Cookies Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit websites. They help websites remember your preferences, analyze traffic, and serve relevant advertisements. Cookies are not harmful — they cannot carry viruses or install malware.

How We Use Cookies

Optimizely Hub uses cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies: Required for website functionality (navigation, form submissions, tool operations).
Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site (page views, time on site, bounce rate) to improve user experience.
Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense and other ad networks to serve personalized ads based on your browsing history.
Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences (language, cookie consent choices).

Cookies We Use

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration	Type
optimizelyhub_session	Essential session cookie for website functionality	Session	Essential
cookie_consent	Remembers your cookie preference choice	1 year	Essential
_ga	Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users	2 years	Analytics
_gid	Google Analytics - distinguishes users	24 hours	Analytics
__gads	Google AdSense - ad targeting and measurement	13 months	Advertising
__gac	Google Analytics & AdWords - conversion tracking	90 days	Advertising
IDE	Google DoubleClick - ad personalization	13 months	Advertising

Google AdSense & Advertising Cookies

Optimizely Hub uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other sites across the internet. Google's advertising cookies enable it and its partners to serve ads based on your interests.

Third-party ad networks we may work with include: Mediavine, Ezoic, Media.net, and others. Each has its own privacy and cookies policy.

Opt-Out Options:

Google Ad Settings: adssettings.google.com
Network Advertising Initiative: optout.networkadvertising.org
Your Online Choices (EU): youronlinechoices.com

How to Manage or Disable Cookies

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

View which cookies are stored on your device
Delete all cookies
Block cookies from specific websites
Block all third-party cookies
Set browser to notify you before a cookie is set

Browser-specific instructions:

Google Chrome → Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
Mozilla Firefox → Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies
Safari → Preferences → Privacy → Cookies
Microsoft Edge → Settings → Cookies and site permissions

Cookie Consent & Your Choices

When you first visit Optimizely Hub, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can:

Accept All: Consent to all cookies (essential, analytics, advertising).
Decline: Reject non-essential cookies. Essential cookies will still function.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies or adjusting your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality and ad relevance.

Legal Compliance

Our cookies policy complies with:

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) - EU privacy law requiring transparent cookie disclosure
ePrivacy Directive (Cookie Law) - EU directive requiring consent for non-essential cookies
CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) - California privacy law
Google AdSense Policies - Requirements for ad publishers

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on Optimizely Hub are set by third-party services:

Google Analytics: Tracks anonymous usage data to improve our website.
Google AdSense: Serves personalized ads based on your interests.
YouTube: If we embed videos, YouTube may set cookies.

We do not control these third-party cookies. Please review the respective privacy policies for more information.

Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, regulations, or our practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us at info@optimizelyhub.com.