Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, phone, tablet) when you visit a website. They help sites remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and generally make things run smoothly.

How We Use Cookies

Tino Talks Tech uses cookies and similar tech for four main reasons:

1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for core site features to work, such as:

• Secure log‑in for the comment system
• Session management and load balancing
• Fraud and spam prevention

2. Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)

We run Google Analytics with IP anonymisation to understand how readers use the blog. All metrics are aggregated and can't identify you.

• Purpose: Count visits, see which posts hit different, spot glitches
• Data collected: Page views, time on page, referrer, device type—never your name or email
• Provider: Google LLC (USA) — data stored per Google's retention policy

3. Comment System Cookies

If you choose to leave a comment, you can opt‑in to a cookie that remembers your display name and email so you don't have to re‑type them every time.

• Purpose: Convenience and anti‑spam validation
• Duration: Sticks around until you clear cookies or it expires (one year max)

4. Preference Cookies

Tiny files that remember things like dark/light mode, font size, or your last‑read position inside a long article. Nothing personally identifying—just quality‑of‑life tweaks.

Third‑Party Services That Set Cookies

Google Analytics

Full details are in Google's Privacy Policy. You can opt‑out completely with the GA Opt‑out add‑on.

Comment Platform

Our comments run on a lightweight, privacy‑focused plugin. It drops an optional convenience cookie (see above) and uses an anti‑spam token that expires after a few hours.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Browser Controls

You can clear or block cookies in any modern browser. Typical options include:

• Delete specific cookies or all cookies
• Block third‑party cookies
• Send "Do Not Track" signals
• Use private/incognito windows

Heads‑Up

Blocking essential cookies might break comments or remember‑me features. The rest of the site (reading posts) will still work fine.

Future Advertising

If I ever introduce ads, I'll update this policy first—explaining exactly which ad tech is used, what it stores, and how you can opt out.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

I review this doc a couple times a year. Big changes? I'll flag them on the homepage and refresh the date stamp up top.

Contact

If you're curious or concerned about anything here, ping me:

• Email: hello@tinotenda.co
• Contact form: tinotenda.co/contact