months |
We do not control these cookies and cannot read their contents. Google’s own policies govern them.
Affiliate attribution
If you click a link to Amazon, Amazon may set a cookie so a resulting purchase can be attributed to us. This is set by Amazon on their domain after you leave our site, not by us. See our Affiliate Disclosure.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4, loaded through Google Tag Manager, to understand which pages are useful and how people arrive. It records things like pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP, device type and referring source.
| Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
Google Analytics 4 (google-analytics.com, googletagmanager.com) |
Audience measurement: page views, sessions, traffic sources, device type | _ga up to 2 years; _ga_<container> up to 2 years |
We have IP anonymisation and data redaction enabled, and we do not use Analytics data to identify individual visitors.
Google Consent Mode. Google’s tags on this site run under Consent Mode v2. For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, no analytics or advertising storage is used until you accept — the tags load but are barred from writing cookies or sending identifiers. Elsewhere, including the United States, measurement begins on your first visit and you can opt out at any time through Cookie Settings, which is the opt-out model those jurisdictions use.
What we do not use
We do not use social media tracking pixels, session recording, heatmaps or cross-site fingerprinting.
Changing your choice
On this site: use the Cookie Settings link in the footer of any page. The banner reopens and your new choice replaces the old one immediately.
In your browser: every major browser lets you block or delete cookies through its settings. Blocking all cookies may break parts of many websites, though this one will continue to work.
Opting out of personalised ads specifically: Google’s Ads Settings page lets you turn off ad personalisation across Google’s services. The industry opt-out pages run by the Network Advertising Initiative, the Digital Advertising Alliance and Your Online Choices (for Europe) offer opt-outs covering many companies at once.
Global Privacy Control: if your browser sends a GPC signal, we treat it as an opt-out of sharing personal information for targeted advertising where applicable law recognises it.
Consent duration
Your choice is stored on your device until you clear your browser storage or change it through Cookie Settings. If you use a different browser or device, you will be asked again.
Changes
If we add a cookie or a new partner, this page is updated first and the consent banner is shown again where the change requires fresh consent.
Questions: hello@nexulab.org