Cookies Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Last Updated: January 23, 2026

At The Income Plug, we use cookies to improve your experience on our website. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can control them.

This Cookies Policy is part of our Privacy Policy. For information about how we collect and use other data, please see our Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

You visit them. They help websites:

  • Remember your preferences
  • Understand how you use the site
  • Improve your browsing experience
  • Make the site work properly

Cookies do NOT:

  • Contain viruses or malware
  • Access other files on your device
  • Identify yourself (most are anonymous)

Types of storage:

  • Cookies — Small text files stored by your browser
  • Local Storage — Similar technology that stores data locally
  • Session Storage — Temporary storage that clears when you close your browser

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

✅ Keep the website working properly — Essential functions like navigation and security
✅ Remember your preferences — Language, font size, or previous visits
✅ Understand our audience — Which content is popular and where visitors come from
✅ Improve performance — Load pages faster, optimize user experience
✅ Track affiliate referrals — Know when someone purchases through our recommendations (so we can earn a commission)
✅ Analyze traffic — See how visitors use our site to make improvements

3. Types of Cookies We Use

A. Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

What they do: Required for the website to function properly
Examples:

  • Session cookies (keep you logged in if you have an account)
  • Security cookies (protect against spam and abuse)
  • Load balancing cookies (distribute traffic efficiently)

Can you disable them? No — without these, the site won’t work properly

Duration: Session (deleted when you close the browser) or up to 1 year

B. Analytics Cookies (Performance)

What they do: Help us understand how visitors use our website
Services we use:

  • Google Analytics — Tracks pageviews, traffic sources, time on page, bounce rate

Information collected:

  • Pages you visit
  • Time spent on each page
  • Links you click
  • Referring website
  • Browser and device type
  • General location (country/city, not precise)

Can you disable them? Yes
Duration: Up to 2 years

Opt-out: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

C. Functional Cookies (Preference)

What they do: Remember your choices and preferences
Examples:

  • Language preference
  • Font size or accessibility settings
  • Whether you’ve dismissed pop-ups or notifications
  • Previous form submissions (to avoid asking twice)

Can you disable them? Yes, but the site may not remember your preferences
Duration: 30 days to 1 year

D. Advertising Cookies (Targeting) – If Using Ads

What they do: Track your browsing to show relevant ads
Services we may use:

  • Google AdSense (if we display ads)
  • Other ad networks (if we join them)

Can you disable them? Yes
Duration: Up to 2 years

Opt-out:

Note: Currently, we may not be using advertising cookies yet. This section applies if we add ads in the future.

E. Affiliate Cookies

What they do: Track when visitors click affiliate links and make purchases
How they work:

  • The merchant (Amazon, Hostinger, etc.) places a cookie
  • If you purchase within a set timeframe (usually 24 hours to 90 days), we earn a commission
  • You click our affiliate link to a product

Services that use these cookies:

  • Amazon Associates (24-hour cookie)
  • ShareASale (30-90 day cookies)
  • Impact.com (30-90 day cookies)
  • Direct affiliate programs (varies by merchant)

Can you disable them? Yes, but we won’t receive credit for referring you
Duration: 24 hours to 90 days (varies by merchant)

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services we use:

Google Analytics

Social Media

If you interact with social sharing buttons (Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter), those platforms may set cookies:

Affiliate Platforms

When you click affiliate links, merchants may set cookies:

We don’t control third-party cookies. They’re governed by those companies’ privacy policies.

5. How to Manage or Disable Cookies

You have several options for controlling cookies:

Option 1: Browser Settings

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings:

Google Chrome:

  1. Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
  2. Choose: Block all cookies / Block third-party cookies / Allow all cookies

Firefox:

  1. Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  2. Choose your cookie settings

Safari:

  1. Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
  2. Remove specific cookies or block all

Microsoft Edge:

  1. Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies
  2. Choose your cookie preferences

For mobile browsers: Check your browser’s help section for instructions

Option 2: Opt-Out Tools

Google Analytics:
 Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

Advertising Cookies:
 Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out
 Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out

Option 3: Private/Incognito Browsing

Use your browser’s private or incognito mode:

  • Cookies are deleted when you close the window
  • However, essential cookies may still be used during your session

What Happens If You Disable Cookies?

Essential cookies disabled:

  • The website may not function properly
  • You may not be able to submit forms or access certain features

Analytics cookies disabled:

  • Your visit won’t be tracked in our analytics
  • We won’t know which content is most popular
  • Your experience is otherwise unchanged

Affiliate cookies disabled:

  • We won’t receive credit if you purchase through our links
  • The merchant won’t know we referred you
  • Your purchase and experience are otherwise unchanged

You can still read all our content even with cookies disabled.

6. Cookie Duration

Cookies have different lifespans:

Session Cookies:

  • Temporary
  • Deleted when you close your browser
  • Used for: Security, navigation

Persistent Cookies:

  • Remain until expiration date or until you delete them
  • Duration: 30 days to 2 years (varies by purpose)
  • Used for: Preferences, analytics, affiliate tracking

You can delete all cookies at any time through your browser settings.

7. Do Not Track (DNT) Signals

Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” (DNT) setting. Currently, there’s no universal standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals.

Our approach:

  • We respect your privacy choices
  • You can disable cookies through browser settings
  • You can opt out of analytics tracking (see Section 5)

8. Updates to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to:

  • Reflect new cookies or services we use
  • Comply with changing legal requirements
  • Improve transparency and clarity

When we make changes:

  • We’ll update the “Last Updated” date at the top
  • For significant changes, we may notify you via email or website notice
  • Continued use of our site after updates constitutes acceptance

We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

9. Your Consent

By using The Income Plug, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

You can withdraw consent at any time by:

  • Disabling cookies in your browser settings
  • Opting out of specific tracking (see Section 5)
  • Stopping your use of our website

10. Questions or Concerns

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:

Email:
 📧 info@theincomeplug.com

Website:
 🌐 https://theincomeplug.com/contact

We’ll respond to your inquiry within 30 days.

Additional Resources

Want to learn more about cookies?

This Cookies Policy was last updated on January 23, 2026.

For information about how we collect and use other data, see our Privacy Policy.