Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our site.

How We Use Cookies

Open-source Projects uses cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

• Website Functionality: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly
• Local Storage: Your bookmarked projects are stored locally in your browser
• Preferences: Remember your settings and preferences

Analytics Cookies

• Usage Analytics: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor website performance and identify issues
• Content Optimization: Understand which content is most popular

Advertising Cookies

• Google AdSense: Used to display relevant advertisements
• Ad Personalization: May be used to serve personalized ads based on interests
• Ad Performance: Track the effectiveness of advertisements

Third-Party Cookies

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google may place cookies on your device to serve relevant ads and measure ad performance. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to our site and other sites on the internet.

Analytics Services

We may use third-party analytics services that place cookies to help us understand website usage patterns. These services provide anonymized data about how visitors interact with our website.

Managing Cookies

Browser Settings

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View and delete existing cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block all cookies
• Delete cookies when you close your browser

Google Ad Settings

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings page. This will disable personalized ads but you may still see non-personalized ads.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website:

• Your bookmarks may not be saved
• Website preferences may not be remembered
• Some features may not work properly

Cookie Retention

• Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted
• Local Storage: Bookmarks are stored until you clear browser data or manually remove them

Updates to Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us through our social media channels linked in the footer.