Cookie policy
Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. This page lists the ones used on SmartQA Academy · Home Guides and how to control them. It works together with our privacy policy.
Cookies we set ourselves
None for tracking. If you make a choice in our cookie banner, that choice is stored in your browser so we don't ask again. Analytics (Cloudflare Web Analytics) is cookieless.
Advertising cookies (third party)
Ads on the site are served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners may set or read cookies (such as
__gads, __gpi, IDE and NID) or use similar identifiers to serve and
measure ads, limit how often you see the same ad, and, where you allow it, personalize ads. Google lists the
cookies it uses in its cookie documentation.
| Purpose | Provider | Needs your consent? |
|---|---|---|
| Remember your cookie choice | SmartQA Academy · Home Guides | No (strictly necessary) |
| Security and bot protection | Cloudflare | No (strictly necessary) |
| Ad delivery, frequency capping, fraud prevention | Yes in EEA/UK/CH | |
| Personalized advertising | Google and partners | Yes in EEA/UK/CH; opt-out elsewhere |
Your choices
- Consent banner. Visitors in the EEA, UK and Switzerland are asked before advertising cookies are used. The consent message is provided by Google, a certified consent management platform, and you can reopen it from the privacy link it adds to the page.
- Ad personalization. Turn it off in Google Ads Settings or at aboutads.info.
- Your browser. Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies. Blocking all cookies won't break this site.