What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners information about how their site is used.
Cookies cannot run programmes or deliver viruses to your device. Each cookie is unique to your web browser and is stored on your device until it expires or you delete it.
How We Use Cookies
Affiliatearn.com uses cookies for several purposes:
- Essential operation: To make our website function properly (e.g., remembering your preferences)
- Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our content so we can improve it
- Advertising: To display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
- Personalisation: To remember your settings, such as dark/light mode preference
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. They cannot be disabled without breaking core site functionality. No personal data is shared with third parties through these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
ae-theme | Stores your dark/light mode preference | Persistent (local storage) |
ae-cookies-accepted | Records your cookie consent choice | 1 year |
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve our content, navigation, and overall user experience. Analytics data is aggregated and anonymous — we cannot identify individual users.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier | 2 years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | Used to persist session state for Google Analytics 4 | 2 years |
_gid | Google Analytics | Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited | 24 hours |
_gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle the request rate to Google Analytics | 1 minute |
Advertising Cookies
Affiliatearn.com uses advertising cookies to display relevant advertisements. These cookies may track your browsing activity across websites to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads.
Google AdSense & Advertising
This website uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
IDE | Google / DoubleClick | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the user's actions after viewing or clicking ads to measure the effectiveness and present targeted ads | 1 year |
NID | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device for personalised advertising | 6 months | |
DSID | Used for ad targeting and measurement | 2 weeks | |
1P_JAR | Collects website statistics and tracks conversion rates | 1 month | |
CONSENT | Stores consent preferences for Google services | 20 years |
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, third parties may also set cookies on our site. These are cookies from services embedded in our pages, such as:
- Google Analytics — website traffic analysis
- Google AdSense / DoubleClick — advertising delivery and measurement
- YouTube — if embedded video content is displayed
- Social media platforms — if social sharing buttons are active
We do not control third-party cookies. Please refer to the respective privacy policies of these providers for more information.
Complete Cookie List
| Cookie | Category | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
ae-theme | Essential | Affiliatearn | Persistent |
ae-cookies-accepted | Essential | Affiliatearn | 1 year |
_ga | Analytics | 2 years | |
_ga_* | Analytics | 2 years | |
_gid | Analytics | 24 hours | |
IDE | Advertising | Google/DoubleClick | 1 year |
NID | Advertising | 6 months | |
DSID | Advertising | 2 weeks | |
1P_JAR | Advertising | 1 month | |
CONSENT | Advertising | 20 years |
Managing & Disabling Cookies
You have several options for managing cookies:
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can block all cookies, delete existing cookies, or be notified when a cookie is set. Please refer to your browser's help documentation:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
- Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Edge: Settings → Privacy, Search and Services → Cookies
Opt-Out Tools
- Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on
- Google Ad Settings — opt out of personalised Google ads
- Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out
- Your Online Choices (EU)
Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our data practices. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
Questions about this policy: Contact Us or email legal@affiliatearn.com