EU and UK transparency
Cookie Policy
Last updated: April 8, 2026
Cookies can feel small, but for privacy they matter a lot. This page explains how Dividend Income Guide handles cookies and similar technologies for visitors in the European Union, the European Economic Area, and the United Kingdom. The simple rule is this: what is essential for the site to work can be used, and what is optional should wait for consent.
What cookies and similar technologies are
A cookie is a small file placed on your device. Similar technologies can include local storage, pixels, tags, scripts, and device-side identifiers that store or read information from your browser or device. These tools can help a website remember choices, stay secure, measure traffic, or support advertising.
Our current approach
At the time of this version, the public pages on Dividend Income Guide are designed to work without non-essential advertising or personalization cookies. We do not intentionally rely on optional tracking cookies to make basic reading pages, glossary pages, or what-if pages work. Hosting, security, or load-balancing layers may still use strictly necessary technologies to keep the site online and safe.
If we later enable analytics, advertising, A/B testing, embedded media, or social sharing tools that use non-essential cookies or similar technologies, those should wait for consent where the law requires it.
Cookie categories
| Category | Purpose | Consent needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Core site delivery, load balancing, security, fraud prevention, saving a consent choice, or similar functions genuinely needed for the service requested by the user. | Usually no, if the use fits a legal exemption. |
| Preferences | Remembering language, region, display preferences, or tool settings that improve convenience but are not strictly necessary. | Often yes, unless the setting is clearly requested and exempt. |
| Analytics | Measuring visits, engagement, click paths, and performance trends. | Often yes for EU and UK visitors unless a specific exemption clearly applies. |
| Advertising and profiling | Personalized ads, retargeting, cross-site tracking, audience building, or similar marketing uses. | Yes. These should not be set before valid consent. |
| Embedded third-party media | Video players, social widgets, or external tools that may store identifiers or track interaction. | Usually yes if the technology is not strictly necessary. |
How consent should work
- Consent should be asked before non-essential cookies are placed or read
- Rejecting should be as easy as accepting
- Choices should be clear and easy to understand
- People should be told what each category does and who sets it
- Consent records should be kept where needed to show what choice was made
- People should be able to change their mind later
How to manage cookies
If this site displays a consent banner or preference center, you can use it to accept, reject, or update optional cookie choices. You can also control cookies through browser settings, though browser controls may not always stop all similar technologies used by third parties.
If you want to ask a question about cookies used on this site, email [email protected].
Third-party services
If we use third-party tools in the future for analytics, advertising, video embeds, or social sharing, those providers may set or read their own cookies or similar identifiers. We should describe them in this policy, in the consent banner, or both.
Changes to this policy
This policy may change when we add analytics, ads, embedded tools, newsletters, or other features that rely on device storage or access technologies. If that happens, this page should be updated before or when the new technology goes live.
Related pages
Privacy Policy · Risk Disclaimer · Data Sources
This page is a public operational notice. It should be updated if your deployment later adds analytics, ad tech, third-party embeds, user accounts, or a consent management platform.