Cookies

Effective Date: May 26, 2025
Last Updated: May 26, 2025

This Cookies Policy explains how Soundtest.FM ("we", "our", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site operators.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the site to function properly:

• Keep you logged in to your account
• Enable secure account management
• Protect the site from spam and abuse (e.g., hCaptcha)

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. These cookies collect data such as:

• Pages visited
• Duration of visits
• Geographic region (generalized)
• Device and browser type

Advertising Cookies

We use Google Adsense to show relevant advertisements. These cookies:

• Track user interests across websites
• Serve personalized or contextual ads

Please refer to Google’s Privacy & Terms for more on how Google uses cookies.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some pages include embedded media from services like:

• YouTube
• Spotify
• Apple Music
• Bandcamp
• SoundCloud
• Amazon Music
• Tidal
• Pandora

These platforms may set cookies of their own, which are governed by their respective privacy policies.

4. How You Can Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to:

• View what cookies are stored
• Block cookies
• Delete cookies

Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of the website (e.g., staying logged in).

Opting Out of Google Analytics

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Ad Personalization

You can manage ad personalization settings through Google:
https://adssettings.google.com

5. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact:

Item Box, LLC
Email: contact@soundtest.fm
Contact Form: contact form