Cookie policy
Last reviewed: · Editor: Max Curban
The short version: GXGX is a static site with no login and no personalisation, and we run no advertising network. We set no marketing cookies. We do use Google Analytics 4 to count page views, which sets a small number of first-party cookies. The other cookie you may encounter is set by an operator's affiliate system after you click through to their site.
What a cookie is
A small text file a site stores in your browser so that it can recognise a return visit or remember a preference. Similar technologies — local storage, pixels, device fingerprinting — do comparable things and are covered by this policy.
Categories
| Category | Used on GXGX? | Purpose | Typical lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Minimal | Security and load balancing at the hosting layer | Session |
| Preferences | No | — | — |
| Analytics | Yes — Google Analytics 4 | Which guides get read, and from where. No ad personalisation. | _ga 2 years, _ga_10PS71N2MN 2 years |
| Advertising | No | We run no ad network and do not use Google Ads remarketing | — |
| Affiliate referral (third party) | After you click out | Attributing a signup to GXGX | 7–90 days, set by the operator |
Google Analytics, explained plainly
We use Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-10PS71N2MN) to see which guides get read and which need improving. It sets first-party cookies named _ga and _ga_10PS71N2MN in your browser, and sends Google a record of the page you viewed, an approximate location derived from your IP address, and basic device and referrer information.
What we have not enabled: Google Signals, ad personalisation, remarketing audiences, and any linkage to a Google Ads account. We do not use analytics data to target you with advertising, and we cannot identify you personally from it. If you would rather not be counted at all, install Google's official Analytics opt-out browser add-on, or block cookies as described below.
Affiliate tracking, explained plainly
When you click a partner link, the destination operator may set a cookie recording that you arrived from GXGX. If you later register, the operator attributes the signup to us and pays a commission. That cookie belongs to the operator, is governed by their policy, and has no effect on the terms, bonuses or odds you receive. Full detail on the affiliate disclosure page.
Controlling cookies
- Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies in its privacy settings.
- Private or incognito windows discard cookies when closed.
- Blocking cookies will not break GXGX — nothing here depends on them.
- Blocking third-party cookies will prevent affiliate attribution, which costs you nothing and costs us the commission. That is your call to make.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
We honour GPC signals where our providers support them, and we do not sell personal information in any case. How we handle personal data generally is set out in the privacy policy; site rules are in the terms. Questions: mcurban@gxgx.com or the contact page.