Last Updated: June 27, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how https://www.arizonan.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. This policy provides you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we use, their purpose, and your choices regarding their use.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.
Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies:
- Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period of time specified in the cookie or until you delete them
- Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- To analyze how visitors use our website
- To improve website performance and user experience
- To understand which pages are most and least popular
- To track the effectiveness of our content
- To provide aggregated statistics about our website usage
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies collect information in an aggregated form to help us improve our website and the services we offer.
Google Analytics Cookies:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier | 2 years |
| _gid | Distinguishes unique users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
| ga<container-id> | Used to persist session state | 2 years |
2. Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
3. Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Information Collected Through Cookies
The cookies we use collect the following types of information:
- Your IP address (anonymized)
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages you visit on our website
- Time spent on each page
- Links you click
- The website that referred you to us
- Date and time of your visit
- Geographic location (country and city level only)
Important: We do not collect any personally identifiable information through cookies unless you voluntarily provide it through forms on our website.
Third-Party Cookies
We use Google Analytics, which is a third-party service. Google may use cookies to collect information about your online activities across different websites. For more information about how Google uses data, please visit Google’s Privacy Policy.
Your Cookie Choices
You have several options for managing cookies:
1. Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- View what cookies are stored on your device
- Delete individual or all cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Block all cookies
- Set your browser to alert you when cookies are being set
How to manage cookies in popular browsers:
2. Google Analytics Opt-Out
You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by:
- Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Using the opt-out features in your mobile device settings
3. Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable this feature in your browser settings. Please note that we currently do not respond to Do Not Track signals.
Impact of Disabling Cookies
Please be aware that if you choose to disable cookies:
- Some features of our website may not function properly
- Your user experience may be limited
- You may need to adjust settings each time you visit our website
- Analytics data that helps us improve our website will not be collected from your visits
Cookie-Free Alternatives
If you prefer not to accept cookies, you can still access most of our website content. However, some functionality may be limited, and we will not be able to optimize your experience based on usage patterns.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Chapman SEO LLC
3219 E Camelback Road # 806
Phoenix, AZ 85018
📧 Email: Carl@Chapmanseo.com
📞 Phone: (602) 518-6444
Additional Resources
- All About Cookies – Independent information about cookies
- Google Analytics Privacy – How Google Analytics safeguards your data
- Network Advertising Initiative – Information about online advertising
Consent
By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies, please adjust your browser settings accordingly or refrain from using our website.