Cookie Policy
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- Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how Techaptic (techaptic.com) uses them. We are committed to being transparent about your privacy and your choices regarding the technologies we use. Please read this policy to understand the types of cookies we use, the information we collect through them, and how that information is used. - What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, enhance user experience by remembering preferences, and provide analytical information to website owners. - How and Why We Use Cookies?
We use a minimal combination of first-party (set by us) and third-party (set by our partners) cookies:- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the basic functionality, cybersecurity infrastructure, and bot protection of our website. The site cannot function properly without them.
- Functional Cookies: Remember internal choices you make, such as language preference.
- Marketing / Third-Party Cookies: We do not use analytical, statistical, or tracking cookies by default. Marketing cookies are only set by third-party platforms (like YouTube) if you explicitly choose to play embedded media.
- Detailed Cookie Inventory
Below is a list of the main cookies you may encounter on our site, categorized by their purpose. You can find a complete, real-time, and detailed list of every cookie, including its provider, purpose, and duration, is available at all times below.
| Cookie Name(s) | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
| __cf_bm, __cflb | Cloudflare | Used to identify and mitigate automated bot traffic to protect the site’s security and performance. | Strictly Necessary | 30 minutes |
| cmplz_* | Consent Management (Complianz) | Used to remember the user’s consent preferences (accept/decline) on the cookie banner. | Strictly Necessary | 1 Year |
| wordpress_*, wp-settings-* | System | Used to maintain user sessions and store user interface preferences, earned badges, and feed settings for logged-in users, community members, and commenters. | Strictly Necessary / Functional | Session / ~1 Year |
| pll_language | Language System | Stores the user’s selected language preference for browsing the site. | Functional | 1 Year |
| CONSENT, YSC, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube (Google) | Set when a user interacts with an embedded YouTube video. Used for tracking viewing preferences, estimating bandwidth, and building a user profile for targeted advertising. | Marketing | Varies (e.g., Session, 6 months, 2 years) |
| (Varies) | Affiliate Partners | A tracking cookie set by the third-party merchant’s site after a user clicks an affiliate link. Used to attribute the referral. | Marketing | Varies by partner |
| cf_clearance | Cloudflare | Stores the proof of challenge passed. It is used to no longer challenge a user if they have already passed a Turnstile challenge. | Strictly Necessary | 1 Year |
- Managing Your Consent
Your privacy and choice are paramount. When you first visit techaptic.com, you will be greeted by a simple cookie consent banner offering two choices:- Accept: Consent to third-party media cookies (e.g., YouTube).
- Decline: Reject non-essential cookies.
There is no ‘Customize’ option because we do not use tracking cookies by default. Strictly necessary cookies are always active. YouTube videos on our site use custom ‘Click-to-Load’ technology. Even if you decline cookies, you will see video thumbnails, but no YouTube cookies or data transfers occur until you explicitly consent and click play. You can change your consent anytime via the ‘Cookie Management’ icon at the bottom right.