Cookies Policy

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide website owners with analytical information about how their site is used.

Cookies are not programs and cannot run code or deliver viruses. They simply store a small amount of information that is sent back to the website on each visit. We may also use similar technologies such as local storage for preferences that are not sent with every HTTP request.

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• To keep you signed in after Google, Facebook, or email-code login (blog comments and optional checkout)
• To remember your cookie consent preference
• To understand how visitors interact with our website (analytics), when you accept
• To measure the reach and effectiveness of our content on social platforms (marketing), when you accept
• To ensure essential website features function correctly

We use three categories of cookies on this website:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled through the analytics/marketing controls. They include the session cookie that keeps you signed in for commenting. Without them, signed-in commenting would not work. Your consent preference is stored in browser local storage (see the table below).

Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They are set only after you accept cookies via our banner. If you decline, we do not load Google Analytics.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are set through our website by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant content on other sites. They are set only after you accept cookies. If you decline, we do not load the Meta (Facebook) Pixel.

The following table provides details about the specific cookies and similar storage we set or allow on this website:

Google Analytics 4

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors engage with our content, only after you accept cookies. GA4 sets cookies on your device to collect data about your visit. This data is processed by Google and may be stored on servers outside Pakistan. Google’s use of this data is governed by their own Privacy Policy. You can also opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Meta (Facebook) Pixel

We use the Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel) to measure the effectiveness of our content on Facebook and Instagram, only after you accept cookies. When loaded, the Pixel may set a cookie and send information to Meta about your visit. If you are logged into Facebook, this data may be associated with your account. Meta’s use of this data is governed by their Privacy Policy. You can manage your ad preferences at facebook.com/ads/preferences.

Google & Facebook Login

When you sign in with Google or Meta, you are redirected to that provider to authenticate. Those providers may set their own cookies on their domains during that flow — that activity is governed by their policies, not by this Cookies Policy. When you sign in with an email code, no third-party login cookies are required for that step — we only set our site_token session cookie after a successful verification.

You have several options for managing or disabling cookies. To request deletion of personal data (commenter account, forms, newsletter), use our Data Deletion Request page — that process uses email verification, not analytics cookies.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can typically set your browser to refuse all cookies, accept only certain types, or delete cookies already stored on your device. Please note that disabling the necessary session cookie may prevent you from staying signed in to comment.

For guidance on managing cookies in popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Our Cookie Banner

When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner is displayed at the bottom of the page. You can choose to Accept All or Decline non-essential cookies. Accepting loads Google Analytics and the Facebook Pixel. Declining prevents those analytics and marketing scripts from loading. Strictly necessary items (session cookie for login when you sign in, and your consent preference in local storage) may still be used.

To change your choice later, clear this site’s local storage (or site data) for mohsinmoten.com and reload the page so the banner appears again.

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. Because there is currently no universally agreed-upon standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, our website does not currently alter its behaviour in response to a DNT signal. We encourage you to use the cookie controls described in Section 6 to manage your tracking preferences.

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please get in touch: