Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Pattern Crochet may use cookies, browser storage, pixels, web beacons, and similar technologies when you read crochet articles or use website features. It should be read with the Privacy Policy and, where applicable, the GDPR Policy.

What cookies and similar technologies are

Cookies are small data files that a website or service can place on a browser or device. Browser storage serves a similar purpose. Pixels and web beacons can record that a page, message, or advertisement was viewed. These technologies can support site security, remember choices, measure use, prevent fraud, and deliver or measure advertising.

Technology categories

Essential and security technologies

Pattern Crochet may use essential technologies to deliver pages, remember privacy choices, protect the website, balance traffic, prevent abuse, and preserve settings such as a display preference. These functions may be provided in part by website delivery and security providers, including Cloudflare. Essential functions are not used to personalize advertising.

Optional analytics

If analytics is enabled, optional analytics technologies may help measure visits, page use, device and browser characteristics, general location, and performance. Optional analytics storage remains off unless it is permitted by the visitor's choice and applicable law.

Optional advertising

If Google AdSense or another advertising service is enabled, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a visitor's prior visits to Pattern Crochet or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this website and other websites. Advertising services may also use web beacons, IP addresses, page URLs, device information, and other identifiers for ad delivery, frequency control, measurement, security, fraud prevention, and personalization where permitted.

Other advertising vendors or networks may use their own technologies if they are enabled. The active consent interface should identify the relevant purposes and available vendors. Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services and review Google's information about cookies.

How long technologies remain

Some technologies last only for a browsing session. Others remain until they expire, you change a choice, or you clear them through your browser. Exact duration depends on the purpose, provider, browser settings, and current consent configuration. Third-party providers describe their own retention practices in their privacy information.

Your choices

Optional analytics and advertising storage should remain disabled unless you accept it where consent is required. Use the Manage privacy control in the website footer to accept, decline, or revisit available choices. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that was lawful before withdrawal. Essential security and preference functions may continue where they are necessary to provide the website.

You can also delete or block cookies and browser storage through your browser settings. Blocking essential storage may prevent some choices or preferences from being remembered. You can control personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings and may opt out of some participating companies through AboutAds.

Changes and questions

This policy may be updated when the website's technology or providers change. The date shown at the top of this page identifies the latest published revision. Questions may be sent to hello@patterncrochet.net.