Last updated: October 3, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which ones UpdateDecoded (https://updatedecoded.com) and its partners use, and how you can control them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. They let a site recognize your device, remember your preferences and measure how it is used. “Session” cookies are deleted when you close your browser. “Persistent” cookies stay on your device until they expire or you delete them. We also use similar technologies, such as tags and pixels, which this policy treats as cookies.
Cookies we and our partners use
| Category | What it is for | Who sets it | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Keeps the Website working and secure, for example site security, and remembering your cookie choices. The Website cannot work properly without these. | UpdateDecoded | WordPress and security cookies; consent-choice cookie where shown |
| Preferences | Remembers choices such as light or dark display mode and, if you tick the box, your name and email when commenting. | UpdateDecoded | Theme display setting; WordPress comment cookies (names start with comment_author_) |
| Analytics | Shows us how many people visit, which pages they read and how they found us, so we can improve our content. | Google (Google Analytics) | _ga, _ga_* |
| Advertising | Used by Google AdSense and its advertising partners to show ads, limit how often you see an ad, measure ad performance and, if you have not opted out, show ads based on your interests. | Google and other third-party vendors | Cookies set by Google advertising domains |
The exact cookies can change when Google or our other providers update their services. Where we embed content from other platforms, such as a video or social post, those platforms may also set their own cookies, which we do not control.
Advertising cookies and Google
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. To learn more, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
How to control cookies
- Personalized ads: turn them off in Google Ads Settings, or use optout.aboutads.info and optout.networkadvertising.org. In Europe, see youronlinechoices.com.
- Google Analytics: install the opt-out browser add-on.
- Consent message: if you see a consent message on the Website, use its settings option to change your choices at any time.
- Your browser: most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Instructions: Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge.
If you block all cookies, some parts of the Website may not work as intended, and you will still see ads, just not personalized ones.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our use of cookies changes. The date at the top shows the latest revision.
Contact us
Questions about this policy? Email contact@updatedecoded.com.