Cookie Policy
Last Updated: August 14, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how TarotStudies.blog uses cookies and similar technologies as part of operating the website. It should be read together with the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Tarot Studies uses WordPress and related services to publish content, provide subscriptions, protect the site, understand general website activity, and support site performance. Some of those services may use cookies or similar technologies.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of information that a website or service may store in your browser or on your device. Websites may use cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences, maintain functionality, provide security, measure website activity, or support features provided by third parties.
Some cookies are set by the website you are visiting. Others may be set by third-party services used by that website.
2. How Tarot Studies May Use Cookies
Cookies or similar technologies used in connection with Tarot Studies may support:
- core WordPress and website functionality;
- website security and spam prevention;
- WordPress.com or Jetpack features;
- subscriptions and site-following features;
- general site statistics and performance measurement;
- remembering certain visitor or browser preferences;
- comments when commenting is enabled;
- content delivery and performance optimization; and
- third-party or embedded content when those features are used.
The particular cookies encountered may depend on the pages you visit, the features you use, whether you are logged into WordPress.com, and which services are active at the time of your visit.
3. WordPress.com, Automattic & Jetpack
TarotStudies.blog uses WordPress and services provided by WordPress.com, Automattic, and Jetpack.
Depending on the features enabled and how you interact with the site, these services may use cookies or similar technologies for purposes such as:
- website operation and administration;
- security and fraud prevention;
- subscriptions and post notifications;
- site statistics;
- performance and content delivery;
- remembering WordPress.com login or account-related information where applicable; and
- other technical functions necessary to provide WordPress or Jetpack features.
WordPress.com, Automattic, and Jetpack maintain their own privacy and cookie practices. The cookies they use may vary according to the features enabled on Tarot Studies and whether a visitor is also a WordPress.com user.
4. Website Statistics
Tarot Studies may use statistics provided through WordPress.com and Jetpack to understand general website activity.
Depending on the service and configuration, statistics may include information such as page or post views, referring websites or search engines, general geographic information, browser or device type, and interactions with site content.
This information helps me understand which resources readers use, identify technical issues, and improve Tarot Studies.
Tarot Studies does not currently use MonsterInsights or its associated Google Analytics integration for visitor analytics.
5. Subscriptions
Tarot Studies currently uses WordPress.com and/or Jetpack subscription features to allow readers to follow the site and receive post notifications or related updates.
Cookies or related technologies may be used as part of providing these features, depending on the visitor’s interaction with WordPress.com and the subscription service.
Tarot Studies does not currently rely on MailPoet as its active site-subscription service.
6. Comments & Spam Protection
Comments are generally disabled by default on Tarot Studies, although they may occasionally be enabled for a particular post, page, or interactive feature.
When commenting is available, WordPress may offer visitors the option to save certain comment information in cookies for convenience.
Tarot Studies also uses Akismet Anti-spam to help detect and prevent spam when applicable. Akismet is operated by Automattic and may process technical and submission information according to its own privacy practices.
7. Performance & Media Services
Tarot Studies uses services including Jetpack, Jetpack Boost, and Imagify to support website performance, content delivery, and image optimization.
These services may process technical information or website files as necessary to provide their functions. Not every performance or image-optimization function necessarily requires a visitor cookie.
For more information about how these services may process information, please see the Tarot Studies Privacy Policy and the applicable provider’s privacy documentation.
8. WP Consent API
Tarot Studies uses WP Consent API as part of its WordPress technical infrastructure.
WP Consent API provides a framework that allows compatible WordPress plugins and services to communicate a visitor’s consent status.
WP Consent API does not, by itself, display a cookie banner, collect consent, or block cookies.
The presence of WP Consent API should therefore not be understood as a claim that Tarot Studies currently provides a standalone cookie-consent management interface through that plugin.
9. Embedded Content & Third-Party Services
Tarot Studies may link to or embed content and services provided by third parties.
These may include videos, social-media content, forms, scheduling tools, payment services, or other external resources.
When you interact with third-party or embedded content, the provider may use its own cookies or similar technologies. Tarot Studies does not control cookies placed directly by independent third-party providers.
Tarot Studies plans to use TidyCal for scheduling and PayPal for payment processing as personalized services are developed. When you leave Tarot Studies or interact directly with those providers, their own privacy and cookie practices apply.
10. Your Cookie Choices
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings.
Depending on your browser, you may be able to:
- view stored cookies;
- delete existing cookies;
- block some or all cookies;
- restrict third-party cookies; or
- change how your browser handles cookies in the future.
Blocking cookies may affect the operation of some website or third-party features.
Your browser, device, WordPress.com account, or individual third-party services may also provide additional privacy controls.
11. Changes to This Cookie Policy
Tarot Studies continues to grow, and the technology used to operate the website may change.
This Cookie Policy may be updated when website features, service providers, cookie practices, or applicable requirements materially change.
The Last Updated date at the top of this page will identify the current version.
12. Related Policies
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside:
13. Contact
Questions about this Cookie Policy or Tarot Studies privacy practices may be directed to:
Misti Hight / Tarot Studies
mlhight@tarotstudies.blog
TarotStudies.blog
Please do not send unnecessary sensitive personal information when contacting Tarot Studies.
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