What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make sites work correctly, remember your preferences, and provide site owners with information about how their content is being used. Cookies are not programs and cannot access other files on your device.
How Force5.us uses cookies
Force5.us is an editorial reference site. We do not run advertising networks or behavioral tracking. We use a small, defined set of cookies to keep the site functioning and to understand which content is most useful to our readers. We do not use cookies to build personal profiles or to share data with third-party advertisers.
Types of cookies we use
Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary for the site to load and display correctly. They may be set by our hosting infrastructure to manage server load, maintain session state, or support security functions. Without them, parts of the site may not work as intended. Because they are strictly necessary, they cannot be disabled through our cookie controls.
Analytics cookies
We use a privacy-focused analytics service to measure how visitors use Force5.us. Analytics cookies collect information such as which pages were visited, how long a visitor spent on a page, which site referred the visitor, and what type of device and browser were used. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally. Analytics cookies help the team understand which guides are most useful and where the site can be improved.
Depending on our current analytics configuration, measurement may be carried out using a first-party cookie, a cookieless method, or both. No data collected through our analytics service is shared with advertising platforms.
What we do not use cookies for
- Advertising or retargeting
- Social media tracking
- Cross-site behavioral profiling
- Selling or sharing data with data brokers
How to control cookies in your browser
You can manage, restrict, or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. The steps vary by browser. Links to guidance for common browsers are listed below (these are provided for reference; we are not responsible for the content of external sites):
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data
Blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of Force5.us. Blocking analytics cookies will not affect your ability to read any content on the site.
Changes to this policy
We may update this cookies policy if we change the tools or services we use. Any updates will be published on this page with a revised date.
Last updated: August 12, 2026