Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Income Reality Check uses cookies and similar technologies. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle personal data more broadly.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device to remember information between visits — for example, whether you have accepted cookies, or to help measure how the Site is used. Similar technologies (local storage, pixels) serve comparable purposes.

The cookies we use

• Strictly necessary — remember your cookie-consent choice and keep the Site functioning. These are always on because the Site cannot work properly without them; they do not require consent.
• Analytics — help us understand aggregate traffic and which articles are read, so we can improve coverage. Where possible we use privacy-respecting measurement that does not build a cross-site profile of you.
• Advertising — if and when we run display advertising (for example, Google AdSense), advertising partners may set cookies to measure and, only with your consent, personalize the ads you see. These load only after you accept them in the cookie banner.

Your choices

When you first visit, our cookie banner lets you Accept all or Reject non-essential cookies. You can change your mind at any time by clearing this site's cookies in your browser, which will make the banner reappear. Most browsers also let you block or delete cookies through their settings; blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how the Site works.

For personalized advertising specifically, you can also use the ad-industry opt-out tools at YourAdChoices (US) and Your Online Choices (EU), and manage Google's ad personalization in your Google account settings.

Consent under GDPR and similar laws

For visitors in regions that require it (such as the EU/EEA and UK), non-essential cookies — analytics and advertising — are set only after you give consent through the banner. You can withdraw consent at any time as described above. See our Privacy Policy for your full data-protection rights and how to exercise them.

Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy as our tools or advertising setup change. The version posted here is always the current one.

Contact

Questions about cookies: trisstann@gmail.com.