Cookie Policy

Last updated: August 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how animalsawwe.com (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It describes what cookies are, which ones we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognize your browser, store preferences, improve performance, and provide functionalities such as analytics and advertising.

Cookies can be:

  • First-party cookies – set by our domain (animalsawwe.com).

  • Third-party cookies – set by external services (e.g., Google, MGID, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter) when integrated into our site.

2. Types of cookies we use

Necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the basic functioning of our website and cannot be switched off. They do not store personally identifiable information.

Examples:

  • wp-settings, wp-settings-time, wordpress_logged_in_ – WordPress user settings and login sessions

  • _wpfuuid – WordPress form security

  • csrftoken – CSRF protection for embedded content

Functional cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality, such as displaying social media content. They may be set by us or by third parties whose services are embedded on our site.

Examples:

  • fr (.facebook.com, 3 months) – Facebook embed functionality

  • twid, personalization_id (.twitter.com, session) – Twitter embeds

  • csrftoken (.instagram.com, session) – Instagram embeds

  • TikTok cookies (.tiktok.com) – TikTok embeds

Analytics cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our site, so we can improve usability and content.

Examples (Google Analytics / GA4, domain: animalsawwe.com):

  • _ga – 2 years – distinguishes users

  • _ga_* – 2 years – GA4 cookie used to maintain session state

  • _gid – 1 day – stores information on how visitors use the site

  • _gat – 1 minute – throttles request rate

Performance cookies

These cookies help improve website performance and loading speed.

Example:

  • lscache_vary (animalsawwe.com, 1 hour) – caching to optimize page delivery

Advertisement cookies

These cookies are used to deliver relevant ads, measure ad performance, and avoid showing the same ad repeatedly. They may be set by advertising partners such as Google AdSense and MGID.

Google AdSense / DoubleClick

  • __gads (animalsawwe.com, 13 months EEA/UK/CH, up to 24 months elsewhere)

  • __gpi (animalsawwe.com, 13 months)

  • IDE (.doubleclick.net, 13 months EEA/UK/CH, 24 months elsewhere)

  • id (.doubleclick.net, 13 months EEA/UK/CH, 24 months elsewhere)

  • test_cookie (.doubleclick.net, 15 minutes)

  • NID (.google.com, 6 months)

MGID

  • mgid_* (.mgid.com, varied) – tracks ad performance and delivers personalized ads

YouTube (advertising & video embeds)

  • VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE (.youtube.com, 6 months) – estimates bandwidth and shows relevant ads

  • YSC (.youtube.com, session) – keeps statistics of which YouTube videos have been seen

3. Managing your cookie preferences

You can change or withdraw your consent to cookies at any time. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may impact the functionality of our website.

For details, see the help pages of the most common browsers:

4. Updates to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technologies, services, or legal requirements. The latest version will always be available on this page.

5. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us via our Contact Form.