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Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how VA Starter Hub uses cookies and similar technologies onvastarterhub.com.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, tags, and scripts. They help sites function, remember preferences, analyze usage, and support advertising.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
A. Strictly necessary
Required for core functions: login sessions and authentication, security (CSRF protection), and remembering your cookie choice.
B. Functional
Remember choices you make, such as interface preferences.
C. Analytics
Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. Set only with your consent.
D. Advertising
Used by Google AdSense to serve and measure ads, limit repeated ads, detect invalid traffic, and — where permitted and consented — show more relevant advertising. Set only with your consent.
Cookies at a glance
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
vash_session | Strictly necessary | Keeps you securely signed in (set only after you log in). | Up to 30 days / until logout |
vash_csrf | Strictly necessary | Protects forms against cross-site request forgery. | Session |
vash:cookie-consent | Strictly necessary | Remembers your cookie choice. | Stored locally until cleared |
Google AdSense (e.g. __gads, __gpi) | Advertising | Serve and measure ads; limit repeated ads; detect invalid traffic. Set only after you accept. | Up to 13 months |
Analytics (optional) | Analytics | Understand which guides are most useful. Set only after you accept. | Up to 24 months |
3. How We Use Cookies
- operate and secure the site;
- maintain login sessions and account features;
- remember your settings and cookie choices;
- analyze traffic and improve content and performance (with consent);
- deliver and measure advertising (with consent).
4. Third-Party Cookies
Third parties such as Google may set cookies through our site. We don't control all third-party cookies, and their use is governed by their own policies — for example, Google's cookie information.
5. Consent and Choices
Where required by law, we request consent before using non-essential (analytics and advertising) cookies. When you first visit, choose “Essential only” or“Accept all.” You can reopen your choices anytime:.
6. Browser Controls
Most browsers let you view, delete, or block cookies and clear local storage. Blocking essential cookies may break login and other features.
7. Advertising and Google Services
We use Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. You can manage personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings. For visitors in the EEA/UK, ad consent is collected through a certified consent tool, and advertising cookies are not used until you consent.
8. Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy and will post the new effective date here.
9. Contact
Questions? Email privacy@vastarterhub.com. See also our Privacy Policy.
We update this list when our cookie use changes. Questions can be sent to privacy@vastarterhub.com.