Your data, your rules.

Cookies, notifications, tracking, and data controls — all in one place.

Consent

Essential Required

Analytics On

Anonymous page views

Anonymised analytics to see which articles perform well. Your IP is anonymised. No data is sold.

Personalisation On

Recommendations, reading history

Powers the "For You" feed and article recommendations. Data stays in your account — never shared externally.

Advertising Off

Targeted ads from partners

When on, ad partners may show relevant ads. When off, you still see ads — just generic ones. Premium members never see ads.

Active Cookies

Cookie	Category	Purpose	Expires
xot_consent_v1	Essential	Consent preferences	180d
wordpress_logged_in_*	Essential	Login session	Session
_ga / _ga_*	Analytics	Google Analytics (anonymised)	2 years
xot_reading_prefs	Personal	Reading history, preferences	1 year
xot_accent_color	Personal	Accent colour choice	1 year

Tracking & Services

Google Analytics Active

Anonymised page views. IP anonymisation enabled.

Algolia Search Active

Site search. Queries processed on Algolia servers.

Stripe Active

Payments. We never see your card number.

Ad Manager Blocked

Display ads. Blocked — no advertising consent.

Meta Pixel Blocked

Tracks ad campaign performance on Facebook & Instagram. Only loads with advertising consent.

Cookie Preferences

We're transparent about how we use your data. Choose what you're comfortable with below. Essential cookies are always on — everything else is your call. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

Essential Always on

Required for the site to function

Session management, security tokens, login state, and your cookie preference itself. These cannot be turned off. No personal data is shared with third parties.

Analytics Optional

Helps us understand what content you enjoy

We use anonymised analytics (e.g. Google Analytics) to see which articles perform well, how long people spend reading, and where traffic comes from. This helps us write better content. Your IP address is anonymised and no data is sold.

Personalisation Optional

Remembers your preferences across visits

Remembers your reading preferences and recently read articles so we can surface relevant content. All data stays in your browser — nothing is sent to our servers.

Advertising Optional

Used to show relevant ads that support the site

Allows advertising partners to show you ads based on your interests. If you decline, you'll still see ads but they won't be tailored to you. We work with Google AdSense and similar networks. You can opt out globally at youronlinechoices.eu.