Last updated: September 17, 2026
1. What Are Cookies
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2. How We Use Cookies
This Site (https://highriskautoguide.com/) uses the following categories of cookies:
- Essential cookies: required for basic site functionality (e.g., security, load balancing). These cannot be disabled without affecting how the Site works.
- Analytics cookies: set by Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site (pages viewed, session duration, traffic sources).
- Advertising cookies: set by Google AdSense and its partners to serve and measure ads, including ads based on your browsing activity across sites.
We do not use comment-related cookies, as commenting is disabled on this Site.
3. Cookies Used on This Site
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Typical Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users | 2 years |
| ga[container-id] | Google Analytics | Maintains session state | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users within a 24-hour window | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Throttles request rate to Analytics servers | 1 minute |
| IDE | Google Ads (DoubleClick) | Serves and measures personalized ads on non-Google sites | Up to 24 months |
| test_cookie | Google Ads | Checks whether the visitor’s browser supports cookies | ~15 minutes |
| _gads | Google Ads | Measures ad campaign performance | 13 months |
| gac[account-id] | Google Ads | Stores campaign data for conversion attribution | 90 days |
| NID | Stores general preferences (used across Google services, including ad-related functions) | 6 months | |
| 1P_JAR | Aggregates advertising statistics and service usage | 30 days |
Note: Google controls the exact cookies, names, and durations placed by AdSense and Analytics, and these can change without notice on our part. The list above reflects Google’s published cookie documentation as of this update; the current, authoritative list is always available at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Cookies set by Google (Analytics and AdSense) are third-party cookies governed by Google’s own privacy and cookie policies, not by us. We do not control how Google uses the data these cookies collect beyond what is described in our Privacy Policy.
5. Your Cookie Choices
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you:
- Block all cookies or only third-party cookies.
- Delete existing cookies.
- Get a warning before a cookie is set.
Blocking essential cookies may affect Site functionality. To opt out of specific Google cookie uses:
- Ad personalization: Google Ads Settings — https://adssettings.google.com/
- Analytics tracking: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on — https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Industry-wide ad opt-out: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy as our use of cookies changes. The «Last updated» date at the top reflects the most recent revision.
7. Contact Us
Questions about this Cookies Policy:
admin@highriskautoguide.com
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