How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies
This page explains how the Travel & Geography Archive uses cookies, local storage, and related technologies to operate, improve, and personalise your experience. We aim to be transparent about what we store and why, and to give you meaningful choices where appropriate.
What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by your web browser when you visit a site. Local storage is a similar technology that allows a website to store data on your device. Both can be used to remember preferences, enable functionality, or collect usage information.
Essential Cookies and Storage
Certain cookies and local storage items are strictly necessary for the Archive to function. These include:
- Session cookies that maintain your browsing session and remember your selections as you navigate.
- Persistent cookies that store your cookie consent preferences so we do not ask repeatedly.
- Local storage used to remember your preferred text size, reading mode, or other display settings.
These essential technologies do not require your prior consent, but you may block them via your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential storage may cause parts of the Archive to behave unexpectedly, such as losing your reading progress or display preferences.
Preference and Functionality Cookies
We may use cookies or local storage to remember choices you make, such as your preferred category view (e.g., 'Travel and Geographic Discovery' or 'Classic Adventures & Expeditions') or the way you last sorted a catalogue list. These are not strictly essential but enhance your experience. Where we use them, we will ask for your consent before setting them, unless they are purely functional and do not track you across sites.
Analytics and Performance
Where enabled, we may use first-party analytics tools (such as a self-hosted analytics script) to understand how visitors use the Archive. This helps us improve the catalogue layout, identify popular works like 'Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa' or 'The Boy Travellers in Australasia', and ensure the site runs smoothly. These analytics are configured to anonymise your IP address and do not share data with third parties. We will only activate analytics cookies with your consent.
Advertising Technologies (Where Ads Are Displayed)
If advertising is displayed on the Archive, we may use Google advertising technologies, including cookies and web beacons, to serve relevant ads and measure their performance. These technologies may collect information about your visits to this and other sites to provide interest-based advertising. We do not control the specific cookies set by Google. You can manage your preferences for Google advertising via the Google Ads Settings page. Where advertising cookies are used, we will obtain your consent before they are placed.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to Google advertising services (if applicable), we do not intentionally embed third-party tracking cookies. However, some embedded content (such as videos or social media share buttons) may set their own cookies. We limit such features and will inform you before they load.
Your Choices and Withdrawal of Consent
You can control cookies and local storage through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete stored cookies and site data.
- Block all or third-party cookies.
- Set preferences for specific sites.
- Use private browsing modes that limit storage.
If you have previously consented to optional cookies (e.g., analytics or advertising), you may withdraw consent at any time by clearing your cookies and local storage for this site, or by adjusting your browser settings. Note that withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Practical Effects of Disabling Storage
If you disable all cookies and local storage, the Archive will still load and display ebooks, but you may lose the ability to:
- Save your reading position or bookmarks.
- Maintain your category or sorting preferences across visits.
- Use any features that rely on remembering your choices.
Essential session cookies may also be blocked, which could affect navigation. We recommend allowing essential storage for the best experience.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our practices. Any changes will be posted on this page. We encourage you to review it periodically.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or local storage, please contact our Collection Editor at [email protected].