Privacy
CigarSolace does not sell personal information.
Visit statistics. I use Google Analytics to learn how many people visit the site
and which pages are read most. Google Analytics stores cookies in your browser (the ones starting with _ga) and collects
data such as pages viewed, device type and approximate country or city. I only see that data in aggregate, never who you are. If you
reject it, Google Analytics is not loaded. Your answer is stored on your device for 12 months, and you can change it at any time from
"Privacy choices" at the bottom of any page. More in
Google's page on how it uses data.
Meta Pixel. In the same way I use the Meta Pixel (Meta is the company behind Facebook and Instagram) to
measure how many visits come from those networks. The Pixel stores cookies in your browser (_fbp) and sends Meta the pages
you visit; if you are logged in to Facebook or Instagram, Meta may link that visit to your account under its
privacy policy. You can review how Meta uses that data in your
account's ad preferences. If you reject it, the Pixel is not loaded.
Where permission is asked. In the European Union and European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Brazil and Canada, Google Analytics and the Meta Pixel load only if you accept them in the cookie notice. In other countries, the United States and Puerto Rico included, they load without the notice. You can turn them off at any time: press "Privacy choices" at the bottom of any page and choose "Reject". If your browser sends the Global Privacy Control signal, it is honored as a "no" and they are not loaded. Some state laws treat the Meta Pixel as "sharing" data for advertising; that same "Reject" opts you out. Your country is worked out from your connection and is not stored.
If you subscribe to the newsletter, your email is used only to send it, and you can unsubscribe from any issue at any time.
If you write through the contact form, your name, email and message reach me by email only so I can reply. The site does not store them. They are sent through an email delivery service, and Cloudflare Turnstile checks that you are not a robot without using advertising cookies. I do not use that information for anything else or share it.
When you confirm that you are of legal age, that answer is stored only on your device for 30 days so you are not asked on every page. We never ask for your birthdate or any personal data.
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