Effective Date: January 1, 2026 · Last reviewed on 27 April 2026
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They let the site recognise your browser on a return visit, remember preferences, measure how the site is used, and, in some cases, support advertising. Similar technologies — local storage, pixels, and SDKs — work in much the same way and are covered by this policy.
This policy explains the cookies set when you visit unlistedshares.net, why they exist, and how you can refuse, delete, or replace them. It works alongside our Privacy Policy.
Categories of Cookies We Use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the Site to function. They handle things like remembering that you have already accepted a cookie notice or preserving navigation state during your session. They do not track you across other sites and are not used for advertising. They cannot be disabled through this Site, but you can block them in your browser at the cost of breaking some functionality.
2. Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how readers find and use the Site — which pages get read, which links get clicked, what kind of devices visitors use. The data is aggregated; we do not use it to identify individual readers. Cookies set in this category typically include:
_ga— distinguishes unique visitors (expires after 2 years)_ga_<container-id>— used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state (expires after 2 years)
Google's privacy policy for analytics products is available at policies.google.com/privacy. To opt out of Google Analytics across every site you visit, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
3. Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense and Partners)
The Site may serve advertisements through Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to:
- Show ads that may be relevant to you based on your visit to this Site and other sites
- Limit the number of times you see the same ad
- Measure ad performance and detect invalid traffic
- Detect and prevent ad fraud
Common cookies in this category include Google's NID, IDE (DoubleClick), and __gads / __gpi cookies. The full list of Google ad-related cookies is documented at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this Site or other sites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Site and other sites on the Internet.
4. Functional Cookies
Where present, functional cookies remember choices you have made — for example, a preference for a specific layout or a dismissed banner. They are not strictly necessary but improve the experience.
How to Control Cookies
Browser Controls
Every modern browser lets you view, block, and delete cookies. Look for "Privacy", "Site settings", or "Cookies" in your browser's preferences. Common options include:
- Block all cookies (note: this will break sign-ins and many features across the web)
- Block third-party cookies only (a good middle ground)
- Clear cookies on exit
- Allow exceptions per site
Step-by-step instructions for the major browsers:
Opting Out of Personalised Advertising
You can switch off personalised advertising at the source rather than relying on per-site controls:
- Google Ad Settings — control which Google products and partner sites show you personalised ads
- Digital Advertising Alliance (US) — bulk opt-out from participating ad networks
- YourOnlineChoices (EU) — equivalent for the EU and UK
- Network Advertising Initiative — additional opt-outs across NAI members
These tools tell ad networks not to use behavioural data to target you, but they do not stop ads being shown — non-personalised ads will still appear.
Mobile Devices
On iOS and Android you can reset or limit your advertising identifier in the device settings:
- iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking, then disable "Allow Apps to Request to Track"
- Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads → "Delete advertising ID"
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
Some browsers send a Do Not Track (DNT) header or a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. There is no agreed industry standard for honouring DNT. We treat valid GPC signals from California residents as a request to opt out of any "sale" or "share" of personal information under the CCPA, although we do not currently sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising in the CCPA sense.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this policy when our cookie usage changes — for example, if we add a new analytics tool or change advertising partners. The "Last reviewed" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent review. Material changes will be flagged on the home page.
Contact
Questions about cookies on this Site can be sent to [email protected]. For broader privacy questions, see our Privacy Policy.