Understanding how cookies work on my website
Last Updated: February 25, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Pop + Pixel ("I", "me", or "my") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit my website popandpixel.com (the "Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why I use them, as well as your rights to control my use of them.
Please read this Cookie Policy carefully. By continuing to browse or use the Website, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies as described in this policy.
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser until they expire or you delete them. Session cookies are deleted from your device once you close your browser.
My Website uses the following types of cookies:
These cookies are essential for the Website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the Website. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies.
These cookies enable the Website to remember information that changes the way the Website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region you are in.
These cookies help me understand how visitors interact with the Website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps me improve the Website's structure and content.
These cookies track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad. These cookies can share this information with other organizations or advertisers.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _pp_session | Maintains user session state across page requests | Necessary | Session |
| _pp_consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | Necessary | 1 year |
| _ga | Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users | Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics cookie used to throttle request rate | Analytics | 1 minute |
In addition to my own cookies, I may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Website and deliver advertisements on and through the Website. Some of the third-party services I use include:
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. I may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enables me to recognize when someone has visited the Website or opened an email including them. This allows me, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within the Website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to the Website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:
You can manage your cookie preferences using my cookie preference tool accessible via the "Cookie Settings" button in the cookie banner that appears when you first visit the Website. You can revisit your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of the Website.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may impair your overall user experience, as it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. This feature is not yet uniform across browsers, so I do not currently respond to Do Not Track signals.
You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
I may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or my business practices. Any changes will become effective when I post the revised Cookie Policy on the Website. I encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about my use of cookies.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy or my use of cookies, please contact me at: