Cookie Policy

This page is the site-specific cookie policy for nat.io. For the educational article on cookie rules and where they apply, see the related blog post.

Last updated: February 18, 2026

How This Site Uses Cookies

This site uses optional analytics cookies only after you explicitly accept them in the cookie notice. If you reject optional cookies, analytics cookies are not loaded.

Cookies and Storage in Use

1. Optional analytics cookies (Google Analytics)

• Purpose: understand aggregate traffic and content usage.
• When set: only after you accept optional cookies.
• Provider: Google Analytics 4.
• Examples: `_ga`, `_ga_*` (names can vary by browser/session).

2. Local preference storage (not a cookie)

• Key: `nat_cookie_consent_v1` in local storage.
• Purpose: remembers your accept/reject choice.
• Data: preference state only (`accepted` or `rejected`).

3. Question of the Day rotation cookie

• Cookie name: `nat_qotd_anchor_midnight_v1`.
• Purpose: keeps daily question rotation stable and advances it at local midnight.
• Data: a local midnight timestamp only.

4. Auth session cookie for assistant tool (only if you use it)

• Path: `/tools/assistant/*` authentication flows.
• Purpose: maintain signed login session.
• Type: security and session management cookie.

How To Change Your Choice

• Use the `Cookie Settings` button in the site footer.
• You can accept or reject optional analytics at any time.
• You can also clear cookies and local storage in your browser settings.

Contact

If you have questions about this policy, use the contact form.