In human words: this website uses Google AdSense to publish ads, in the hopes of scraping some tiny bit of profit to cover at least part of the hosting expenses. AdSense works ‘better’ with cookies, which are small bits of information that are sent back and forth between your web browser and web servers. The cookies are not essential, but allow Google to serve more targeted ads. The now familiar annoying cookie consent dialog will appear the first time you open a page on this site that contains ads. Mind that it will always have to set at least 1 cookie to remember your choices.
If you hate ads, go ahead and use an ad blocker—I would be a hypocrite if I would tell people not to! If you are blocking ads but still want to sponsor the site, donation options are available.
The Dr. Lex Site itself uses or requires no cookies whatsoever. There are no logins, no user accounts, and nothing else that keeps personal data. Cookies are only used by third-party things like AdSense.
The only thing that is temporarily stored which could contain information that may be related to privacy, are web server logs. These are kept for 2 weeks, with as only purpose the gathering of statistics and to be able to catch and block abuse like malicious bots and crawlers. The logs are never shared with third parties.
Below is a privacy policy page generated by ChatGPT, because I want to spend minimal time on all this boilerplate that nobody reads anyway.
Last updated: 2025-04-09
This website ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our site.
We display ads via Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to personalize ads based on your interests.
You can learn more about how Google uses your data here: How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps
This site uses Google’s Consent Management Platform (CMP) to request your permission before setting cookies in jurisdictions that require it (e.g., in the EEA or UK).
You can change your cookie preferences at any time through the “Privacy and cookie settings” banner shown at the bottom of pages that contain ads, or through this link.
Depending on your location, you may have rights under GDPR or CCPA including:
If you have any questions, use the contact page.