1. What we use and why
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookie-consent | First-party cookie | Remember your cookie choice so we do not ask again | 12 months | Necessary |
| next-auth.session-token | First-party cookie | Keep you signed in if you sign in to comment (only exists if you sign in) | 30 days | Necessary |
| next-auth.csrf-token and next-auth.callback-url | First-party cookie | Protect sign-in against forged requests and return you to the story you were reading | Browser session | Necessary |
| theme | Local storage | Remember whether you prefer light or dark mode | Until you clear it | Necessary |
| text-size | Local storage | Remember the text size you chose while reading a story | Until you clear it | Necessary |
| speech-rate | Local storage | Remember the read-aloud speed (the audio is generated by your browser; we send no text to any server) | Until you clear it | Necessary |
| course-progress:{course} | Local storage | Remember which lessons of a course you marked as completed and which one you opened last (never sent to any server) | Until you clear it | Necessary |
| _ga and _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC) cookie (servers in the United States) | Measure in aggregate which stories are read, from which country and on what kind of device. No advertising or Google signals; deleted if you withdraw consent | 2 years | Analytics (optional) |
2. Categories
- Necessary: let us remember your preferences and your choice. They do not require consent.
- Analytics: only turned on if you accept. Before you accept, no measurement script is loaded.
- Advertising and profiling: we do not use them. If we ever add them, we will ask for new consent and update this policy.
3. How to change your choice
Use “Cookie preferences” at the bottom of any page to accept, reject or change analytics at any time. Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it.
You can also delete or block cookies in your browser settings; some preferences (such as the theme) will not be remembered.
4. What we do not do
We do not sell data, use advertising cookies or build profiles of individual readers.