Last Updated: 7/27/2025

Welcome to the AppsByTap Cookie Policy. This page explains in simple terms what cookies are, how we use them on our website, and how you can control them. Our policy is written for our U.S. audience, and it is not specifically tailored to international laws like the EU’s GDPR. We want you to understand our limited use of cookies and your choices in managing them.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites save on your computer or mobile device when you visit. They serve a variety of purposes, such as remembering your actions or preferences on a site over time and helping site owners improve website performance and user experienceherculesstands.us. For example, a cookie might remember your login, language choice, or other settings so you don’t have to re-enter them whenever you return to a site. Overall, cookies are widely used to make websites function smoothly and to provide information to website owners about how people use their sitesherculesstands.us.

It's important to note that cookies cannot run programs or install malware on your device. They are simply text data that can be read by the website that set them. In the context of our site, cookies help us gather useful analytics information, as explained below, without identifying you personally.

Cookies We Use (Google Analytics Only)

AppsByTap uses only one type of cookie: Google Analytics cookies. We do not use any cookies for advertising, personalized marketing, or tracking by third-party services other than Google Analytics. In other words, you will not find advertising cookies, social media cookies, or cookies for personalized content on our site – just basic analytics cookies.

Google Analytics is a tool that helps us understand how visitors use our website. It tells us things like how many people visit each page, how long they stay, and what parts of the site are most popular. Importantly, this information is collected in an anonymous, aggregate form – it does not tell us who you are. Google Analytics uses a set of its own cookies to collect this usage data and report website statistics without personally identifying individual visitorspolicies.google.com. We use this data to improve our website’s content and performance over time.

Google Analytics Cookies and What They Do

When you visit the AppsByTap website, Google Analytics may set the following cookies in your browser:

• _ga – This cookie is used to distinguish unique visitors to our site. It helps us count how many people have visited and track repeat visits over time. The _ga cookie typically lasts for up to 2 years before it expirespolicies.google.com. (If you visit our site again within that period, the cookie identifies you as a returning visitor, but it still doesn’t know who you are – it’s just a random ID number for your browser).

• _gid – This cookie is used to distinguish users on a daily basis. It helps us see how many visitors we get in a single day and how they navigate through the site. The _gid cookie lasts for 24 hours and then expiresblobr.io, meaning it will be removed automatically about a day after it’s set.

- (We do not use cookies for any other purposes.) There is also a cookie sometimes used by Google Analytics to limit request rates (often named _gat), which lasts only about a minuteblobr.io. This cookie, if present, simply helps Google Analytics manage the workload of collecting data on very busy sites. In our case, since we are a small business site, this cookie isn’t significant, but we mention it for completeness. All the analytics cookies Google uses on our site store information anonymously – they assign a random identifier (like a number) to your browser so that we can tell unique visits apartherculesstands.us, but they do not reveal your identity or personal information to us.

No Advertising or Personalization Cookies: Aside from Google Analytics, we do not set any cookies for advertising, targeting, or personalizing content. This means you won’t see cookies from advertising networks or social media platforms coming from our site. We don’t use cookies to remember your preferences beyond basic analytics, and we don’t sell or share any cookie information with third parties. Our sole use of cookies is to gather traffic statistics via Google Analytics and nothing else.

How You Can Control Cookies

Your web browser gives you the ability to manage and control cookies. You are in charge of whether cookies are allowed or deleted on your device. If you prefer not to use cookies, you can adjust your browser settings to refuse new cookies, delete existing cookies, or even have your browser notify you each time a cookie is about to be set. Most browsers provide straightforward ways to do this in their Settings or Options menuspolicies.google.com.

For example, in common browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge, you can typically find cookie controls under sections labeled “Privacy” or “Security.” You might have the option to block all cookies, block third-party cookies, or clear cookies when you close the browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been set on your browser at any time. If you need help, you can check your browser’s Help menu or look up instructions on the browser’s support website for managing cookies.

Please note: If you disable or block cookies from our site, the main effect will be that Google Analytics will no longer be able to track your visit. This won’t affect your ability to use the AppsByTap website’s core features. Our site should still work just fine for you since we do not rely on cookies for login, shopping carts, or other essential functionalities. The only difference is that your visit won’t be counted in our anonymous analytics data. (On some other websites, disabling cookies might disrupt certain features, but on our site you’re simply opting out of analytics tracking.)

U.S. Audience and International Visitors

AppsByTap is a U.S.-based business, and this Cookie Policy is written primarily for visitors from the United States. We want to be transparent about our use of cookies, but we have tailored this policy to U.S. norms and regulations. It is not specifically designed to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or other international cookie laws.

What does this mean? In some countries (for example, in the EU), websites must display detailed cookie notices and obtain your consent before using certain cookies. Because our audience is mainly in the U.S., where such requirements are not the same, we provide this page for informational purposes but do not present a pop-up cookie consent banner. If you are visiting from outside the U.S., please be aware that our cookie practices are guided by U.S. standards. We do not claim that this policy meets the cookie disclosure requirements of other jurisdictions. International visitors should refer to our Privacy Policy for more information on how we protect data, but note that our use of cookies is limited as described above.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies at AppsByTap, feel free to reach out to us. You can contact us via contact information on our website. We’re happy to explain anything in this policy further. Your privacy and understanding of our practices are important to us, and we want to ensure you feel comfortable using our website.