Last reviewed on 25 April 2026.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. They store identifiers and preferences so that a site can recognise your browser between visits. The same general idea also applies to "similar technologies" such as local storage, session storage, and browser fingerprinting techniques. Where this policy refers to "cookies", read it as covering any of those mechanisms used for the same purpose.
Why GoldCharts.org uses cookies
GoldCharts.org uses cookies and similar technologies for two reasons: to understand how the site is being used, and to deliver and measure advertising. The site does not use cookies for behavioural profiling beyond what its advertising partners do, and it does not sell personal data.
Categories of cookies in use
Strictly necessary
None at present. The site does not require login or session state to deliver content.
Analytics
The site uses Google Analytics to count unique visitors and understand how the site is used in aggregate. This may set the following cookies (or their equivalents in newer Google Analytics versions):
_ga— distinguishes unique users; typically expires after 2 years._ga_<container-id>— used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state; typically expires after 2 years._gid— distinguishes unique users; typically expires after 24 hours.
Detail and current behaviour of these cookies is published by Google at developers.google.com/analytics.
Advertising
Ads on the site may be served by Google AdSense and other Google ad partners. These services may set or read cookies and identifiers to:
- deliver ads relevant to you, on this site and across the wider Google ad network;
- limit the number of times you see the same ad ("frequency capping");
- measure ad performance and detect invalid traffic;
- build, where you have not opted out, audience and interest-based segments used for personalised advertising.
Common cookies used for these purposes include IDE, NID, __gads, __gpi, and ANID. Google publishes a current list at policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.
Embedded content
The site embeds chart and news widgets from TradingView. When those widgets load, TradingView may set its own cookies under its own domain to remember widget preferences and detect abuse. See the TradingView privacy policy for detail.
How to control cookies
Through your browser
All major browsers let you block or delete cookies. Look for "privacy" or "cookies" in your browser settings. Blocking all cookies will not prevent you from reading the site, but it will likely prevent personalised advertising and may break some embedded widgets.
Through Google's controls
- Personalised advertising can be turned off entirely via Google Ads Settings.
- Google Analytics can be opted out of with the official browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Through industry tools
- aboutads.info/choices (Digital Advertising Alliance, US).
- youronlinechoices.com (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance).
- optout.networkadvertising.org (Network Advertising Initiative).
Through a consent banner
Where required by applicable law (for example in the EU, EEA, and UK), a consent banner is shown on your first visit and lets you accept or refuse non-essential cookies. Your choice is then stored locally so that the banner does not appear again until your selection is reset.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" (DNT) header or a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. Web standards do not specify a universally agreed response to DNT, so the site does not behave differently based on DNT alone. Where applicable law (such as the California Consumer Privacy Act) requires it, GPC signals are honoured as an opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information through advertising cookies.
Updates to this policy
This cookie policy may be updated when our cookie usage changes or when our partners change theirs. The "last reviewed" date at the top of the page indicates when it was most recently updated.
Questions
For questions about this cookie policy, email [email protected]. Related: privacy policy, terms of service.