Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners about how visitors interact with their site.

Aurum Journal uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, understand how our content is consumed, and improve the overall quality of our editorial platform.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the site would not function without them.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This includes information about which pages are visited most frequently, how long visitors spend reading our content, and any errors they might encounter. This data helps us improve our editorial offering and user experience.

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your choices and preferences, such as your cookie consent decision, so you do not have to make them again when you return to the site.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Aurum Journal does not currently use third-party advertising cookies. We maintain an independent, non-commercial editorial stance and do not serve targeted advertisements based on your browsing behavior.

We may use third-party analytics services that place cookies on your device. These services are subject to their own privacy policies and cookie practices.

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit Aurum Journal, you will see a cookie banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site.

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• Delete all cookies from your browser
• Block all cookies from being set
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Allow only "first-party" cookies (ours)

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.