Cookie policy

Last updated: 25 October 2026 (Google AdSense Privacy & messaging).

This page explains how Romance Guides uses cookies and similar technologies. For broader privacy information, see our Privacy policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files stored on your device. Similar tools (local storage, pixels) may be used for the same kinds of purposes.

Cookies we use

Essential

Needed for the site to work as intended, for example:

Remembering UI preferences such as theme or sidebar state.
Security and basic load balancing on the host.

These are typically first-party cookies or local storage set by Romance Guides.

Analytics (if enabled)

If a Google Analytics measurement ID is configured, Analytics may use cookies such as _ga / _gid. In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, Google’s consent message controls whether analytics storage is allowed. Elsewhere, analytics may run under Google Consent Mode defaults for those regions.

Those cookies are also governed by Google’s policies.

Advertising (if enabled)

Advertising on this site is controlled by a site-level switch. When ads are off, we do not load ad scripts from this site.

When ads are on, Google AdSense may show ads on Romance Guides. Consent for cookies and personalized advertising in regulated regions is collected through Google AdSense Privacy & messaging (Google’s consent banner), not a separate Romance Guides cookie dialog.

Where Google shows a consent or opt-out message, your choice there controls personalization and related processing for ads (and related Consent Mode signals).
Google and other partners may process data under their own policies.

You can learn more in Google’s advertising policies and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

Managing cookies

You can:

Respond to Google’s Privacy & messaging prompts when they appear (for example in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, or applicable US states).
Block or delete cookies in your browser settings.
Use browser private/incognito mode.
Opt out of personalized advertising via Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.

Blocking essential cookies may break parts of the site (such as remembering theme preferences).

Changes

We may update this policy when our cookie use changes. The “Last updated” date at the top will change when we do.