Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small alphanumeric text files placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to ensure websites function properly, retain user preferences, and provide analytical data to site operators regarding visitor traffic patterns.
Paradescheersquad employs cookies and localized storage mechanisms to ensure seamless navigation, remember your cookie consent preferences, and examine aggregated, non-personally identifiable traffic metrics.
2. Cookie Classification Table
The table below provides a comprehensive audit of the cookies and local storage tokens utilized across paradescheersquad.com:
| Category | Identifier / Key | Lifespan | Technical Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential / Functional | paradescheersquad_cookie_consent |
Persistent (1 Year) | Stores the user's cookie banner selection (accept/reject/preferences) in localStorage so the banner is not displayed on every page load. |
| Essential / Security | __cf_bm / csrf_token |
Session (30 mins) | Protects against automated malicious bots, brute-force form flooding, and verifies legitimate browser sessions. |
| Analytics (Optional) | _ps_analytics_id |
6 Months | Records anonymous page-view frequencies, scroll depths, and bounce rates to guide future editorial research. Activated only upon consent. |
| Functional UI | ps_nav_state |
Session | Preserves state consistency for mobile navigation interactions during page transitions. |
3. Managing Cookie Consent
When you first access our publication, you are greeted with a fixed consent banner providing three choices:
- Accept All: Authorizes both essential functional cookies and aggregate analytical tracking.
- Reject Non-Essential: Blocks all analytical cookies; only strictly necessary functional cookies required for site operation remain active.
- Preferences: Allows granular control over specific non-essential script execution.
Your choice is recorded in local browser storage under the key paradescheersquad_cookie_consent and honored across subsequent page views and visits.
4. Browser-Level Cookie Management & Opt-Out
In addition to our on-site banner controls, you can adjust cookie handling settings directly in your web browser. You may configure your browser to reject all cookies, notify you when a cookie is placed, or clear all stored cookies and site data:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies → See all site data and permissions.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Manage Data.
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may impact basic site features, such as remembering your consent preferences.
5. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our technical practices or legal requirements under European ePrivacy and GDPR standards. Any modifications will be posted here with an updated "Last Revised" date.
Questions regarding our use of cookies can be submitted to our privacy team at [email protected].