How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies
This page explains how Public Domain Literature Library and its service providers use cookies, web beacons, local storage and similar technologies when you visit our catalogue. We keep our approach simple and transparent.
What Are Cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by your web browser. Cookies help a website remember your actions and preferences over time. Other technologies, such as local storage, perform similar functions. We refer to all of them as “storage technologies” in this policy.
Categories of Storage We Use
Essential Storage
Certain storage is strictly necessary for the catalogue to function. This includes storing your session state so that you can navigate between pages without re‑authenticating, and remembering technical preferences such as text size or display mode. Essential storage does not require your consent.
Preference Storage
Where you have chosen a setting — for example, your preferred category view or a reading‑companion layout — we may store that choice in a cookie or local storage so that it persists across visits. This storage is optional, but disabling it may reset your preferences each time you return.
Analytics Storage
We may use analytics services, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use the catalogue. These services place cookies and similar technologies that collect aggregated information such as page views, referral sources and browsing patterns. Analytics storage is enabled only when you have consented, and we anonymise IP addresses where possible. The data helps us improve the catalogue’s organisation and discoverability.
Advertising Storage
If we display advertisements on certain pages, we may use Google advertising technologies (including Google AdSense or similar) that set cookies to deliver relevant ads and measure their performance. These cookies may track your visits across different websites to build a profile of your interests. Advertising storage is used only where you have given explicit consent, and you may withdraw that consent at any time.
First‑Party and Third‑Party Storage
First‑party storage is set directly by our domain (eatcr.com). Third‑party storage is set by services we rely on, such as Google Analytics or Google’s advertising platforms. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. We do not control how they use data collected through their own technologies.
Session and Persistent Storage
Session storage expires when you close your browser. Persistent storage remains on your device for a period set by the technology provider. We do not specify fixed durations because these may vary depending on the service. You can clear or manage persistent storage at any time through your browser settings.
Local Storage
In addition to cookies, we may use local storage (also called DOM storage) to remember interface preferences or to cache catalogue data for faster loading. Local storage is not automatically sent to our servers and remains on your device unless you clear it.
Your Choices and Consent
When you first visit the catalogue, we present a cookie‑consent notice that allows you to accept or reject optional categories (analytics and advertising). Essential storage is always active. You may change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of every page.
Withdrawing Consent
If you previously consented to analytics or advertising storage, you can withdraw that consent through the same Cookie Settings panel. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to view, block or delete cookies and similar storage. You can usually find these controls in the browser’s settings or privacy menu. Please note that blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of the catalogue from working correctly, such as maintaining your session or remembering your display preferences.
Changes 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. The current version will always be available on this page.
Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies or other storage technologies, please write to our associate editor at editor@eatcr.com.