OurCookiePolicy

Effective: 17 October 2026 · Last checked against the live site: 17 October 2026

What this page covers #

Cookies are small files a site stores on your device. Similar tools, like local storage and tracking scripts, do the same job. This page lists every one we use on enbymeaning.com and explains how to control them. It works alongside our Privacy Policy.

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What we use #

Cookies and similar technologies on enbymeaning.com
Name Set by What it does How long Type
crumb Squarespace Security token that protects forms Session Necessary
FCCDCF, FCNEC Google (consent message) Remembers your cookie choices Up to 13 months Necessary
_ga, _ga_* Google Analytics Tells visits apart so we can count them Up to 2 years Analytics
_gcl_au Google Records whether an ad click led to a visit 90 days Marketing
__gads, __gpi Google AdSense Chooses ads, limits repeats, measures results Up to 13 months Marketing
__eoi Google AdSense Ad serving and measurement 6 months Marketing
test_cookie doubleclick.net (Google) Checks whether your browser accepts cookies 15 minutes Marketing
EM_ keys, for example EM_HOME_SIDES_V7 Enby Meaning (local storage) Keeps headline lists on your device so pages load faster Up to 30 minutes Functional

Necessary items work without consent. Analytics and marketing items are set only after you agree, if you are in the EU, UK or Switzerland. Elsewhere you can opt out at any time. The _ga cookies appear only after analytics consent.

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Services that receive data without setting cookies #

Some tools load from other companies' servers, so those companies see your IP address and the page you are on, even when they set no cookie:

  • Google Fonts (typefaces)
  • Google reCAPTCHA (bot protection on forms and comments), which may set its own cookies
  • Partnerize (affiliate tracking script)
  • jsDelivr (a small library for video embeds)
  • Amazon (product images on some pages)
  • YouTube (video thumbnails)

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When you press play on a YouTube video or open an Instagram or TikTok embed, that company sets its own cookies. The same goes for the Amazon, Awin, Partnerize and Bookshop.org pages you reach through an affiliate link. We do not control those cookies. Their policies apply.

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Your choices #

  • Our cookie settings: use the "Cookie settings" link in the footer to accept, refuse or change categories at any time.
  • Global Privacy Control: switch it on in your browser and we treat it as a request to opt out of advertising and marketing cookies.
  • Your browser: you can block or delete cookies in its settings. Some features, like comment forms, may stop working.
  • Ad choices: aboutads.info/choices, youronlinechoices.com (Europe), and adssettings.google.com.

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We use necessary items because they are needed to run the site you asked for. For everything else we rely on your consent where the law requires it, including the EU, UK and Switzerland, and on our legitimate interest in measuring and funding the site where it does not.

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Changes and contact #

We update this page when the tools on the site change, and show the date at the top. Questions: legal@enbymeaning.com.

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