Cookie Policy
1. What are cookies
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to remember your preferences across visits, and to provide information to site operators about how their site is being used.
Cookies set by the Site itself are called first-party cookies. Cookies set by other domains (Google, advertising partners) when their resources are loaded on our pages are called third-party cookies.
In addition to traditional cookies, we use localStorage, a similar browser-storage mechanism, to remember your theme preference and watchlist locally on your device.
2. Cookies we use
Strictly necessary (always on)
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| moc-theme | moviesoncomics.com (localStorage) | Remembers your theme choice (light / neutral / dark) | Persistent |
| moc-watchlist | moviesoncomics.com (localStorage) | Stores your personal watchlist of films | Persistent |
| moc-consent | moviesoncomics.com (localStorage) | Remembers your cookie-consent decision | 12 months |
Analytics (consent required in EEA / UK / Switzerland)
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors | 2 years |
| _ga_MBHYHHSRYE | Google Analytics | Persists session state for our specific GA4 property | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors (24h window) | 24 hours |
Advertising (consent required in EEA / UK / Switzerland)
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __gads, __gpi | Google AdSense | Frequency capping, ad-serving optimization | 13 months |
| IDE, DSID, FLC, NID | DoubleClick / Google Ads | Personalized advertising, conversion measurement | up to 2 years |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | Checks whether the browser supports cookies | 15 minutes |
Note: The exact set of advertising cookies served by Google AdSense and its partners may change as Google updates its ad-serving technology. For the authoritative list, see Google's cookie usage documentation.
3. Your choices
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland: When you first visit the Site, you will see a consent banner offering you the option to "Accept all," "Reject all," or "Manage preferences." Analytics and advertising cookies are not set until you grant consent. You can change your decision at any time by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of any page.
If you are elsewhere: Analytics cookies may be set by default, but you can still opt out using the controls below.
Opting out by service:
- Google Analytics: install the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Google personalized advertising: adjust Google Ads Settings
- Industry-wide advertising opt-out: DAA WebChoices (US) or Your Online Choices (EU)
- All cookies: use your browser's privacy settings to block or clear cookies. See your browser's help documentation for details
4. Consequences of refusing cookies
Refusing strictly-necessary cookies will not prevent you from reading content, but features like theme preference and the watchlist will not persist across visits.
Refusing analytics cookies will prevent us from understanding which content visitors find valuable, which may slow our ability to improve the Site, but it does not affect your ability to read content.
Refusing advertising cookies means you may still see ads, but those ads will be non-personalized — based only on the content of the page you are viewing rather than your prior behavior.
5. More information
For broader privacy details, see our Privacy Policy. For Google's data practices specifically, see Google's Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
For questions about this Cookie Policy, contact contact@moviesoncomics.com.