Privacy & Cookies
This cookie policy explains how Richelle Carey uses cookies and similar technologies, what they are for, and how you can control them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. Similar technologies, such as local storage, work in the same way. Some are needed for the website to work; others are optional and are only used if you allow them.
Your consent
We only use optional cookies with your consent. Necessary cookies are used without consent because the website cannot work without them.
Nothing optional runs until you make a choice, and rejecting is as easy as accepting.
The cookies we use
Necessary
These make the website work, for example remembering your cookie choices and keeping forms secure. They cannot be turned off.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
rswcc_consent | Richelle Carey | Remembers your cookie choices. | 6 months | Cookie |
PHPSESSID | This website | Keeps a session open on the server. | Session | Cookie |
_GRECAPTCHA | Set on google.com to tell people from bots. | 6 months | Third-party cookie |
Analytics
These help us understand how visitors use the website so we can improve it.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Distinguishes visitors. | 2 years | Cookie | |
_ga_* | Keeps track of the current visit. | 2 years | Cookie | |
_gid | Distinguishes visitors. | 24 hours | Cookie | |
_gat* | Limits the request rate. | 1 minute | Cookie |
Marketing
These are used by advertising and social media services to measure adverts and show you relevant content on other websites.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
YSC | Set on youtube.com to count video views. | Session | Third-party cookie | |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Set on youtube.com to estimate connection speed and recommend videos. | 6 months | Third-party cookie | |
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Set on youtube.com to store cookie choices. | 6 months | Third-party cookie |
Other services this website uses
These services set no cookies, but your browser connects to them to load parts of this website, so they receive your IP address and basic browser details.
| Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 20i StackCDN | Our hosting provider's delivery network, which serves this website's files quickly. |
| Font Awesome | Provides the icons used on this website. |
| Google Fonts | Provides the fonts used on this website. |
| Gravatar | Shows profile pictures, for example next to comments. |
| WordPress | Delivers emoji images. |
Changing your choices
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the cookie settings on this page. When you withdraw consent, the cookies for that category are deleted. You can also delete cookies through your browser settings.
Global Privacy Control
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as a refusal of marketing cookies, and marketing stays off whatever else you choose.
Your US privacy rights
Some US state privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), give you the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, including through cookies used for targeted advertising. Marketing cookies stay off unless you turn them on, and you can turn them off again at any time. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
Your consent record
We keep an anonymous record of each choice so we can show what was agreed. It contains a random consent ID, the date, your choices and a shortened, scrambled version of your IP address, never your name or email. Your consent ID is shown in the cookie settings; quote it if you contact us about your choices.
Last updated: November 11, 2026