Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. This page lists the ones used on VoiceOfVillage and why. The privacy notice explains what we collect in full.
Essential cookies (always on)
- Sign-in session cookies: keep you signed in and protect your account.
- Form-protection cookies: stop forged form submissions.
vov_ok: a security check that separates real visitors from automated floods (30 days).vov_consent: remembers your cookie choice (1 year).vov_ref: remembers an invite link you followed, so the invite can be credited.
Analytics (only with your OK)
Google Analytics 4 counts page visits. Until you choose “Allow analytics” it sets no cookies and receives no identifier for your browser. If you allow analytics, it may set its own cookies (names starting _ga) for up to two years, and we measure page speed anonymously.
Advertising (Google AdSense)
Public pages show ads served by Google AdSense. We request non-personalised ads, chosen from the page you are reading and your approximate location. Google may still set or read cookies on its own domains (for example __gads, __gpi and __eoi on this site, and cookies on doubleclick.net) to limit how often you see the same ad, report on ads in aggregate and detect fraud. Visitors in the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland are asked for consent through Google’s consent message first. See how Google uses cookies in advertising.
Your choices
- Clear the
vov_consentcookie to see the cookie notice again and change your analytics choice. - Manage or turn off personalised Google ads in Ads Settings, or opt out of some vendors at aboutads.info.
- Block or delete cookies in your browser settings; essential cookies are needed to sign in.