What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on a visitor’s device. They help websites remember information, operate features, improve performance, support security, measure activity, and understand how visitors interact with pages.
Similar technologies may include pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, session storage, and device identifiers.
How City Cycling Tips may use cookies
City Cycling Tips may use cookies and similar technologies for practical website purposes.
- To keep the website functioning correctly.
- To improve page speed, readability, navigation, and overall performance.
- To protect the site from spam, abuse, bots, suspicious traffic, and unauthorized activity.
- To remember basic preferences if preference tools are enabled.
- To understand general website usage through analytics or performance tools.
- To support third-party embedded content or future monetization features if they are added.
Types of cookies that may be used
The exact cookies used may vary depending on the website configuration, hosting provider, security tools, analytics setup, plugins, embedded content, and future features.
| Cookie type |
Purpose |
Examples of use |
| Essential cookies |
Needed for basic website operation and security. |
Page loading, form functionality, spam prevention, security checks, and session management. |
| Preference cookies |
Help remember choices when preference features are available. |
Cookie choices, display preferences, or similar visitor settings. |
| Performance and analytics cookies |
Help understand how visitors use the website. |
Popular pages, traffic patterns, technical errors, loading performance, and general engagement. |
| Security cookies |
Help protect the website and visitors. |
Bot detection, login protection for administrators, spam filtering, and suspicious activity prevention. |
| Third-party cookies |
May be set by third-party tools or embedded services. |
Embedded videos, maps, social features, analytics tools, forms, or future advertising services. |
Third-party cookies
Some cookies or similar technologies may be placed by third-party services used by City Cycling Tips. These services may include hosting providers, security tools, anti-spam tools, analytics providers, form providers, embedded content platforms, or future advertising partners.
Third-party services may collect information according to their own privacy and cookie policies. City Cycling Tips does not control every cookie set by third-party providers.
Advertising and future monetization cookies
City Cycling Tips may add advertising or monetization features in the future. If advertising services are added, advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to help deliver ads, limit repeated ads, measure ad performance, detect fraud, and improve relevance.
Depending on the visitor’s location and the technologies used, the website may request consent or provide additional cookie choices before certain advertising or measurement technologies are used.
Visitors can also manage advertising personalization choices through tools provided by browser settings, device settings, and participating advertising providers.
How to control cookies
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete existing cookies, receive alerts before cookies are stored, or limit certain types of tracking.
- Blocking all cookies may affect website functionality.
- Deleting cookies may remove saved preferences.
- Some browser settings apply only to the device or browser you are currently using.
- Third-party providers may offer their own opt-out or preference tools.
Your browser may also offer privacy features such as “Do Not Track,” tracking prevention, private browsing, or cookie blocking. How these features work depends on the browser and the websites or services involved.
Changes to this Cookies Policy
City Cycling Tips may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, website features, third-party tools, legal requirements, or monetization features.
When this page is updated, the effective date at the top of the policy may be revised.
