Cookie Policy

Last Updated: February 26, 2026

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and provide information to website owners.

Cookies can be "persistent" (remain on your device until deleted or expire) or "session" (deleted when you close your browser).

How We Use Cookies

Sparkzonn uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:

  • Essential cookies: To enable core website functionality and remember your preferences
  • Analytics cookies: To understand how visitors use our website and improve performance
  • Advertising cookies: To display relevant ads through Google AdSense and other advertising partners

Cookies We Use on Sparkzonn

1. Cookie Consent Preferences

Cookie Name: cookie-consent

Purpose: Stores your cookie consent choice (accepted/rejected)

Type: First-party, persistent

Duration: Until manually deleted

2. Authentication Cookies

Cookie Names: next-auth.session-token, next-auth.csrf-token

Purpose: Maintains your login session if you have an account

Type: First-party, session & persistent

Duration: 30 days (session token), session only (CSRF token)

3. Google Analytics Cookies

Cookie Names: _ga, _gid, _gat

Purpose: Tracks website usage, visitor behavior, page views, and traffic sources to help us understand and improve user experience

Type: Third-party, persistent

Duration: _ga: 2 years, _gid: 24 hours, _gat: 1 minute

Provider: Google LLC (Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy)

Note: These cookies are only set if you accept cookies via our consent banner.

4. Google AdSense Cookies (Including DoubleClick)

Cookie Names: IDE, DSID, __gads, __gac, test_cookie, and others

Purpose: Google AdSense uses cookies, including the DoubleClick DART cookie, to serve advertisements based on your visit to Sparkzonn and other websites across the internet. These cookies enable personalized advertising and measure ad performance.

Type: Third-party, persistent

Duration: Varies (typically 1-2 years)

Provider: Google LLC / DoubleClick

How AdSense Cookies Work:

  • Enable Google to show you relevant ads on Sparkzonn and across the Google Display Network
  • Track ad impressions, clicks, and interactions
  • Help prevent the same ad from being shown too many times
  • Measure ad campaign effectiveness

5. Local Storage Items

Item Name: likedPosts

Purpose: Remembers which blog posts you've liked to prevent duplicate likes

Type: Browser local storage (not a cookie)

Duration: Until manually deleted

Managing and Opting Out of Cookies

You have several options to control and manage cookies:

1. Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit Sparkzonn, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can accept or reject non-essential cookies. To change your preference, clear your browser cookies and revisit the site.

2. Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through settings. You can:

  • Block all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Delete cookies after each browsing session
  • Allow cookies from specific websites

Learn how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

3. Opt Out of Personalized Advertising

To opt out of personalized ads from Google AdSense and other ad networks:

Important: Opting out of personalized ads does not mean you'll stop seeing ads - you'll still see ads, but they won't be tailored to your interests.

4. Google Analytics Opt-Out

To prevent Google Analytics from tracking your activity, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you disable or reject cookies, some features of Sparkzonn may not function properly:

  • Your cookie preferences won't be remembered
  • You won't be able to stay logged in (if you have an account)
  • Liked posts won't be tracked
  • We won't be able to analyze traffic to improve the site

Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled in our systems.

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we use cookies from third-party services:

  • Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance monitoring
  • Google AdSense / DoubleClick: For serving and personalizing advertisements

These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie practices. We recommend reviewing their policies:

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

More Information

For more details about how we collect and use your information, please see our Privacy Policy.

To learn more about cookies in general, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us: