Cookie Statement

Effective Date: August 11, 2026

Tech Writers Bureau (“Tech Writers Bureau,” “TWB,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on TechWritersBureau.com (the “Website”).

This Cookie Statement explains what cookies and similar technologies are, why we use them, the types of cookies that may be used on the Website, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

This Cookie Statement should be read together with our Privacy Notice, which provides additional information about how Tech Writers Bureau collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites place on a computer, mobile device, tablet, or other device when a visitor accesses a website.

Cookies can perform a variety of functions. For example, they can help a website operate properly, remember a visitor’s preferences, maintain security, understand how visitors use the website, and provide functionality supplied by third-party services.

Cookies may be:

Session cookies, which generally remain only for the duration of a browser session and are removed when the browser is closed; or

Persistent cookies, which remain on a device for a specified period or until they are deleted.

Cookies may also be:

First-party cookies, which are set by TechWritersBureau.com; or

Third-party cookies, which are set by another organization whose technology or content is used on the Website.

2. Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, websites and third-party services may use similar technologies such as:

Pixels;
Tags;
Web beacons;
Local storage;
Session storage;
Embedded scripts; and
Other browser or device technologies.

These technologies may perform functions similar to cookies, such as measuring Website activity, enabling embedded content, maintaining security, or remembering preferences.

References to “cookies” in this Cookie Statement generally include these similar technologies where appropriate.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Cookies used on TechWritersBureau.com may fall into the following categories.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Website or certain services to function properly.

They may be used for purposes such as:

Website security;
Technical Website operation;
Maintaining user preferences;
Managing cookie-consent choices;
Preventing fraud or abuse; and
Supporting essential Website functions.

Because these cookies are necessary for Website operation or to remember privacy choices, they may be used regardless of whether a visitor accepts optional cookies, where permitted by applicable law.

For example, Tech Writers Bureau uses CookieYes to record and manage visitors’ cookie preferences.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics and performance cookies help us understand how visitors use TechWritersBureau.com.

They may provide information such as:

Pages viewed;
Number of Website visits;
Length of visits;
Approximate geographic information;
Browser and device information;
Referring websites or sources;
Website interactions; and
Website performance.

We use this information to understand Website usage, improve Website performance, identify useful content, and improve the visitor experience.

Tech Writers Bureau uses Google Analytics for these purposes.

Google Analytics may use cookies including _ga and related cookies to distinguish visitors and maintain information about Website sessions.

Where required by applicable law, visitors may be provided with choices regarding analytics cookies through our cookie consent system.

Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies help provide additional Website features or remember certain choices.

These technologies may be used by embedded services, including video providers, to:

Deliver embedded content;
Remember preferences;
Maintain a browsing or viewing session;
Provide media functionality;
Detect technical problems; and
Improve the user experience.

TechWritersBureau.com may use embedded YouTube content. Google and YouTube may use cookies and similar technologies when such content is loaded or used.

Targeting, Personalization, and Advertising Cookies

Certain third-party services may use cookies or similar technologies for personalization, measurement, or advertising purposes.

For example, cookies associated with Google or YouTube may, depending on a visitor’s Google settings, location, consent choices, and interaction with those services, be used for purposes including personalization, audience measurement, or advertising.

Where applicable law requires a choice or consent for such technologies, visitors may be provided with the appropriate options through our cookie consent system.

4. Cookies Currently Used on TechWritersBureau.com

The following table identifies cookies that have been observed in connection with TechWritersBureau.com and the third-party services currently used by the Website.

The cookies used by third-party services may change as those services update their technologies.

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Typical Duration
`cookieyes-consent`	CookieYes	Stores the visitor’s cookie-consent choices and allows those preferences to be recognized on future visits.	Persistent; duration depends on consent configuration
`_ga`	Google Analytics	Helps distinguish visitors for Website analytics.	Up to 2 years
`_ga_0BLGC3STZK`	Google Analytics	Helps maintain session information for the Website’s Google Analytics property.	Up to 2 years
`YSC`	YouTube / Google	Helps protect YouTube sessions and verify that requests made during a browsing session come from the visitor rather than another website.	Browser session
`VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE`	YouTube / Google	May support YouTube functionality, analytics, preferences, and personalization.	Up to approximately 6 months
`__Secure-YNID`	YouTube / Google	Used in connection with YouTube functionality and analytics and to help detect and resolve service issues.	Up to approximately 6 months
`__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN`	YouTube / Google	Used by YouTube to support the rollout of features and measure their impact.	Up to approximately 6 months
`VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA`	YouTube / Google	Used in connection with visitor privacy and consent settings for YouTube services.	Determined by Google
`NID`	Google	May store Google preferences and support functionality, personalization, analytics, or advertising depending on the visitor’s settings and use of Google services.	Up to approximately 6 months
`SEARCH_SAMESITE`	Google	Used in connection with Google services and browser request handling.	Determined by Google

Google documents _ga and _ga_<container-id> as its Analytics cookies for distinguishing users and maintaining session state, with a default two-year expiration. Google also documents NID, __Secure-YNID, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, and __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN among cookies associated with Google and YouTube services.

The cookies listed above reflect technologies identified on the Website as of the Effective Date of this Cookie Statement. Cookie names, purposes, providers, and durations may change as Tech Writers Bureau or third-party service providers modify their technologies.

5. CookieYes and Your Cookie Preferences

Tech Writers Bureau uses CookieYes as a consent-management tool.

CookieYes allows visitors to make choices regarding certain categories of cookies and records those choices so that the Website can remember them.

The cookieyes-consent cookie is used to store information associated with a visitor’s consent choices. CookieYes identifies this as the cookie used to associate a visitor with the corresponding consent record.

Depending on your location and applicable law, the cookie banner may allow you to:

Accept cookies;
Reject optional cookies;
Select particular categories of cookies; and
Change previously selected preferences.

You may revisit your cookie preferences using the cookie-settings or consent control provided on the Website.

CookieYes also supports withdrawing or changing previously provided consent.

6. Google Analytics

Tech Writers Bureau uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with TechWritersBureau.com.

Google Analytics may collect information relating to Website visits and interactions, including:

Pages viewed;
Website sessions;
Referring sources;
Browser and device characteristics;
Approximate geographic information; and
Website interactions.

The information provided through Analytics helps us understand how the Website is being used and improve our Website and content.

Google Analytics uses first-party cookies such as _ga to distinguish visitors and _ga_<container-id> to maintain session state. Google currently specifies a default expiration of two years for these cookies, although implementation settings can affect duration.

Where required by applicable law, visitors may be provided with choices regarding analytics technologies through our cookie consent system.

Google’s processing of information through Google Analytics is also subject to Google’s applicable privacy policies and terms.

7. YouTube and Google Cookies

TechWritersBureau.com may contain videos or other content embedded from YouTube, which is operated by Google.

When YouTube content is loaded or used, Google may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:

Providing video functionality;
Maintaining user preferences;
Maintaining session security;
Detecting spam, fraud, and abuse;
Measuring service usage;
Analytics;
Personalization; and
Advertising, depending on the visitor’s settings and applicable Google services.

For example, Google explains that YSC is used as part of security protections during a YouTube browsing session and lasts for the duration of that session. Google also documents several other YouTube cookies, including __Secure-YNID, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, and __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN, for functionality, analytics, personalization, and feature measurement.

Tech Writers Bureau does not control the cookies set directly by Google or YouTube.

Visitors should consult Google’s privacy and cookie information for additional information about Google’s use of cookies and similar technologies.

8. Third-Party Content

TechWritersBureau.com may contain content or services supplied by third parties, including:

Embedded videos;
Social media content;
External publications;
Images;
Documents;
News resources; and
Links to other websites.

Third-party content may use cookies or similar technologies when it is loaded or when a visitor interacts with it.

Third-party providers are responsible for their own privacy and cookie practices. Tech Writers Bureau does not control cookies placed directly by third-party websites once a visitor leaves TechWritersBureau.com or interacts directly with those services.

We encourage visitors to review the cookie and privacy policies of relevant third-party providers.

9. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You may manage your cookie preferences through the cookie consent controls available on TechWritersBureau.com.

Depending on the options available in your location, you may be able to:

Accept all optional cookies;
Reject optional cookies;
Enable or disable individual categories; and
Change your preferences later.

Changing or withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before your preference was changed where applicable.

10. Browser Cookie Controls

Most web browsers also allow you to view, block, restrict, or delete cookies through browser settings.

Browser controls vary depending on the browser and device being used.

If you block or delete cookies, certain features of TechWritersBureau.com or embedded third-party services may not function as intended.

Deleting cookies may also remove your stored cookie preferences, which means the Website may ask you to make your cookie choices again on a future visit.

Lockheed Martin similarly advises visitors that browser settings can be used to accept, reject, or delete cookies and notes that disabling cookies can affect Website functionality.

11. Changes to Our Use of Cookies

The technologies used by TechWritersBureau.com may change over time.

For example, we may:

Add or remove Website services;
Change analytics providers;
Add new embedded content;
Update Website plugins;
Change our consent-management system; or
Change the way existing Website technologies operate.

As a result, the cookies used by the Website may change.

We may periodically review and update this Cookie Statement to reflect those changes.

When material changes are made, we will update the Effective Date shown at the top of this page and may provide additional notice where required by applicable law.

12. Relationship to Our Privacy Notice

Cookies and similar technologies may involve the processing of information that constitutes personal information or personal data under applicable law.

For more information about:

What personal information Tech Writers Bureau collects;
Why we process personal information;
How information may be shared;
International data transfers;
Data retention;
Your privacy rights; and
How to make a privacy request,

please review our Privacy Notice.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Statement or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact:

Tech Writers Bureau
Email: info@techwritersbureau.com
Website: TechWritersBureau.com