SouthBayExaminer.com [“blog” or “website”] uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit this blog.
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In order to serve ads that are more relevant to you and to the other visitors of this website, ad companies may use information stored in cookies, which are small text files saved on your computer whenever you visit this blog and other websites on the Internet.
These cookies temporarily store information about your visits to SouthBayExaminer.com and other websites in order to provide advertisements that may be of interest to you.
The following information may be temporarily stored by SouthBayExaminer.com for use by third parties:
- Type of browser used
- How many visitors arrive
- New vs. repeat visitors
- How often a visitor has visited
When you visit any website, view an ad, or click on an ad, such as one served by Google Adsense, a cookie is set in your browser. If served by Google, such advertising cookie will appear in your browser as coming from the domain “doubleclick.net.” Doubleclick.net is not a virus or a trojan.
Cookies store general information, such as what browser you use, time your current visit occurred, whether you have been to this blog before, and what site referred you to this blog. The cookie also controls the number of times a certain ad is shown to you each time you refresh the page or visit this blog again.
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Google Analytics disclosure
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