{"id":264,"date":"2026-07-15T18:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/kb\/cookie-data-usage\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T18:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:02:27","slug":"cookie-data-usage","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/kb\/cookie-data-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookie &#038; Data Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What are cookies?<\/h2>\n<p>Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and analyze traffic.<\/p>\n<h2>How ESL Boards uses cookies<\/h2>\n<p>We use cookies for the following purposes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Essential cookies<\/strong> \u2014 Required for login, search, and core functionality. Without these, the site cannot operate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preference cookies<\/strong> \u2014 Remember your settings, such as language and display preferences.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analytics cookies<\/strong> \u2014 Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. These are anonymous and aggregated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Managing cookies<\/h2>\n<p>You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chrome<\/strong> \u2014 Settings \u2192 Privacy and security \u2192 Cookies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Firefox<\/strong> \u2014 Settings \u2192 Privacy &#038; Security \u2192 Cookies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safari<\/strong> \u2014 Preferences \u2192 Privacy \u2192 Cookies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edge<\/strong> \u2014 Settings \u2192 Cookies and site permissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that disabling essential cookies will prevent you from logging in and using interactive features.<\/p>\n<h2>Third-party services<\/h2>\n<p>Some features on ESL Boards use third-party services that may set their own cookies, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Payment processors (PayPal, credit card gateways)<\/li>\n<li>Analytics providers<\/li>\n<li>Social media integrations (WhatsApp, Facebook links)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These services have their own privacy policies governing cookie usage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are cookies? Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences, keep you logged in,\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/kb\/cookie-data-usage\/\" class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-primary font-medium text-sm hover:text-primary-dark transition-colors mt-2\">Read more <svg class=\"h-3.5 w-3.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kb_category":[9],"class_list":["post-264","kb_article","type-kb_article","status-publish","hentry","kb_category-policies","esl-card"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eslboards.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_category?post=264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}