Cookie Policy
# Cookie Policy
We use cookies and similar technologies on normalsurvival.com properties including legal.normalsurvival.com, https://forum.normalsurvival.com, https://store.normalsurvival.com, and related pages.
Effective date: 2026-08-14
See also our Advertising & Analytics Disclosure and Privacy Policy.
Worldwide applicability
This Cookie Policy applies to visitors worldwide. Consent and opt-out requirements vary by region; where required (for example EEA/UK), we request consent before non-essential cookies. Other regions may rely on legitimate interests or implied consent where lawful.
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What are cookies?
Small text files stored on your device to remember preferences, keep sessions secure, measure usage, and—where enabled and consented—serve advertising.
Types we use
| Category | Purpose | Examples | |----------|---------|----------| | Strictly necessary | Security, load balancing, consent storage, checkout session continuity | Session IDs, CSRF tokens, consent choice | | Functional | Language, remembered legal bundle acknowledgement where implemented | Preference cookies | | Analytics (if enabled: Yes) | Aggregated traffic measurement via Google AdSense, Google Analytics 4 | Page views, referrals, device type | | Advertising (if enabled: Yes) | Ad delivery and frequency capping via Google AdSense and similar | Ad cookies, interest categories |
Checkout exception
Checkout and payment paths (for example /checkout, /payment, /cart/checkout) use only strictly necessary cookies. We do not load advertising or non-essential analytics scripts on those pages.
Third parties
- Payments: Stripe and PayPal may set cookies during checkout. See their policies.
- Advertising & analytics: When enabled, Google AdSense, Google Analytics 4 set cookies under their own terms. See our Advertising & Analytics Disclosure.
- Opt-outs: Google Ads Settings (https://adssettings.google.com/), GA opt-out add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout)
Your choices
Browser settings can block cookies; some features may not work. Where required, we show a consent banner for non-essential cookies before loading analytics or ads.
In the EEA/UK, non-essential cookies require consent unless another valid legal basis applies.
Retention
Session cookies expire when you close the browser; persistent cookies vary (typically 30–365 days) unless deleted earlier. Vendor retention is described in the Advertising & Analytics Disclosure.