How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies
Classic Romance Archive uses cookies, local storage and similar technologies to help the catalogue function, remember your preferences, understand how readers use the site, and where enabled to support independent editorial work through advertising. This policy explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and how you can control them.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by your web browser when you visit a website. Cookies may be set by the site itself (first-party cookies) or by third-party services that the site relies on (third-party cookies). Some cookies are erased when you close your browser (session cookies); others remain for a period set by the cookie’s creator (persistent cookies). Local storage works similarly but can hold larger amounts of data and is not automatically sent to the server with every request.
Categories of Storage We Use
Essential Storage
These cookies and local-storage items are strictly necessary for the catalogue to operate. They enable core functions such as remembering what you have placed in a reading list, maintaining your session while you browse, and protecting against security risks. Essential storage does not require your prior consent. If you disable this storage, parts of the catalogue may become inaccessible or behave unexpectedly.
Preference Storage
Preference cookies remember choices you make — such as your preferred text size, display mode, or language — so that you do not have to set them again on each visit. These are first-party cookies and are not shared with third parties. Where we use them, we rely on your consent unless they are strictly necessary for the service you request.
Analytics Storage
Where enabled, we use first-party analytics tools to collect anonymous information about how readers use the catalogue — for example, which book pages are most visited, how long readers stay, and whether any errors occur. This data helps us improve the site and understand which editions and themes interest our audience. Analytics storage is non-essential and is only activated after you give your consent. No personal identifiers (such as your name, email, or IP address in a form that identifies you) are stored in analytics cookies.
Advertising Storage
Some pages of Classic Romance Archive may display advertisements to help sustain the independent editorial work of the catalogue. Where ads are shown, we may use Google advertising technologies (including Google AdSense and the Google Advertising Cookie) to serve relevant ads and measure their performance. These technologies may place third-party cookies on your device, collect information about your browsing activity across different sites, and build a profile of your interests. Advertising storage is non-essential and is only used after you give your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Your Choices and How to Withdraw Consent
When you first visit Classic Romance Archive, you will see a cookie-consent notice that allows you to accept or decline non-essential storage categories. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link available in the footer of every page. If you withdraw consent for a category, any cookies or local-storage items already placed for that purpose will be removed or made inactive on your next page load.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you view, block, or delete cookies and local storage on a per-site basis. Please note that disabling essential storage may prevent the catalogue from working correctly, and disabling preference storage may reset your chosen settings each time you visit.
Third-Party Services
Where advertising is displayed, Google may use additional cookies and technologies for ad personalisation, frequency capping, and conversion tracking. Google’s use of advertising cookies is subject to Google’s own privacy and cookie policies. We do not control these third-party cookies, and we recommend reviewing Google’s policies for detailed information. No other third-party services that set cookies are used on the catalogue.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use or in legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we will notify you through the cookie-consent notice if the changes affect your consent choices.
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact our Manuscript Reviewer at the email address listed on the site’s contact page.