Website: LandOfCrypto.com
Effective Date: 01 January 2020
Last Updated: 20 May 2026
Short version: LandOfCrypto.com currently uses only Google Analytics cookies for anonymous traffic analysis. We do not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or any cookies that identify you personally. You can opt out at any time.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, improve user experience, and provide analytical data to website owners.
Cookies can be:
- Session cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period of time or until manually deleted.
- First-party cookies: Set by the website you are visiting.
- Third-party cookies: Set by a domain other than the one you are visiting (e.g., analytics providers).
2. Cookies We Currently Use
LandOfCrypto.com currently uses only analytics cookies through Google Analytics. We do not use advertising, targeting, or social media cookies at this time.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number. Used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for analytics reports. | Analytics (Third-party) | 2 years |
_ga_[ID] | Google Analytics (GA4) | Used to persist session state across page requests for Google Analytics 4. | Analytics (Third-party) | 2 years |
_gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users. Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. | Analytics (Third-party) | 24 hours |
_gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate (limit the collection of data on high-traffic sites). | Analytics (Third-party) | 1 minute |
3. Future Cookie Use
We may introduce additional cookies in the future as we expand our website’s features. Specifically:
- Advertising cookies: If we join an advertising network (such as Google AdSense), advertising cookies may be placed on your device to serve relevant ads. These cookies may track your browsing across websites. We will update this Cookie Policy before enabling any advertising cookies.
- Functional cookies: If we introduce a comment system or user preference settings, functional cookies may be used to remember your choices.
- Cookie consent: We may place a cookie to remember your cookie preferences (acceptance or rejection).
Any new categories of cookies will be clearly disclosed in this policy before they are activated, and where required by law, we will request your explicit consent.
4. Legal Basis for Using Cookies
For visitors in the European Economic Area (EEA), we rely on the following legal bases for using cookies:
- Analytics cookies: Our legitimate interest in understanding how visitors use our website to improve our content and service. We use IP anonymization and aggregate data only, which minimizes privacy impact.
- Advertising cookies (future): Your explicit consent, obtained through our cookie consent banner, will be required before any advertising cookies are placed.
5. How to Control and Delete Cookies
You have several options for managing cookies:
5.1 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these settings under “Privacy,” “Security,” or “History” in your browser’s menu. Common browser links:
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites.
5.2 Google Analytics Opt-Out
You can specifically opt out of Google Analytics tracking by:
- Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on;
- Using a browser with built-in tracking protection (e.g., Firefox with Enhanced Tracking Protection, Brave browser);
- Adjusting your Google account’s ad personalization settings at myaccount.google.com.
6. Do Not Track
Some browsers include a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. Currently, there is no industry consensus on how to respond to DNT signals. LandOfCrypto.com does not currently alter its data collection practices in response to DNT signals, but we limit our data collection to anonymized analytics regardless.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We will update this Cookie Policy when we make changes to the types of cookies used on our website. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.
8. Contact Us
For any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Email: [[email protected]]
Website: https://landofcrypto.com
