1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They help the site recognize your device and remember information about your visit (such as preferred language, logins, and other settings) to provide a more personalized, fluid browsing experience.

2. How We Use Cookies

Our website uses cookies in the following categories to support our features and analyze usage:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These are essential for the core functionality of our website. They enable basic security settings, allow form submissions, and maintain layout states. Because they are necessary to run the site, they are always active and do not require consent.

Analytics / Performance Cookies

These collect data on how visitors interact with our website (for example, page views, duration of visits, and navigation paths). We use tools like Google Analytics to compile these metrics anonymously. The aggregated data is used strictly to improve site design and system performance. These cookies are optional and require your consent.

Functional Cookies

These remember selections you make (such as color themes, language preference, or settings choices) to personalize your experience. Although optional, disabling them may prevent certain customized features from working correctly.

Marketing / Advertising Cookies

These track browsing habits across websites to deliver advertisements relevant to your interests. Our site does not currently serve any marketing or third-party advertising cookies. If we choose to include them in the future, we will ask for your explicit consent beforehand.

3. Cookie Consent

When you visit our site for the first time, a Cookie Consent Banner will appear at the bottom of the screen. Non-essential cookies (such as analytics and functional cookies) will not be set unless you explicitly click “Accept All” or enable them in the settings controls. You can update or withdraw your consent at any time via the settings banner or by clearing your browser cache.

4. Managing Cookies via Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control and block cookies through their settings menus. You can configure your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, block specific categories, or delete existing cookies entirely.

To learn how to manage cookies on popular browsers, visit:

Please note that blocking all cookies (including essential cookies) might prevent parts of our site from loading or working correctly.

5. Privacy and Cookies

Cookies collect device information (such as your IP address, browser type, and operating system) as detailed in our Privacy Policy. We do not use cookies to collect sensitive personal data such as financial details or health records.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may modify this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our website features, tracking practices, or regulatory requirements. Any updates will be posted here with an updated “Last Updated” timestamp. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or tracking technologies, please contact us at: privacy@aftertheory.in