A note about cookies

Last updated: October 8, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which ones show up on carmenwhimsy.com, and how you can control them. It should be read alongside the Privacy Policy.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that a website or a service embedded on it stores in your browser. Cookies help sites remember things — like your preferences — or help advertisers and analytics providers recognize your browser across visits and sites.

Cookies used on this site

Carmen Whimsy itself does not set marketing or tracking cookies. What you may encounter here:

• Advertising cookies (Google AdSense). Blog posts include an advertising placement within the article. When it's shown, Google and its advertising partners may set cookies on your device to serve ads (either personalized or non-personalized, depending on your settings and location) and to measure how those ads perform. These are third-party cookies set by Google, not by this site directly.
• Consent-management cookies. Where a privacy or consent message is required (for example, in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, or applicable U.S. states), Google's consent messaging tool may set a cookie to remember the choice you made.
• Newsletter/embed cookies. If you interact with the Mailchimp-powered newsletter or free-guide signup forms, Mailchimp may set cookies related to that submission.

Note that browser local storage — used here only to remember your theme choice and whether you've already claimed the free guide — is technically not a cookie and isn't shared with any third party.

Why advertising cookies are used

Ad cookies let Google and its partners show relevant ads, avoid showing you the same ad repeatedly, and measure ad performance. Depending on your region and choices, ads may be personalized (based on your browsing activity) or non-personalized.

Your privacy choices

Where required by law, visitors from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and applicable U.S. states (such as California) may see a consent or privacy-choice message when they first arrive, powered by Google's Privacy & Messaging tools. That message lets you choose whether to allow personalized advertising, and you can typically change your choice at any time by reopening the privacy settings shown in that message (commonly available via a small "Privacy" or "Consent" link, often in the site footer or the message widget itself).

You can also manage cookies directly:

• Adjust or opt out of Google's personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings.
• Opt out of interest-based ads from many other ad networks at aboutads.info (US) or youronlinechoices.eu (EU).
• Block or delete cookies entirely through your browser's settings — this may affect how ads and some embedded content display, but it won't break the site's core content.

Changes to this policy

I may update this page as the site's use of cookies and advertising changes. The "last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision.

Contact

Questions about cookies on this site? Reach out at carmen@carmenwhimsy.com or through the Connect page.