Cookies & Advertising
Last updated 16 October 2026. This page explains the cookies this site sets, the advertising partners we work with, and the controls available to you.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. They let a website remember things between page views — for example that you are signed in, or that you have already seen a particular message. Similar technologies (local storage, pixels, device identifiers) work the same way and are covered by this policy.
Cookies we set ourselves
- Essential. Sign-in sessions for members and Fish Finder Pro subscribers, and security tokens used during checkout. The site cannot work without these.
- Preferences. Small values remembering things like your last chart view or dismissed prompts.
- Payments. Stripe sets cookies during checkout for fraud prevention. We never see or store your card details.
Third-party advertising cookies
This site is configured to use Google AdSense; ads appear only when Google approves and supplies them. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- You can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info/choices or the NAI opt-out page.
- All ad placements on this site are visually labelled so you can tell advertising apart from our editorial content.
Affiliate links
Some outbound links to retailers are affiliate links, which may set cookies on the retailer's domain so a purchase can be attributed to us. This never changes the price you pay. See our Affiliate Disclosure for the full detail.
Your choices on this site
Choose Essential only to deny optional advertising and analytics storage, or Accept all to allow it. Your choice is saved in this browser. You can change it at any time using Cookie settings below or in the footer. A changed choice applies to future activity; deleting previously stored third-party cookies requires your browser settings.
Managing cookies in your browser
Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies from its settings or privacy menu. Blocking essential cookies will stop sign-in, member content and checkout from working. Blocking advertising cookies does not remove ads — it makes them less relevant.
Questions
Email knowledgefishing@gmail.com or use the contact page. See also our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.