Cookies

1. What Are Cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to help us run our Site (https://www.websitegecko.com/), understand how visitors interact with it, and support our affiliate marketing activities. We use both first-party cookies (set by us) and third-party cookies (set by our partners).

Our use of cookies falls into the following main categories:

  • Performance & Analytics Cookies: These collect information about how you use our Site, like which pages you visit. This helps us improve how our website works.
  • Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our Site and to remember your preferences (for example, when leaving a comment).
  • Affiliate & Tracking Cookies: These are essential for our business model. They are used to track referrals and sales for the affiliate links we place on our site.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Here is a more detailed breakdown of the cookies active on WebsiteGecko:

A. Performance & Analytics Cookies

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behavior. This service uses cookies to track how visitors find our site, which pages they view, and how long they stay. We have configured Google Analytics to anonymize IP addresses.

B. Affiliate & Tracking Cookies

  • WeCanTrack: We use WeCanTrack as an affiliate tracking and data attribution platform. This service uses cookies to accurately attribute affiliate commissions (from external vendors) to us and to measure the performance of our content.
  • Third-Party Affiliate Links: Our blog posts contain affiliate links to other products and services. When you click these links, a third-party cookie is set by that vendor (e.g., a hosting provider) to track that we referred you. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you.

C. Functionality Cookies

  • WordPress: As a WordPress site, cookies are set to manage basic site functions.
  • Comments: If you leave a comment on our blog, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

4. How to Manage Cookies

You have control over the cookies you accept. Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences through the browser settings. You can:

  • Set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, letting you decide whether to accept it.
  • Block all cookies or block cookies from specific websites.
  • Delete cookies that are already stored on your device.

Please be aware that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some functionality on our Site (like the ability to leave comments) may be impaired.

5. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us via our Contact Page.