Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. Similar tools include local storage and tracking pixels. Kutaf.com uses them only where they help the directory function, measure traffic, or — if advertising is enabled — serve ads.

1. Types of cookies

Strictly necessary

These support basic delivery of pages, security and load balancing on the hosting platform. The directory, about and contact pages remain readable without marketing cookies.

Analytics

Yandex Metrika (tag 96898835) may set cookies to understand which listing, category and region pages are opened, bounce rate and similar aggregated measures. This helps us keep useful URLs online.

Advertising (if enabled)

If Google AdSense or another ad partner is active, that partner may set cookies to serve, personalise and measure advertisements. Those cookies are controlled by the partner’s own policies. Kutaf.com does not have to show personalised ads for the directory itself to work.

2. What we do not do

We do not use cookies to take payments on listing pages. We do not require an account cookie to read a public listing. Contacting the directory desk by email does not depend on advertising cookies.

3. How to control cookies

You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings. Most browsers let you block third-party cookies or use a tracking-protection mode. If you block analytics cookies, we may still see basic server logs from the host. Blocking advertising cookies does not remove listing content.

Where a partner offers an opt-out or consent tool, use that tool as well as your browser controls. Industry pages such as Your Online Choices (EU) or Google Ads settings may also apply if ads are shown.

4. Duration

Session cookies expire when you close the browser. Persistent cookies remain until they expire or you delete them. Exact lifetimes are set by the analytics or advertising vendor.

5. Updates and contact

If we add a new cookie category, this page will be updated. Questions: worldmapscenter@yandex.com.