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Cookie Policy
Last updated 30 August 2026
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They let a site remember your choices, measure how pages perform, and support advertising. SilQRoute Times uses a small number of them, described below.
Categories we use
Essential. Required for the site to work: session handling for the editor login, security, and remembering your cookie choice. These cannot be switched off.
Analytics. Aggregated measurement of which editorials are read and how readers arrive. We do not use analytics cookies to build advertising profiles.
Advertising. Google AdSense may set cookies to serve, cap and measure ads. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites.
Your choices
The banner shown on your first visit offers "Accept all" or "Essential only". Choosing "Essential only" instructs Google to serve non personalised advertising. Your choice is stored locally in your browser and you can change it at any time by clearing site data for silqroutetimes.com and reloading the page.
You can also manage ad personalisation directly with Google at adssettings.google.com and opt out of third party vendor cookies at aboutads.info.
Third parties
Advertising is delivered by Google AdSense. Newsletter delivery, form handling and hosting providers may set strictly necessary cookies when you interact with those features. We do not sell reader data.
Questions
Write to founder@silqroutetimes.com and we will respond within two business days.