Cookie Policy
Last Modified: 9/1/2026
1. What Are Cookies?
LTA Research and Exploration’s (the “Company”, “us”, “our”, or “we”) Privacy Policy explains the Company’s principles when it comes to the collection, processing, and storage of your information. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how the Company uses them, the types of cookies the Company uses, the information we collect using cookies, and how to manage your cookie preferences.
Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to the Company’s website.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Performance and Analytics: To analyze how visitors use our website, monitor website performance, and identify areas for improvement. This helps us understand which pages are most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Our website uses the following categories of cookies:
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential)
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, [such as setting your privacy preferences]. You cannot disable these cookies.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga_WTEDLB77SM | A unique identifier for a specific website or app property that collects data in Google Analytics. Used to connect website or app’s data to GA4 account, allowing you to track and analyze user behavior, traffic sources, and campaign performance | 2 Years |
| __cf_bm | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management | 1 Hour |
| _gcl_au | Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services | 3 Months |
| ar_debug | Used by Google Ad Services to help debug ads, allowing advertisers to track and improve their campaigns | 1 Year |
B. Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know information such as which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga (Google Analytics) | Distinguishes users and tracks usage | 2 Years |
| _gid | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously | 1 Day |
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties’ cookies to report usage statistics, deliver advertisements, and so on.
Examples of third parties that may set cookies through our website include:
- Google Analytics
These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.
5. Your Cookie Choices
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies.
- Cookie Preference Tool: When you first visit our site, you are presented with a cookie banner or preference center where you can choose which categories of non-essential cookies you allow. You can return to your preferences at any time by clicking the “Customize” link, usually found in the footer of the website.
6. How long do we retain this data?
The retention period of Performance and Analytic cookies varies from 1 hour to 24 months, depending on the purpose of the cookie. For example, some cookies only store information for 1 hour, to remember you as a unique visitor to the website on that day. Others may last as long as 24 months.
7. Cross-Border Transfer
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us:
- By email: privacy@ltaresearch.com