What we store
Cookies and measurement
Every item this site puts on your device, what it is for, and how to change your mind.
The short version
Novel Aloud sets nothing on your device for advertising, and nothing at all until it needs to. Signing in and keeping your place require storage and cannot be switched off without breaking those features. Measurement is optional, off until you allow it, and uses no cookie.
Everything stored, in full
| Item | Set by | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
__client_uat | Clerk | Tracks whether you have an active session, so pages know to show your library. | Necessary |
__clerk_environment | Clerk | Caches sign-in configuration so the sign-in screen loads without a round trip. | Necessary |
novel-aloud:sidebar | Novel Aloud | Remembers whether you collapsed the sidebar. | Necessary |
novel-aloud:consent | Novel Aloud | Remembers the choice you make on this page, so you are not asked again. | Necessary |
| Vercel Web Analytics | Vercel | Counts page views and visitors. It stores nothing on your device — no cookie and no identifier — and runs only if you allow it below. | Analytics |
That table is the whole list. If you inspect this site and find something not named here, it is a mistake and we want to know.
Why measurement needs no cookie
Vercel Web Analytics counts visits without writing to your browser and without building a profile that follows you between sites. We still ask before running it, because measuring people who did not agree to be measured is the part that matters, not the mechanism.
Marketing
Nothing on this site does marketing or advertising today. The category exists so that if it ever does, it starts switched off and asks you first, rather than arriving quietly in a release.
Your choice
Change this whenever you like. It takes effect immediately — measurement stops on the next event, not the next visit.