1. About This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Microbe Notes uses cookies and similar technologies on microbenotes.com. It describes what these technologies are, why we use them, the types of information they may collect, and how you can manage your preferences.
For more information about how we collect, use, and protect personal information, please read our Privacy Policy.
Your consent preferences may be changed or withdrawn at any time through the cookie consent or preference settings available on our website.
This policy applies to the domain microbenotes.com.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. They help websites remember information about your visit, maintain functionality, understand website performance, and support advertising and other services.
We may also use similar technologies, such as tracking pixels, scripts, local storage, and other tools that store information on or access information from your device.
3. How Do We Use Cookies?
Microbe Notes and its third-party service providers may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Website functionality and security:Â To support essential website features, maintain sessions where applicable, and help protect the website against security threats.
- Analytics and performance:Â To understand how visitors use our website, which pages they visit, how they arrive at the site, and how the website performs.
- Advertising:Â To deliver advertisements, measure advertising performance, limit repeated ad displays, and, where permitted, personalize advertisements based on relevant information.
- Preferences and functionality:Â To remember selected settings and support features such as embedded videos or social media integrations.
- Affiliate tracking:Â To attribute eligible purchases or other actions to affiliate links so that commissions can be calculated where applicable.
The technologies used and the information collected depend on the services enabled on our website and your consent preferences.
4. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies and similar technologies support functions necessary for the website to operate securely and reliably. They may support security, session management, or other core functionality.
Where applicable law permits, strictly necessary technologies may operate without consent. Other technologies require consent where legally required.
Statistics and Analytics Cookies
Analytics technologies help us understand website traffic, visitor interactions, page performance, and usage patterns. We use this information to evaluate and improve our content and website functionality.
These technologies may collect information such as pages visited, referral sources, approximate location, browser type, device information, and interaction data. The information collected depends on the analytics service used.
Advertising and Marketing Cookies
Microbe Notes displays advertisements that may be provided by third-party advertising companies, advertising networks, or monetization partners.
These providers may use cookies and similar technologies to deliver advertisements, measure impressions and clicks, manage advertising frequency, detect invalid activity, and personalize advertisements where permitted.
Depending on the provider and your preferences, information about your browser, device, and interactions with advertisements may be processed. Third-party providers may process information under their own privacy policies and applicable terms.
Non-essential advertising technologies will be subject to consent requirements where applicable law requires consent.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies and similar technologies support additional website features, such as embedded media, video players, and social media integrations. If these technologies are not strictly necessary, they may require consent before being activated.
Preference Cookies
Preference technologies help remember choices such as language, display settings, or other website preferences. Their use depends on the functionality provided and applicable consent requirements.
Affiliate Tracking
Some pages on Microbe Notes may contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link, the relevant affiliate program or merchant may use cookies or similar technologies to attribute a purchase or other eligible action to that link.
This tracking may allow Microbe Notes to earn a commission without additional cost to you, where applicable. The specific tracking practices depend on the affiliate program or merchant.
5. Third-Party Services and Advertisements
Our website may use third-party services for advertising, analytics, embedded content, affiliate tracking, and other functionality.
These services may set or access cookies or use similar technologies in accordance with their configurations, your consent preferences, and applicable law. The relevant third parties may process information under their own privacy policies.
Microbe Notes does not control every cookie or tracking technology operated by third parties. For details about a particular provider’s practices, please consult that provider’s privacy policy or information made available through our cookie consent settings.
Disabling advertising cookies does not necessarily remove advertisements from the website. It may affect whether advertisements are personalized, depending on the advertising provider and your settings.
6. How Can You Manage Cookie Preferences?
You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie consent banner or preference settings available on Microbe Notes, where provided. You may be able to accept, reject, or customize non-essential cookies and withdraw previously given consent.
You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. The available controls differ by browser. Blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality or prevent some features from working as intended.
For additional information about cookies and privacy controls, you can consult All About Cookies.
Your browser settings may not control every type of tracking technology. Where our website provides a consent-management interface, use it to manage the relevant preferences.
7. Data Retention
Cookies may be stored for different periods, depending on their purpose and the service that sets them. Some are deleted when you close your browser, while others remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
The retention period for information collected by third-party services may also depend on the provider’s settings and policies.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our website, services, advertising arrangements, technologies, or legal obligations change. The latest revision date will be shown at the top of this page.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, contact us at:
Name: Dr. Sagar Aryal
Address: New Baneshwor-31, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: microbenotes(at)gmail(dot)com
Last Updated: 2026-10-21