Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies — such as local storage, pixels, and scripts — work in comparable ways. They let a site remember things like whether you are signed in, your display preferences, or how pages are being used.

Some storage is needed for the site to work. This includes keeping you signed in to your account, remembering Premium access, saving display preferences (such as theme), and remembering whether you have already seen or dismissed a popup. Payments are processed by Stripe, which may set its own cookies during checkout for security and fraud prevention.

We measure how the site is used — for example which pages are viewed and where visitors arrive from — so we can understand what readers find useful and improve our coverage.

The Guitar Plugged displays ads through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites, and to measure ad performance. You can learn more and manage personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings and read how Google uses data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Some links on the site are affiliate links. When you click one, the retailer may set a cookie so a purchase can be attributed to The Guitar Plugged.

Cookies set by third parties — such as ad networks, payment providers, embedded video or music players, and retailers — are controlled by those companies under their own privacy policies, not by The Guitar Plugged.

Most browsers let you view, block, or delete cookies in their settings. You can also clear site data and local storage the same way. Blocking all cookies may sign you out or stop some features, such as Premium access or saved preferences, from working. Where required by law, consent will be requested before non-essential cookies are used.

For details on how personal information is handled, see our Privacy Notice. Questions about this policy can be sent through our contact page.