Cookie policy

Global Social Season uses as few cookies as it can. This page lists them.

Google Analytics is the only analytics service that sets cookies; the site’s own product analytics are first-party, aggregate and cookieless.
Name	Kind	Purpose	Duration
lang	Functional cookie	Remembers your interface language	1 year
gss-theme, gss-view, gss-favs	Local storage	Dark mode, guided/expert view, saved items — in your browser only	Until cleared
gss_admin	Functional cookie	Editors’ sign-in; never set for visitors	14 days
_ga, _ga_*	Analytics cookie	Google Analytics 4: counts visits and pages viewed, in aggregate, with Google’s advertising features off. You can turn it off below.	Up to 2 years
gss-analytics	Local storage	Remembers that you turned Google Analytics off, in your browser only	Until cleared
Google AdSense cookies	Advertising	Set only if advertising is enabled, by Google and its partners, to serve and measure ads; see the privacy policy for opt-out	Per Google’s policy

Consent

Functional cookies and local storage are necessary for features you ask for and need no consent. Advertising cookies, where advertising is enabled and where the law requires, are set only after consent through a banner that lets you decline non-essential cookies. You can clear cookies and local storage in your browser at any time.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics counts visits so we can see which pages are useful. It is set up without advertising features, and you can turn it off for this browser at any time.