Last Updated: February 12, 2026
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
OutagesNearMe.com uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and personalize content and advertisements. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Purpose: Website functionality, security, and user authentication
Duration: Session or up to 1 year
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.
Purpose: Website analytics, performance monitoring, and user behavior analysis
Duration: Up to 2 years
Third-Party Services: Google Analytics
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Purpose: Personalized advertising, ad frequency capping, and ad performance measurement
Duration: Up to 2 years
Third-Party Services: Google AdSense, Google DoubleClick
How Google AdSense Uses Cookies:
These cookies allow our website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or region.
Purpose: Remembering user preferences and settings
Duration: Up to 1 year
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the service, deliver advertisements, and so on. These third parties may set their own cookies to collect information about your online activities.
Third-Party Services We Use:
These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your use of our website and other websites. Their use of cookies is governed by their own privacy policies, not ours.
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in your browser settings.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, limiting cookies may impact your ability to use our website. Here are links to cookie settings for popular browsers:
You can opt out of personalized advertising from Google and other advertising networks:
Note: Opting out does not mean you will no longer receive advertisements. It means that the advertisements you see may be less relevant to your interests.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics - Distinguishes users | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics - Distinguishes users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics - Throttles request rate | 1 minute |
| IDE | Google DoubleClick - Used for advertising | 2 years |
| test_cookie | Google DoubleClick - Tests if browser accepts cookies | 15 minutes |
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@outagesnearme.com
Website: outagesnearme.com