Cookie Policy

Cookies are small pieces of data stored by your browser. This site uses them to remember your consent choices, support sign-in, and measure site usage when you allow analytics.

We use different types of cookies for different purposes: 1. Essential Cookies (Always Active) - Names: cookie-consent-given, analytics-enabled, marketing-enabled, functional-enabled - Purpose: Stores your cookie preferences - Duration: 1 year - Type: First-party - Required: Yes 2. Analytics Cookies (Optional) - Names: _ga, _ga_* - Purpose: Help us understand how visitors use our website - Provider: Google Analytics - Duration: 2 years - Type: First-party - Data Collected: Page views, reading events, subscription events, return visits, and page performance - Cookie identifiers distinguish browsers and sessions - With analytics consent, local storage also keeps kb-last-reader-visit, a timestamp of the last visit - The timestamp is replaced on your next consented visit and removed when you withdraw analytics consent - Vercel Analytics is also enabled only with analytics consent - Required: No 3. Sign-in and Security Cookies - Purpose: Keep signed-in sessions active and help protect form submissions - Type: First-party - Required for the features that use them 4. Marketing Cookies (Optional) - Currently not in use - Disabled unless introduced with notice and consent controls - Required: No

You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways: 1. Cookie Banner: - Choose "Essential only", "Customize", or "Accept all" - Use “Cookie settings” in the footer to review or change an earlier choice 2. Browser Settings: - Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies - Note: Blocking essential cookies may impact site functionality 3. Third-Party Tools: - You can opt out of Google Analytics through Google's opt-out browser add-on

Consent-preference cookies use Secure and SameSite settings on the production site. Analytics cookies contain identifiers that distinguish browsers and sessions. See the Privacy Policy for information about form submissions and security logs.

Changes to this policy are published here with an updated date.

For questions about our cookie usage: - Email: kevin@kevinbytes.com - Use our contact form - Please send personal data requests by email