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Cookie Policy
Which cookies this site sets, what each category does, and how to switch them off without losing access to anything worth reading.
Last updated: September 3, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which ones this site uses, why, and how you can control them. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store on your device. It lets the site recognise your browser on a later request. Cookies set by the site you are visiting are called first party cookies. Cookies set by another domain, such as an analytics or affiliate provider, are called third party cookies. Similar technologies include local storage and tracking pixels, and this policy covers those too.
2. Cookies used on this site
| Category | Purpose | Set by | Typical lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Core site function, security, and load balancing. The site cannot work properly without these. | First party and hosting provider | Session to 12 months |
| Analytics | Aggregate measurement of which pages are read and where readers arrive from, so we know what to publish next. | Google Analytics | Up to 24 months |
| Affiliate attribution | Recording that a visit to a retailer came from a link on this site, so a qualifying purchase is credited. | Amazon Associates and other affiliate networks | Commonly 24 hours for Amazon; varies by network |
| Preferences | Remembering basic display choices you have made. | First party | Up to 12 months |
3. What we do not use
We do not run display advertising on this site, so there are no ad network retargeting cookies. We do not sell cookie data. We do not use cookies to build a personal profile of you or to identify you as an individual.
4. Third party cookies
Analytics and affiliate cookies are set by third parties under their own privacy policies. We do not control their content or lifetime, and we cannot read the data they collect beyond the aggregate reports they provide to us. If you follow an affiliate link, the destination retailer will set its own cookies on its own site, governed by its own policy.
5. How to control cookies
You are in charge here. Every major browser lets you view, block and delete cookies, and most offer a setting to reject third party cookies entirely.
- Chrome: Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third party cookies and Delete browsing data.
- Safari: Settings or Preferences, then Privacy, where you can block cookies and manage website data.
- Firefox: Settings, then Privacy and Security, where Enhanced Tracking Protection controls cookie behaviour.
- Edge: Settings, then Cookies and site permissions.
- Mobile browsers: the same options appear under Settings, usually within a Privacy section.
What blocking cookies changes
Blocking analytics and affiliate cookies does not stop you reading anything on this site. Every guide, table and figure remains fully available. The only practical effect is that we lose the aggregate signal about which pages are useful, and a purchase you make after clicking one of our links may not be attributed to us.
6. Do Not Track and global privacy signals
Browsers vary in how they send Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control signals, and there is no single agreed standard for responding to them. We do not use cookies for advertising or for the sale of personal information, so the practices these signals are designed to limit are not ones we engage in.
7. Changes to this policy
As our tools change, this policy will change with them. The current version is always the one on this page, with the last updated date at the top.
8. Questions
Email hello@yardflock.com if you want to know more about how a specific cookie on this site works.
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Research method
Everything on Yard Flock is built from manufacturer specifications, published poultry and extension literature, and verified owner reviews. We do not test products in a coop of our own, and we say so on every page.