This site does not use advertising cookies, and it only uses analytics cookies if you accept them in the cookie banner. This page explains what it stores in your browser, and which third parties can set their own cookies when you use certain features.

What are cookies?

Cookies are tiny files a website stores in your browser. Browsers also offer similar storage (called localStorage) that works the same way for our purposes, so this policy covers both. For general information on cookies, read this Wikipedia article.

What this site stores

These items stay on your device. They are never sent to a server and they are not used to identify you.

  • Theme (site_theme): whether you picked the light or the dark theme.
  • Language (site_lang): the language you picked, used when you open the home page.
  • Cookie notice (cookie_consent): remembers your answer to the cookie banner (analytics accepted or declined).
  • Stories (seenStories): which stories you already watched, so new ones are highlighted.

Analytics cookies (only if you accept)

If you click "Accept" in the cookie banner, the site loads Google Analytics 4, which sets these cookies to tell visits apart:

  • _ga: a random ID for your browser, kept for up to 2 years.
  • _ga_<ID>: keeps the state of your current visit, kept for up to 2 years.

If you decline, or never answer, Google Analytics is not loaded and these cookies are never set. To change your mind, click "Cookie settings" in the footer: the banner comes back, and declining switches Google Analytics off and deletes its cookies.

Third parties

Some features load content from other companies. They may set their own cookies, which we do not control:

  • YouTube videos load only after you click play, from the privacy-enhanced domain youtube-nocookie.com. See the Google privacy policy.
  • Instagram embeds load directly from Instagram. See the Instagram privacy policy.
  • Google Forms receives the data you submit through the comment and contact forms. See the privacy policy for details.

Disabling cookies

You can block or delete cookies and site data in your browser settings (see your browser help for how). The site keeps working, but it will forget your theme and language choices and show the banner again.

More information

If something is unclear, reach out through the contact page.