Our Site uses cookies and similar technologies to operate example.com and to understand how visitors use our educational content about United States tax fundamentals. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the categories of cookies present on this site, and how you can manage your preferences.
1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website you visit. They allow a site to recognize your browser, remember certain information across page views or visits, and support functions such as saving preferences or measuring aggregate traffic. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, and tags, which serve comparable purposes. Cookies do not generally allow a website to access other files on your device, and they cannot run programs or deliver viruses.
2. How This Site Uses Them
example.com is an informational and editorial website. We do not sell anything, and we do not use cookies to process payments or track purchases. Our use of cookies is limited to three general purposes: keeping the site functioning correctly, remembering display preferences you set, and understanding, in aggregate, how visitors navigate our content on topics such as tax basics for international students or the filing process guide. Non-essential cookies are only set after you provide consent through the cookie banner presented on your first visit.
3. Categories of Cookies
The table below summarizes the categories of cookies used on this site, illustrative naming, their purpose, and typical retention periods. Specific names may vary as the underlying tools are updated.
| Category | Example name | Purpose | Retention period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | site_session | Maintains basic site functionality, security, and load balancing across your visit. | Session, deleted when browser closes |
| Essential | cookie_consent | Stores your cookie banner choices so the site does not ask again on each visit. | Up to 12 months |
| Preference | pref_display | Remembers display settings, such as text size or language, if selected. | Up to 6 months |
| Analytics | _ga / _ga_id | Distinguishes visitors and generates aggregate statistics on how content is used, such as which topic pages are most viewed. | Up to 24 months |
| Analytics | _gid | Distinguishes visitors within a shorter window to calculate daily aggregate usage patterns. | 24 hours |
4. Managing Cookies
You can manage or withdraw cookie consent for this site at any time using the 'Cookie settings' link in the footer of every page. In addition, you can control cookies directly through your browser settings. General instructions for common browsers are below; menu names may vary slightly by version.
Chrome: Open Settings, then Privacy and security, then Cookies and other site data. From there you can view, block, or delete cookies, and set preferences for third-party cookies.
Firefox: Open Settings, then Privacy and Security. Under Cookies and Site Data you can clear existing cookies and choose whether to block cookies from third parties or all sites.
Safari: Open Preferences, then Privacy. You can choose to block all cookies, block cross-site tracking, and manage stored website data individually.
Edge: Open Settings, then Cookies and site permissions, then Manage and delete cookies and site data. You can view stored cookies, delete them, and block future cookies from specific sites.
Please note that blocking or deleting essential cookies may affect the functioning of this website, including your ability to retain cookie preference settings between visits.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on this site are set by third-party service providers, such as analytics vendors, rather than directly by Our Site. These third parties may use cookies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide aggregated reporting. We do not control these third-party cookies directly; you can manage them through your browser settings as described above or through opt-out mechanisms offered by the relevant provider. We do not use third-party advertising cookies, and this site does not display advertising.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may revise this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use or in applicable requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the date shown at the top of this page. We encourage you to check this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
7. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on example.com, contact us at [email protected] or by phone at +1 (212) 555-0143. You may also write to us at 148 Cedar Avenue, Chicago, IL 60688, United States. Support hours are Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:30, Saturday 09:00 to 15:00, and closed Sunday, Eastern Time. You can also review related information in our Privacy Policy.