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Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. They help websites remember information about your visit — preferences, basic settings, and how you use the site. Similar technologies include pixels, SDKs, and local storage. Anywhere this policy says “cookies,” it means all of the above.

Cookies on appliedego.com are used to do a small number of things:

• Keep the site working. Security, session management, and load balancing.
• Remember preferences. Things like theme, language, and basic settings.
• Understand usage. Aggregate analytics so we can improve performance and content.
• Measure outreach. Where applicable, the effectiveness of campaigns or communications.

Essential

Required for the site to function. They are set in response to actions like logging in or submitting a form, and cannot be switched off in most cases without breaking the experience.

Preference

Remember choices you make — such as your preferred theme — to provide a more personalized experience.

Analytics

Help us understand how visitors interact with the site (pages visited, time on page, clicks). We use this only to improve. Depending on your location, these may only run with your consent.

Marketing (if used)

If we ever run paid campaigns, marketing cookies may be used to measure ad performance. We'll provide clear notice and choices wherever required by law.

Some cookies may be set by third parties we rely on for hosting, analytics, payments, or embedded content. Their use is governed by their own policies — not this one.

• Consent tool. When we surface a cookie banner, use it to manage non-essential cookies.
• Browser controls. Most browsers let you remove or reject cookies entirely. Blocking certain cookies may break parts of the site.
• Do Not Track. Some browsers send a Do Not Track signal. There is no universal standard for how to respond, so we may not act on it.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The effective date above will move, and we will provide additional notice when the change is meaningful.

Questions about cookies? Reach privacy@appliedego.com.