Last updated: July 2026
This page explains what cookies BabyNameSuggestion.com uses and why.
What are cookies?
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Cookies we use
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress login/session cookies | Keep you signed in as a contributor | Session / up to 2 weeks |
| Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*) | Anonymized/aggregated site usage analytics | Up to 2 years |
| Google AdSense (once live) | Ad personalization and measurement | Varies by Google policy |
| bns_cookie_consent (local storage) | Remembers that you’ve seen this notice | Until cleared |
We do not use cookies to identify you personally. Our gender-vote feature stores a one-way hash of your IP address (not a cookie) purely to prevent duplicate votes.
Managing cookies
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