Effective Date: July 14, 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
How We Use Cookies
GuruCrate uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to understand how our website is used. We use both first-party cookies (set by our website) and third-party cookies (set by other services we use).
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled in our systems.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theme Preference | Remembers your preferred site theme (light/dark mode) | 1 year | First-party |
| Cookie Preferences | Stores your cookie consent choices | 1 year | First-party |
| Favorites | Stores your favorite articles or bookmarked content | 1 year | First-party |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics (_ga, ga*, _gid) | Tracks website usage and user behavior for analytics | 2 years | Third-party |
| Google Analytics (_gat) | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute | Third-party |
Google Analytics Cookies Details:
- _ga: Distinguishes unique users and expires after 2 years.
- ga[container-id]: Persists session state and expires after 2 years.
- _gid: Distinguishes unique users and expires after 24 hours.
- _gat: Used to throttle request rate and expires after 1 minute.
Third-Party Services
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyze how users interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as:
- How often users visit our site.
- What pages they visit when they do so.
- What other sites they used prior to coming to our site.
We only use this information to improve our website and content. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our site, rather than your name or other identifying information.
For more information about Google Analytics cookies, visit: Google Analytics Cookie Usage
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
EU users: You may also email us to exercise GDPR rights (e.g., data deletion).
CA users: Opt out of data ‘sales’ here.”
Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, you’ll see a cookie banner that allows you to:
- Accept all cookies.
- Accept only essential cookies.
- Customize your cookie preferences.
- Learn more about our cookie usage.
Cookies Preferences page
You can manage or disable cookies at any time by visiting our Cookie Preferences page.
Browser Settings
You can also control cookies through your browser settings:
Chrome:
- Click the three dots menu → Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data.
- Choose your preferred settings.
Firefox:
- Click the menu button → Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
- Adjust your preferences.
Safari:
- Safari → Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data.
- Choose your settings.
Edge:
- Click the three dots menu → Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data.
- Configure your preferences.
Google Analytics Opt-out
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by:
- Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Using browser privacy settings.
- Adjusting your cookie preferences in our cookie banner.
Impact of Disabling Cookies
Essential Cookies
Disabling essential cookies may result in:
- Loss of theme preferences (reverts to default).
- Inability to save favorite articles.
- Cookie banner appearing on every visit.
Analytics Cookies
Disabling analytics cookies:
- Does not affect website functionality.
- Prevents us from understanding how our content performs.
- Limits our ability to improve user experience.
Mobile Devices
On mobile devices, you can manage cookies through your browser app settings, similar to desktop browsers. Some mobile browsers also offer privacy modes that automatically disable certain cookies.
Updates to Our Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:
- Changes in our cookie usage.
- New features on our website.
- Legal or regulatory requirements.
- Updates to third-party services we use.
When we make significant changes, we’ll update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.
Legal Basis for Cookie Usage
We use cookies based on the following legal grounds:
Essential Cookies: Legitimate interest (necessary for website functionality) Analytics Cookies: Your consent (provided through our cookie banner)
International Compliance
This Cookie Policy is designed to comply with:
- EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- ePrivacy Directive.
- UK Data Protection Act 2018.
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
- Other applicable privacy and data protection laws.
Consent Withdrawal
You can withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies at any time by:
- Adjusting your browser settings.
- Revisiting our cookie preference center (if available).
- Contacting us directly.
- By visiting our Cookie Preferences page.
Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or data practices, please contact:
For GDPR/CCPA Requests email support@gurucrate.com with:
- “GDPR Data Deletion Request” or
- “CCPA Opt-Out Request” in the subject line.
📧 support@gurucrate.com
🌐 www.gurucrate.com/contact
This Cookie Policy helps ensure transparency about how we use cookies and gives you control over your privacy preferences. We are committed to respecting your privacy choices and complying with applicable data protection laws.