Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and collect analytics data. They cannot run programmes or deliver viruses.

2. Cookies We Use

hassanr.com uses only analytics cookies placed by Google Analytics 4. We do not use advertising, social media tracking, or functional cookies.

Cookie	Type	Provider	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Analytics	Google	Distinguishes unique users by assigning a random ID	2 years
_ga_G-0GBFY7MWL7	Analytics	Google	Session persistence for GA4 property G-0GBFY7MWL7	2 years
_gid	Analytics	Google	Distinguishes users — refreshes every 24 hours	24 hours

These cookies collect data in aggregate. They do not identify you personally.

3. Cookies We Do Not Use (Currently)

• Advertising / targeting cookies (e.g. Google AdSense, Facebook Pixel)
• Social media tracking cookies
• Functional cookies (e.g. login sessions, preferences)

Note: Google AdSense cookies may be added in the future. This policy will be updated and a notice will appear on the site before any advertising cookies are activated.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Clicking links to Calendly, LinkedIn, GitHub, WhatsApp, or other external sites may result in those sites placing their own cookies on your device. We have no control over third-party cookies.

5. How to Manage Cookies

Browser settings

Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Doing so will not break this website's core functionality (the site does not require cookies to load), but analytics data will no longer be collected.

Links for major browsers (as text, not clickable images):

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

Google Analytics opt-out

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by installing the official opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Google Ad Settings

To manage future advertising cookie preferences: https://adssettings.google.com

6. Changes to This Policy

We will update this Cookie Policy whenever we add new cookies or remove existing ones. The "Last updated" date reflects the most recent revision.