Cookie Policy

01What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device through your browser. They help sites remember your visit - keeping you logged in, remembering preferences, or measuring which pages are read. Similar technologies (localStorage, pixels) work comparably; we use the term "cookies" for all of them.

02Cookies We Use

criticalore.com sets a deliberately small number of cookies:

• Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_J7332T36MN) - anonymous usage statistics: pages visited, session duration, approximate location (city level), device type and traffic source. Retained for up to 2 years. These help us understand which guides and product pages are useful.
• Essential/technical - our hosting platform (Vercel) may set short-lived cookies strictly required to serve the site securely and reliably.
• No advertising cookies, no social-media trackers, no cross-site profiling - we simply don't use them.

03Why We Use Them

Analytics answer practical questions: which blog guides do buyers actually read, which countries visit our supply pages, and where does the site confuse people. This directly shapes what content we write next. The data is aggregate and does not identify you personally.

04Managing Cookies

You are in full control:

• Browser settings - every modern browser lets you view, block and delete cookies (usually under Privacy or Site Settings). Blocking cookies does not break criticalore.com.
• Google's opt-out - install the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout) to exclude yourself from GA on all sites.
• Private/incognito mode - cookies set during the session are deleted when you close the window.

05Cookies in Emails and Forms

Our quote and contact forms do not set tracking cookies. If you subscribe to our market briefing, emails may include standard open/click measurement; unsubscribe links are in every message.

06Changes to This Policy

If we add or change cookies - for example, introducing a new analytics tool - we will update this page and the date above before doing so.