Cookie Policy
Effective date: July 13, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how HFD may use cookies and similar technologies, including for analytics, advertising and site functionality.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies may include pixels, tags, scripts, local storage or device identifiers. These technologies can help websites work properly, remember settings, measure traffic, improve performance and support advertising.
How HFD May Use Cookies
HFD may use cookies or similar technologies to:
- keep the website working properly;
- remember basic preferences;
- understand how visitors use the site;
- measure page views and performance;
- protect the site from spam, abuse or technical issues;
- support advertising, ad measurement or affiliate features.
Types of Cookies
Essential cookies help the website function and support basic security, navigation and performance.
Analytics cookies help us understand traffic and improve content.
Advertising cookies may be used by advertising partners to serve, personalize or measure ads.
Affiliate cookies may be used to track qualifying referrals if HFD participates in affiliate programs.
Embedded content cookies may be set by third-party services such as videos, maps, social media embeds or external tools.
Google Advertising Cookies
HFD may use Google AdSense, Google Ads or related Google advertising services. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve, personalize and measure ads based on visits to HFD and/or other websites.
Advertising cookies may help Google and its partners show more relevant ads, limit repeated ads, measure ad performance, detect invalid activity and protect against fraud or abuse.
Google may use both first-party and third-party cookies depending on the advertising service, browser settings, user choices and applicable law.
You can learn more about how AdSense uses cookies here:
You can opt out of personalized advertising from Google here:
Third-Party Advertising Cookies
Third-party vendors and advertising networks may use cookies, pixels or similar technologies through HFD to serve ads, measure ad performance or personalize advertising where permitted.
If HFD uses advertising partners in addition to Google, those partners may have their own privacy and cookie policies. Where applicable, advertising partners may be identified through the site’s consent tools, cookie controls or future policy updates.
You may be able to opt out of some participating third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising here:
Consent and Cookie Controls
Where required by law, including for visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, HFD may ask for consent before using cookies or local storage for advertising personalization, measurement or related purposes.
After HFD is approved for Google AdSense, the site may use Google’s Privacy & messaging tools or another Google-certified consent management platform, where applicable, to allow visitors to manage advertising and cookie choices.
You can usually manage, block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect site functionality, analytics, advertising or embedded content.
Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy as the website changes, as new tools are added or as advertising partners change.
Contact
Questions about this Cookie Policy can be sent through the Contact page.