What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. They help websites remember information about your visit, such as your preferences or login status. Similar technologies, such as local storage and session storage, may also be used.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar storage for several purposes:
- Essential cookies: These are necessary for the catalogue to function. They enable basic features such as page navigation, secure access to your account, and the ability to save your reading list. Without these, the site cannot operate properly.
- Preference cookies: These remember your choices, such as your preferred text size, display theme, or language. They make your experience more tailored and convenient.
- Analytics cookies: Where enabled, we use analytics to understand how visitors interact with the catalogue. This helps us improve the site, for example by identifying which books are most popular or which pages need better navigation. Analytics data is collected anonymously where possible.
- Advertising cookies: If advertisements are displayed on the catalogue, we may use advertising technologies provided by Google and other third parties. These cookies help deliver ads that are relevant to you and measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns. They may track your browsing across different websites.
First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set by us. Third-party cookies are set by services we use, such as Google Analytics or Google AdSense. These third parties may also use other tracking technologies. We do not control the data practices of these third parties, and their use of cookies is governed by their own privacy policies.
Session and Persistent Cookies
Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. The exact duration varies by cookie; for example, a preference cookie might last for a few months, while an analytics cookie may have a shorter lifespan.
Local Storage
In addition to cookies, we may use local storage in your browser to store data such as your reading progress or cached pages. This data stays on your device and is not automatically sent to us unless you perform an action that triggers its transmission.
How to Manage Your Preferences
When you first visit the catalogue, a cookie consent banner will appear. It allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your mind at any time by accessing the cookie settings panel, which is linked in the footer of every page. There, you can enable or disable categories such as analytics or advertising cookies independently.
Most web browsers also provide tools to manage cookies. You can typically find these in the settings or preferences menu. Options include blocking all cookies, deleting existing cookies, or setting exceptions for specific sites. Keep in mind that if you block essential cookies, parts of the catalogue may not work as intended.
Practical Effects of Disabling Storage
If you disable all cookies and local storage, you may need to log in again each time you visit, your reading preferences will not be saved, and some interactive features may not work. The site will still be accessible for browsing public-domain texts, but certain conveniences will be lost. For example, your place in a long work like Illustrations of political economy, Volume 8 (of 9) would not be remembered, and you would need to manually navigate to where you left off.
Third-Party Services and Their Cookies
We use third-party services for analytics and, where enabled, advertising. These services may set their own cookies or use other tracking technologies. For example, Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use the site, such as which pages are visited most often. Google AdSense may use cookies to personalize ads based on your interests. We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of these third parties for more details.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page. We encourage you to review it periodically.
Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact the Senior Editor at editor@uxaju.com.