PAYCHECKCITIES.COM COOKIE POLICY

Last updated: June 1, 2026

THE SHORT VERSION

PaycheckCities.com uses cookies to make the site work properly, understand how visitors use the site, and support our affiliate partners. You can control cookies through your browser settings at any time. This page explains exactly what cookies we use and why.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

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, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.

Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or install malware on your device. They are simply small data files that help websites function and improve your experience.

There are different types of cookies:

Session cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them.
First-party cookies: Cookies set by the website you are visiting (PaycheckCities.com).
Third-party cookies: Cookies set by a different website than the one you are visiting, typically used by analytics and advertising services.

COOKIES WE USE

  1. ESSENTIAL COOKIES

These cookies are necessary for PaycheckCities.com to function properly. Without them, core features of the site may not work. They do not collect personal information and cannot be switched off.

Examples of what essential cookies do on our site:

  • Remember your preferences within a single browsing session
  • Enable our calculators and tools to function correctly
  • Support basic site security and performance

Legal basis: Legitimate interest — these cookies are required for the site to operate.

  1. ANALYTICS COOKIES

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with PaycheckCities.com. This helps us improve our content, tools, and user experience. Analytics cookies collect information anonymously and do not identify you personally.

Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect data about site traffic, page views, time on site, and how visitors navigate through our content. Google Analytics uses cookies to track this information. Data collected is aggregated and anonymized.

Cookies set by Google Analytics include:

  • _ga: Distinguishes unique users. Expires after 2 years.
  • _gid: Distinguishes unique users. Expires after 24 hours.
  • _gat: Used to throttle request rate. Expires after 1 minute.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

For more information on how Google uses data collected through our site, visit policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest — analytics help us improve the site for all users.

  1. FUNCTIONAL COOKIES

Functional cookies allow our site to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features. For example, they may remember your location preferences or the settings you used in our calculator tools during a previous visit.

These cookies do not track your browsing activity on other websites.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest — functional cookies improve your experience on our site.

  1. ADVERTISING AND AFFILIATE COOKIES

PaycheckCities.com participates in affiliate programs with companies including LendingTree, PODS, U-Pack, and others through the CJ Affiliate network. These partners may set cookies on your device when you click affiliate links on our site. These cookies allow affiliate programs to track referrals and attribute any commissions to PaycheckCities.com.

Affiliate tracking cookies typically:

  • Record that you visited a partner’s site from PaycheckCities.com
  • Track whether you completed a qualifying action (such as requesting a quote)
  • Expire within 30 to 90 days depending on the affiliate program

We do not control the cookies set by our affiliate partners. Please review the privacy policies of any third-party site you visit for information on how they use cookies.

If we add Google AdSense or other advertising networks in the future, those networks may also set cookies for the purpose of serving relevant ads. We will update this policy accordingly.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest and consent where required.

  1. SOCIAL SHARING COOKIES

If our site includes social sharing buttons (such as share to Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest), those platforms may set their own cookies when you interact with those buttons. We do not control these cookies. Please review the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant social media platforms for more information.

HOW TO CONTROL AND MANAGE COOKIES

You have several options for controlling how cookies are used on your device:

Browser settings
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, block, and delete cookies through their settings. Here is how to access cookie settings in common browsers:

  • Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
  • Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
  • Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of PaycheckCities.com and other websites you visit. Our calculators and tools may not work correctly if essential cookies are disabled.

Opt-out tools
In addition to browser settings, you can use the following opt-out tools:

  • Google Analytics opt-out: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
  • Network Advertising Initiative opt-out: optout.networkadvertising.org
  • Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out: optout.aboutads.info

Do Not Track
Some browsers have a Do Not Track (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites indicating you do not want to be tracked. PaycheckCities.com does not currently alter its data collection practices in response to DNT signals, as there is no universal standard for how websites should respond. We will update this policy if that changes.

GDPR — RIGHTS FOR EUROPEAN USERS

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have additional rights regarding cookies and personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You have the right to:

  • Withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time
  • Access information about what data has been collected about you
  • Request deletion of your personal data
  • Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@paycheckcities.com.

UPDATES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our use of cookies changes or as required by law. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

CONTACT

If you have any questions about how we use cookies on PaycheckCities.com, please contact us at:

PaycheckCities.com
Email: contact@paycheckcities.com
Website: https://paycheckcities.com/contact/

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