EduTechBuddy uses Google Analytics for website statistics and Google AdSense to display advertising. Both services use cookies or related technologies.
We also use Google Search Console (formerly known as Google Webmaster Tools) to review search performance and indexing. Standard Search Console reporting does not place a separate visitor-tracking cookie on this website.
These are the only analytics, advertising, and search-reporting platforms directly used by EduTechBuddy. This policy explains what each service does and how you can manage your privacy choices.
Services We Use
| Google service | Purpose and cookie use |
|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Measures page visits, traffic sources, and engagement. Its website analytics tags use first-party cookies to distinguish visitors and sessions. |
| Google AdSense | Delivers and measures display advertisements. Google advertising technology uses cookies and related identifiers for ad delivery, reporting, security, and advertising preferences. |
| Google Search Console | Reports search impressions, clicks, and indexing information. Its standard reporting does not require a separate visitor-tracking cookie on EduTechBuddy. |
EduTechBuddy does not directly integrate any other third-party analytics or advertising platforms. Google AdSense can use Google's advertising technology infrastructure to deliver ads; this is part of the AdSense service, not an additional platform installed by our editorial team.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small files stored in a browser. They can help a service recognize a browser, maintain session information, or measure website and advertising activity. Similar technologies include browser storage and advertising identifiers.
Analytics cookies
Used by Google Analytics to measure visits, sessions, and engagement.
Advertising cookies
Used in connection with Google AdSense to deliver advertisements and measure their performance.
Functional and preference storage
Browser storage can support site operation and retain a visitor's choices when the corresponding function is enabled.
Session and persistent cookies
Some cookies last for a browsing session; others remain until their expiration date or deletion. Duration depends on the cookie and browser.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand which pages are visited, how readers arrive at EduTechBuddy, and how they interact with the site. Analytics reports help us assess content performance and improve navigation.
- Page and session measurement: page views, sessions, and general engagement.
- Traffic information: referrals, search traffic, and other sources of visits.
- Technical information: browser and device categories and approximate geographic reporting.
Google Analytics web tags use first-party cookies to distinguish browsers and sessions. Analytics data can also involve technical identifiers, subject to browser privacy controls and the choices applied to the visit.
Google AdSense
EduTechBuddy uses Google AdSense to display advertisements that support the publication. Advertising cookies and related identifiers are used for:
- Delivering advertisements and measuring impressions and interactions.
- Limiting repeated ad displays and helping prevent invalid advertising activity.
- Supporting personalized advertising when enabled and permitted, or contextual and non-personalized advertising.
Non-personalized ads are not selected from an individual's past browsing behavior, but cookies can still be used for frequency limits and aggregate advertising reports. Choosing not to receive personalized ads does not necessarily remove all ads.
Advertising does not determine EduTechBuddy's editorial coverage, product recommendations, or rankings. We do not sell sponsored editorial articles or paid product reviews. See our Advertising Policy and Sponsored Content Policy.
Google Search Console (Google Webmaster Tools)
Google Search Console provides reports about how EduTechBuddy appears in Google Search, including impressions, clicks, search queries, and indexing issues.
This service is not a website audience-tracking tool. Standard Search Console reporting does not require placing an additional tracking cookie on a reader's device. Its search-performance reports are separate from Google Analytics visitor measurement.
Your Cookie and Advertising Choices
Cookie notice
EduTechBuddy displays a cookie notice to inform visitors about cookie use. The options shown in that notice are provided by the website's consent interface.
Browser controls
You can use your browser settings to view, block, or delete cookies and other stored site data. Blocking or deleting cookies can affect stored preferences and the operation of some website features. Browser controls do not erase data that a provider has already processed.
Google advertising preferences
Google provides advertising preference controls through My Ad Center. Turning off personalized advertising does not stop all advertising or all technical processing used to deliver ads.
Some jurisdictions require consent before optional cookies or similar technologies are used. The treatment of those technologies must follow the applicable rules and the consent controls actually implemented on the site.
Cookie Duration
Google Analytics and Google AdSense use cookies with different functions and lifetimes. Some expire at the end of a session, while others persist until expiration or deletion. Browser privacy features can shorten how long cookies remain available.
For provider-specific cookie details, see Google's cookie information. You can inspect the cookies currently stored for EduTechBuddy using your browser's site-data settings.
Google Privacy Information
- Google Privacy Policy
- How Google Uses Cookies
- How Google Uses Information From Sites Using Its Services
- Google My Ad Center
For more information about personal data and privacy requests, see our Privacy Policy.
Updates to This Policy
We update this Cookie Policy when our use of Google services, cookie purposes, or visitor controls changes. The latest version is published on this page.
Contact and Related Policies
For questions about our cookie practices or privacy, email contact@edutechbuddy.com. For advertising inquiries, email advertising@edutechbuddy.com.