Cookie Policy

Last reviewed on April 28, 2026.

This page explains the cookies and similar storage technologies that Cast.biz uses, why they exist, and how to control them. It complements the privacy policy, which covers our broader handling of personal data.

What a cookie is

A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store. The next time you visit, the browser sends the cookie back so the site can remember something about your previous visit. Other forms of browser storage (local storage, IndexedDB) work similarly. We use the word “cookie” throughout this page to cover all of these.

Categories of cookies on Cast.biz

1. Strictly necessary

These keep the site working: serving pages, remembering preferences such as a chosen text size, and enabling navigation. They do not track you across other sites and cannot be turned off through a consent banner because the site relies on them.

2. Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-2SQTKWC3YN) to count visits and to understand which pages are read. Google Analytics typically sets cookies named _ga and _ga_<property-id>. The data is aggregated and is used to improve the content of the site.

You can switch off Google Analytics in two ways: install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, or block cookies for cast.biz in your browser settings.

3. Advertising

Cast.biz is funded by display advertising. Third-party vendors, including Google, may set cookies on this site to deliver ads, to measure their performance, and to limit how often the same ad is shown. Common Google advertising cookies include NID, IDE, and __gads. Other ad partners that may participate through Google's ad network use their own identifiers.

Where required by law (notably in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland), we ask for consent before personalised advertising cookies are set, and we honour that choice.

How to control advertising cookies

  • Google's controls: visit Google Ad Settings to manage personalised ads across Google's services and partner sites.
  • Industry-wide opt-outs: use aboutads.info (Digital Advertising Alliance) for the United States, or YourOnlineChoices for the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom.
  • Browser settings: all major browsers let you block third-party cookies, clear existing cookies, or browse in a private window that does not store them.
  • “Do Not Track” / Global Privacy Control: we honour the Global Privacy Control signal where it applies under California law.

Effect of opting out

Blocking advertising cookies does not remove ads from the site — the site is still ad-supported — but the ads you see will be less personalised. Blocking analytics cookies will not change the experience for you in any visible way; it just means we have less information about which content people are reading.

Updates

We may add or remove cookies as the site evolves. When that happens, we revise this page. The “Last reviewed” date at the top reflects the most recent change.

Contact

If you have questions about cookies or want to make a privacy request related to advertising data, write to [email protected].