Wooden pier over still coastal water in the evening

Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 2026

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies, including local storage in your browser, work in comparable ways. They allow a website to remember information between page views and visits.

2. How we use them

buddyreeljournl.com uses a small number of technologies in three categories.

Essential

Required for the website to function and for security. This includes remembering the cookie choice you make in the consent banner so that you are not asked repeatedly. Essential storage cannot be switched off through the banner, because the website would not work correctly without it.

Preferences

Used to remember choices you make while browsing, such as display settings. These are optional and only used if you consent.

Analytics

Used to understand, in aggregate, how the guide is used — for example which destination pages are read most often. These are optional and only used if you consent. Analytics information is used to improve editorial content, not to build advertising profiles.

3. What we do not use

We do not use cookies for behavioural advertising, cross-site tracking or profiling for marketing purposes, and we do not sell information collected through cookies.

4. Managing your consent

When you first visit the website, a consent banner appears and remains visible until you make a choice. You can:

Your choice is saved before the banner closes. You can change it at any time by selecting Cookie Settings in the footer of any page.

5. Browser controls

You can also manage or delete cookies and local storage through your browser settings. Blocking all storage may affect how parts of this or other websites function. Guidance is available in the help section of your browser.

6. Third-party content

Photographs on this website are delivered from an external image host. Requests to that host may involve standard technical information such as your IP address and browser type, handled under that provider's own policies. We do not use these requests to identify you.

7. Retention

Consent choices are stored for a limited period, after which the banner will appear again so you can confirm or change your preference. Clearing your browser storage will also reset your choice.

8. Changes

We may update this cookie policy to reflect changes in the technologies we use or in legal requirements. The revision date at the top of this page indicates the latest version.

9. More information

For how we handle personal information more generally, see our privacy policy. Questions can be sent through the contact page.