Cookie Policy
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you visit a page. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to site operators and advertisers. Local storage is a similar browser technology that stores data slightly differently but serves comparable purposes.
How This Site Uses Cookies
Prop Firm Secret uses cookies and local browser storage for the following purposes:
- Essential functionality — remembering UI preferences such as filter state, dark/light mode, or previously viewed firms so your experience is consistent across page loads.
- Performance and analytics — understanding how visitors navigate the site in aggregate (e.g. which pages are visited most, which features are used, and where visitors come from). This helps us improve the platform. No individual user profiles are built.
- Fraud prevention and abuse detection — identifying patterns that indicate automated scraping, credential abuse, or other misuse of platform resources.
- Advertising measurement — if you see ads served by Google AdSense, Google may use cookies or device fingerprinting signals to deliver relevant ads and measure ad performance, subject to your consent and regional privacy regulations.
Third-Party Cookies
The following third-party services may set their own cookies when you use this site:
- Google Analytics — collects anonymised usage data to help us understand site performance. Data is processed by Google under their privacy policy. Analytics cookies typically persist for 1–2 years but can be cleared at any time.
- Google AdSense — serves advertising content and may use cookies to personalise ads based on your browsing activity across the web, subject to your ad personalisation settings.
- Google Search Console — used by us to monitor search performance; does not set cookies for site visitors.
These services operate under Google's own Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy, which can be reviewed at policies.google.com.
Cookie Categories
| Category | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Core site function, UI state | Session or persistent |
| Analytics | Aggregate usage measurement | Up to 2 years |
| Advertising | Ad delivery and measurement via Google AdSense | Up to 2 years |
Your Choices and How to Manage Cookies
You have several options for controlling or limiting cookie use:
- Browser settings — All major browsers allow you to view, block, and delete cookies. Look for "Privacy" or "Security" settings in your browser's preferences menu.
- Incognito / private browsing — In private mode, most cookies are deleted at the end of your session and are not shared across sessions.
- Browser extensions — Tools such as uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, or similar extensions block third-party tracking cookies by default.
- Google Ad personalisation — You can opt out of personalised advertising at adssettings.google.com.
- Global Privacy Control (GPC) — If your browser sends a GPC signal, we will treat it as a request not to share or sell your data for personalised advertising where required by law.
Please note: blocking certain cookies may affect how parts of this site function, such as filter persistence or UI state.
Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting. Currently there is no industry-wide standard for how sites must respond to DNT signals, so this site does not alter its behaviour based on DNT alone. However, you can use the controls listed above to limit tracking.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our use of third-party services. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect the latest revision. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact
If you have questions about how we use cookies, contact us at hello@propfirmsecret.com.