What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help the website remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, and other settings) over a period of time, so you don't have to re-enter them whenever you come back or browse from one page to another.
At Yapei Community Online, we use cookies to make your experience smoother, more personalized, and to understand how our community interacts with our content.
Types of cookies we use
| Cookie category | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | Yapei Community | Authentication, security, load balancing, session management. These are necessary for the website to function. | Session / up to 1 year | sessionid, csrftoken |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | Collect anonymized information about how visitors use our site (pages visited, time spent, clicks). Helps us improve content. | 26 months | _ga, _gid |
| Preferences | Yapei Community | Remember your settings (language, theme, saved preferences) for a personalized experience. | 1 year | theme_pref, language |
| Marketing | None | We do not use marketing or advertising cookies. We never sell your data. | — | — |
Essential cookies are always active; other cookies require your consent.
Why we use cookies
Essential cookies protect your account and prevent fraud.
Analytics help us understand what content you love, so we can improve.
Preference cookies remember your theme and language choices.
Keep you logged in and remember your interactions.
Third-party cookies
We embed content from trusted platforms to enrich your experience. These services may set their own cookies:
- YouTube: when you watch a video on our blog, YouTube may set cookies for analytics and preferences.
- X (Twitter): embedded tweets may use cookies for functionality.
- Google Fonts & reCAPTCHA: may set performance/security cookies.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties for more information.
Control your cookies
You can accept or decline non-essential cookies at any time. Essential cookies are required for the site to work.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings:
Consent & updates
By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of essential cookies. For non-essential cookies, we ask for your explicit consent via the configuration panel. We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time – any changes will be posted on this page.
If you have questions, contact us at privacy@yapeionline.org.