This page explains the cookies and similar technologies used on bartelevision.com. It complements the privacy policy, which covers data handling more broadly.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file saved by your browser when you visit a website. The browser sends the file back to the same site on later visits, which lets the site recognize the device, remember preferences, count unique visitors, and so on. Similar technologies — local storage, session storage, and pixel tags — perform comparable jobs and are covered by the same disclosures.
Cookie categories used on this site
Strictly necessary
These cookies are required for the site to function. On Bart Television they are limited to short-lived browser storage used by the screen-testing tools to remember basic state (for example, that the photosensitivity warning has been acknowledged in the current session). They do not track you across sites.
Analytics
The site uses Google Analytics to measure aggregate page views, traffic sources, and rough geographic distribution. Cookies in this category typically include identifiers prefixed with _ga and _gid. The data is used to understand which pages are useful and which are not. IP anonymization is applied where supported.
Advertising
The site is monetized through Google AdSense. AdSense and its partner vendors use cookies (and similar identifiers) to serve and measure ads, including personalized ads where consent allows. Common AdSense-related cookies include __gads, __gpi, and the NID cookie set by Google. These cookies may be read on other sites that also display Google ads.
Embedded video
The ambient video directory uses YouTube's privacy-enhanced embed (youtube-nocookie.com), which limits cookie use until you start playback. Once you press play, YouTube applies its own cookies under Google's privacy policy.
How to control cookies
You have several options, in increasing order of permanence:
- Browser settings. Every modern browser lets you clear cookies, block third-party cookies, or block cookies for a specific site. The exact menu path varies by browser; the documentation pages from Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge all cover it.
- Private or incognito mode. Cookies set in a private window are discarded when the window closes. This is a quick way to use the site without leaving long-lived cookies behind.
- Google Ad Settings. To turn off personalized advertising on Google's surfaces and on AdSense partner sites, visit adssettings.google.com.
- Industry opt-out tools. The Digital Advertising Alliance hosts an opt-out page at aboutads.info/choices. The European equivalent is youronlinechoices.com.
What happens if you block cookies
Blocking cookies on this site does not prevent access to the screen-testing tools or the video directory. Analytics will simply not record your visit, and any ads served will fall back to non-personalized variants where available. Some browser-level cookie blockers can also prevent the YouTube embed from loading; in that case the thumbnail still renders, but pressing play may require relaxing the block for the duration of playback.
Do Not Track
Browsers can send a "Do Not Track" header. There is no industry-wide standard for how sites should respond to it. This site does not change its behavior based on the header alone, but the controls described above all work regardless of whether the header is sent.
Changes to this policy
The cookie list reflects the technologies in use at the date below. If new vendors are added or the categories change, this page will be updated and the date refreshed.
Last reviewed on 2026-04-28.