Cookie Policy
This site uses no advertising cookies and no tracking cookies. Reading pages works the same whether you accept or reject in the consent prompt.
Contact for cookie questions: contact@socketgeek.com.
Why you see a prompt
Visitors from the EU see a consent prompt on the first visit. The prompt asks before the site stores anything beyond what is strictly needed to display the page. Your answer is stored on your own device so the prompt does not show again. You can change the answer at any time as described below.
What is stored
The site uses browser localStorage, not HTTP cookies sent to a server. Two entries exist at most:
| Name | Type | Purpose | Strictly needed | Kept until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
theme | Local storage | Remembers your light or dark mode choice | Yes | You clear site data or pick a new mode |
cookie-consent | Local storage | Remembers your answer to the consent prompt (accepted or rejected, plus date and version) | Yes | You clear site data or pick again |
Neither entry holds your name, email, IP address or browsing history. Neither entry is sent to us or to any third party. Search queries stay in your browser and in the page address; they are not stored on our servers.
What is not used
- No analytics cookies (no Google Analytics, no Matomo, no counters).
- No advertising or social media cookies.
- No video embeds or comment widgets that set third party cookies.
- No fonts or scripts loaded from other hosts. All CSS and scripts come from this same site.
If an optional service is ever added, it will stay off by default for visitors who rejected, and this table will be updated before the service goes live.
Accept or reject
- Accept: the prompt closes and the site remembers
accepted. Since no optional services exist today, this changes nothing visible. It records that future optional services may ask for a fresh choice per category. - Reject: the prompt closes and the site remembers
rejected. The theme switch and the pages keep working. No optional service will load.
Both choices only affect this browser on this device. A new browser or cleared site data brings the prompt back once.
How to change your choice
Pick one of these:
- Use the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of any page to open the prompt again and pick a new answer.
- Or clear site data in your browser settings. This deletes both
themeandcookie-consentat once. The prompt will appear again on the next visit.
Browser makers document the steps under headings such as "Delete browsing data" or "Manage site data". The exact menu names differ by browser.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
The site runs no tracking of its own, so there is nothing extra to switch off. Rejected remains rejected regardless of these signals. If tracking tools are ever added, these signals will be read as a rejection by default.
Updates
If new storage or cookies are added, this page and the Privacy Policy will be updated first, the policy version in the stored consent record will change, and visitors will see the prompt again.
Related pages: Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, Contact, About and method.