Cookies Policy
Effective date: June 5, 2026
Last update: June 5, 2026
TheSoapland (hereinafter, “The Site”) uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and display relevant advertising. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them and how you can manage them.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored in your browser or device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language settings, and others) for a period of time, so you don’t have to reconfigure them every time you visit the site or browse between its pages.
Cookies may also be placed by third-party services (such as Google Analytics, Disqus or ad networks) when you interact with site content.
2. Categories of cookies
The cookies we use are classified in the following categories:
- Essentials necessary for the basic operation of the site. They cannot be turned off without affecting site functionality.
- OF SECURITY: Used to protect the site against attacks, bots and malicious activity.
- Analytics: They help us understand how visitors interact with the site, which pages visit more, and other usage metrics. The data is collected anonymously.
- ADVERTISING: Used by advertisers to display relevant ads based on your browsing behavior. They can track your activity between different websites.
- of functionality: They allow additional services such as the comment system.
3. Cookies we use
| cookie | Category | Purpose | Duration | Service | Can it be rejected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
soapland_age_verified | Essential | Register that the user confirmed to be +18 years old | 30 days | Own | Not |
soapland_cookies_accepted | Essential | Register the user’s cookie consent preference | 1 year (accept) / 6 months (reject) | Own | Not |
__cfduid | Security | Protection against bots and DDoS attacks (Cloudflare) | 1 year | Cloudflare | Not |
cf_clearance | Security | Verify that the user passed the Cloudflare security check | 1 year | Cloudflare | Not |
_ga | Analytics | Distinguish unique users in Google Analytics | 2 years | Yes | |
_gid | Analytics | Distinguish sessions in Google Analytics | 24 hours | Yes | |
_Gat | Analytics | Limit the application rate to Google Analytics | 1 minute | Yes | |
Cookies disqus_* | functionality | Disqus Feedback System Operation | Variable | disqus | Yes |
| advertising cookies | advertising | Show custom ads based on browsing behavior | Variable | external advertisers | Yes |
4. How to manage your cookies
4.1 From our cookie banner
When visiting our site for the first time, a cookie banner will be displayed at the bottom of the page with the following options:
- “Accept all”: All cookies (essential, analytical, advertising and functionality) will be activated.
- “Essentials Only”: Only essential and security cookies will be activated. Analytical, advertising and functionality cookies will not be loaded.
You can access the Cookies Policy At any time from the link in the site footer.
4.2 From your browser settings
You can set your browser to reject all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is sent. The steps vary by browser:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and site data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
4.3 Delete existing cookies
If you have already accepted cookies and want to delete them, you can do it from the tools of your browser or using online tools such as aboutcookies.org.
5. Consequences of rejecting cookies
If you decide to reject non-essential cookies:
- The site will function correctly in its basic functionality.
- Comments through Disqus may not be available (since Disqus requires your own cookies).
- The ads you see will not be personalized and may be less relevant.
- We will not be able to analyze site traffic with Google Analytics, which may affect our ability to improve content.
- Essential cookies (age verification and cookies consent) will continue to work, as they are necessary for the operation of the site.
6. Third party cookies
The third party services we use may place additional cookies on your browser. We have no control over third party cookies and we recommend you review the privacy and cookies policies of each service:
- Google Analytics: Google Cookies Policy
- disqus: Disqus Privacy Policy
- Cloudflare: Cloudflare Privacy Policy
7. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We reserve the right to update this Cookies Policy at any time. Changes will be notified through the Site. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will indicate when the most recent changes were made.
We recommend you periodically review this policy to be informed about the cookies we use.