Last updated: October 9, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how EhowPC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on ehowpc.com and any pages that link to this policy (the “Site”). For broader data practices, see our Privacy Policy at https://ehowpc.com/privacy-policy.
By selecting your choices in Cookie Settings (available in our banner and footer), you control which non‑essential cookies we use. You can change your choices at any time.
What are cookies and similar technologies?
- Cookies are small files stored on your device to make websites work, remember preferences, and understand how they’re used.
- We also use similar technologies like pixels, local storage, and scripts that help recognize your browser or device and measure interactions.
Why we use them
- Strictly necessary: Run the Site, enable page loading, basic functions, and security.
- Preferences: Remember your settings (for example, cookie choices, media/playback preferences).
- Analytics: Understand traffic, popular content, and fix problems.
- Advertising and affiliates: Measure campaigns, limit repeated ads, and attribute affiliate commissions.
- Social/embedded media: Deliver features from platforms we embed (e.g., videos).
Who sets cookies
- First-party cookies are set by ehowpc.com.
- Third-party cookies are set by service providers that help us operate or improve the Site (for example: analytics, advertising networks, content delivery/security, video platforms, affiliate networks). These providers may use their cookies according to their own policies.
Your choices and controls
- Cookie Settings: Use the “Cookie Settings” link in our banner or footer to accept, reject, or fine‑tune categories at any time.
- Browser/device controls: Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may break some features.
- Analytics opt-outs: Google provides an opt-out add‑on for Analytics (where available).
- Interest-based advertising: You can limit personalized ads via device settings and industry tools (for example, YourAdChoices/NAI in the US or EDAA in the EU, where available).
- Do Not Track / Global Privacy Control (GPC): When legally required and technically feasible, we treat a valid GPC signal as an opt‑out for that browser.
Regional information
- EU/EEA/UK: We use consent for non‑essential cookies and legitimate interests for strictly necessary cookies. You may withdraw consent anytime via Cookie Settings.
- US (e.g., California/CPRA, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah): Some cookie-enabled activities may be considered “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising.” Use the “Cookie Settings” link (and, where provided, a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in our footer) to opt out for that browser. We honor GPC where required.
- Other regions: We apply region‑specific rules where local law requires.
Data retention
- Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies stay for a defined period (from days to years) unless you delete them sooner.
- We keep analytics/advertising data only as long as needed for their purposes and in line with our retention practices.
Children
Our Site is not directed to children under the age required by applicable law (for example, 13 or 16). We do not knowingly use cookies to profile children.
International transfers
Some providers are located outside your country. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for international transfers (for example, standard contractual clauses for transfers from the EEA/UK).
Updates to this policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes to our cookies, providers, or legal requirements. We’ll post the updated date at the top. If changes are material, we’ll take additional steps where required by law.
Contact us
EhowPC
Email: privacy@ehowpc.com
Cookies we typically use (overview)
Note: Exact cookies depend on your choices in Cookie Settings and our current configuration. The most up‑to‑date list is available via Cookie Settings in the banner/footer.
- Strictly necessary
- Cloudflare (cf_clearance, cf_bm): Distinguish humans from bots and protect the Site. Duration varies from 30 minutes to 1 year.
- Consent preference (cookie_preferences or similar): Stores your selections in Cookie Settings. Up to 12–13 months.
- WordPress/session cookies (wordpress_logged_in_, wordpress_sec_, wp-settings-, wp-settings-time-): Used only for logged‑in/admin sessions; not set for regular readers. Session to 1–2 weeks.
- Preferences/functionality
- Local storage for UI preferences (e.g., theme, dismissed notices): Remembers your choices. Persists until cleared.
- YouTube player settings (yt-remote-*): Remembers your video preferences for embedded videos. Session/persistent.
- Analytics (if enabled)
- Google Analytics 4 (_ga, ga<container-id>, _gid): Measures traffic and usage. Typical durations: _ga up to 2 years, _gid 24 hours.
- Advertising and affiliates (if enabled)
- Google AdSense/Ad Manager (__gads, __gpi, _gcl_au; IDE on doubleclick.net): Deliver and measure ads and prevent fraud. Durations vary (e.g., __gads ~13 months; _gcl_au ~3 months).
- Affiliate networks (e.g., Amazon Associates, CJ, Impact): When you click an affiliate link, the network may set cookies on its own domain to attribute a purchase to our referral; durations vary by network policy.
- Social/embedded media (if enabled)
- YouTube/Vimeo (e.g., YSC [session], VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE [~6 months]): Deliver and measure embedded videos. We may use privacy‑enhanced embeds when feasible.
If you disable non‑essential categories in Cookie Settings, we will not set those cookies (and some embedded features may be unavailable until you opt in).
