This Cookie Policy explains how Masterofbruck (masterofbruck.cyou) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our educational publication about the costs and trade-offs behind modeling information processes. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They allow a site to recognize your browser across page loads or visits, remember choices you have made, and gather information about how the site is used. Similar technologies include local storage and pixel-based tools, which serve comparable functions. Cookies cannot access other files on your device, and by themselves they do not identify you personally, though they can be used alongside other data to understand usage patterns.
2. How This Site Uses Them
Masterofbruck does not sell anything and has no shopping cart, account system, or advertising network to support. Our use of cookies is correspondingly modest. We use cookies to: remember your cookie consent choice, so you are not asked repeatedly; keep the site functioning correctly across pages such as What Drives Modeling Costs or Storage Choices and Value Trade-offs; and, only if you consent, gather aggregate analytics about which articles are read and how the site is navigated, so that we can better explain the material.
3. Categories
The table below sets out the categories of cookies used on this site, with representative examples. Actual cookie names may vary depending on the specific tools active at any time, but their purpose and retention fall within these categories.
| Name | Category | Purpose | Retention period |
|---|---|---|---|
| mob_consent | Essential | Stores your cookie preference choice so the banner does not reappear on every visit | 12 months |
| mob_session | Essential | Maintains basic site functionality and security during a browsing session | Session (deleted on browser close) |
| mob_prefs | Preference | Remembers display preferences, such as text size or previously viewed topics | 6 months |
| _ga / _ga_* | Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors and gathers aggregate statistics on page views and navigation, used only with consent | Up to 14 months |
| _gid | Analytics | Distinguishes visitors for short-term aggregate usage analysis, used only with consent | 24 hours |
4. Managing Cookies
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time, in addition to using the cookie banner on this site. General instructions for common browsers are below; menus may vary slightly by version.
- Chrome — Open Settings, select Privacy and security, then Cookies and other site data. From there you can view, block, or delete cookies, and set exceptions for specific sites.
- Firefox — Open Settings, select Privacy & Security, then scroll to Cookies and Site Data. You can clear existing cookies or manage exceptions for individual sites.
- Safari — Open Preferences, select Privacy, then Manage Website Data. You can remove stored data for specific sites or block cookies entirely through the Privacy settings.
- Edge — Open Settings, select Cookies and site permissions, then Manage and delete cookies and site data. You can review, delete, or block cookies from this menu.
Please note that blocking all cookies, including essential ones, may affect how parts of this site function, such as remembering your consent choice.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Where we use analytics tools, those providers may set their own cookies subject to their respective privacy and cookie policies. We select providers who offer reasonable privacy safeguards, and analytics cookies are only activated after you provide consent through the banner. We do not permit third-party advertising cookies on this site, as Masterofbruck carries no advertising and offers nothing for sale.
6. Changes
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the tools we use or in applicable law. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised. We encourage you to check back periodically. You can change your cookie choice at any time using the 'Cookie settings' link in the footer of this site.
7. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on this site, contact us at support@masterofbruck.cyou, by phone at +44 20 7946 0988, or by post at 37 Ashfield Lane, EH9 6PV Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Our support hours are Monday to Friday 10:00–18:30, Saturday 10:00–13:00, Sunday closed (Europe/London).