Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our online properties. Third parties serve cookies through our website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as remembering your theme preference (Dark Mode or Light Mode).
• Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you. We use Google Analytics (GA4) and Microsoft Clarity for this purpose.
• Advertising (Marketing) Cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests. Our third-party advertising partners (such as Google AdSense) deploy these cookies.

4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Cookies

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

Specifically, Google's DoubleClick DART cookies are used to track user interactions and serve tailored advertisements. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or Network Advertising Initiative controls as detailed in our Privacy Policy.

5. How Can I Control Cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.

You can also manage cookie choices directly from our cookie consent banner upon landing on our platform.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at support@utsahilabs.com.