Cookie Policy
Updated By the Vertical Drama Reviews Editorial Team
Cookies are small text files a website saves in your browser. Vertical Drama Reviews uses as few as it can: a couple that keep the site working, and Google Analytics cookies that help us see which pages are useful. We don't use advertising cookies.
What kinds of cookies do we use?
Strictly necessary. These remember your cookie choice and whether we need to ask for it at all. Without them we couldn't show or respect the cookie banner, so they're set without consent and are always on. They don't track you and aren't shared with anyone.
Analytics. Google Analytics 4 counts visits and shows us which pages people read and which app links they click. We don't use it for ads.
Which cookies exactly?
| Name | Set by | Type | What it does | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vdr_region | This site | Strictly necessary (no consent needed) | Remembers whether you are visiting from the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland, so we know whether to ask for cookie consent. It stores only that yes/no answer, not your country or IP address. | 1 day |
| cc_cookie | This site | Strictly necessary (no consent needed) | Remembers your cookie choices, so we don’t ask again on every page. | 6 months |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Analytics (only with your consent in the EU, EEA, UK and Switzerland) | Tells visits apart so we can count visitors and see which pages people read. | 2 years |
| _ga_<ID> | Google Analytics | Analytics (only with your consent in the EU, EEA, UK and Switzerland) | Keeps track of the current visit (session) for Google Analytics. | 2 years |
Clicking a link to an app takes you to another site, such as the App Store, Google Play or the app's own website. Those sites set their own cookies under their own policies. We don't control them.
Do we ask before setting analytics cookies?
It depends on where you are.
- EU, EEA, UK and Switzerland. You'll see a banner on your first visit. Analytics cookies stay off until you click "Accept all" or switch Analytics on under "Customize." If you click "Reject all," they stay off.
- Everywhere else. Analytics is on by default and there's no banner. You can turn it off at any time in the cookie settings.
We work out which group you're in from your approximate country, which our host reads from your IP address. We store only the answer (ask or don't ask), not your country.
We use Google Consent Mode. Until you agree, Google Analytics doesn't set or read cookies and only receives basic signals without identifiers, which Google uses to estimate traffic.
How do you change your choice?
Use the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of every page, or this button:
When you switch analytics off, we delete its cookies right away. You can also clear cookies in your browser's settings, or install Google's Google Analytics opt-out add-on.
Questions?
See our privacy policy for how we handle personal data, or write to hello@verticaldramareviews.com.
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