What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser when you visit a site. They help the site remember your actions and preferences over time. Similar technologies such as local storage may also be used where supported by your browser.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar storage for the purposes described below. The specific types of cookies we use depend on how you interact with our catalogue and which features are enabled.
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the catalogue to function. They enable core operations such as maintaining your session while you browse, remembering your reading progress on an ebook, and ensuring secure access to any account features you may use. Without these cookies, parts of the catalogue may not work as intended.
Preference Cookies
Preference cookies allow the catalogue to remember choices you make, such as your preferred display settings, text size, or language. They provide a more personalised experience. If you disable these cookies, some preferences may not persist across visits.
Analytics Cookies
Where analytics are enabled, we use first-party analytics cookies to understand how visitors use the catalogue—for example, which ebooks are most frequently accessed, how users navigate between pages, and general geographic trends. This information helps us improve the catalogue’s structure and content. The data collected is aggregated and anonymised; we do not use it to identify individual visitors.
Advertising Cookies
If advertisements are displayed on the catalogue, we may use third-party advertising cookies from Google and other advertising partners to deliver relevant ads and measure their performance. These cookies track your visits to this and other sites to build a profile of your interests. You may see ads based on your browsing history. Where advertising cookies are used, you can manage your preferences through the consent tool provided on the site.
First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set by the catalogue itself (under the domain uqopi.com). Third-party cookies are set by services we use, such as analytics providers or advertising networks. We do not control the data practices of third parties; we encourage you to review their privacy policies.
Session and Persistent Cookies
Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. The duration of persistent cookies varies depending on their purpose; for example, a preference cookie may last several months, while an analytics cookie may last up to two years.
Local Storage
In addition to cookies, the catalogue may use local storage in your browser to store data such as reading progress or interface preferences. This data remains on your device and is not automatically transmitted to our servers. You can clear local storage through your browser settings.
Your Choices
When you first visit the catalogue, you will be presented with a consent tool that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies (such as analytics and advertising cookies). You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link available in the footer of the catalogue. Essential cookies cannot be declined as they are necessary for the catalogue to operate.
Withdrawing Consent
If you have previously consented to non-essential cookies, you can withdraw your consent by updating your preferences in the cookie settings tool. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can block or delete cookies, and configure your browser to alert you when a cookie is set. However, please note that disabling all cookies (including essential ones) may impair the functionality of the catalogue. Instructions for managing cookies are usually found in your browser’s help section.
Practical Effects of Disabling Storage
If you disable cookies or local storage, certain features of the catalogue may not work properly. For example, your reading progress may not be saved, your preferences may not be remembered, and you may need to log in again each time you visit. Essential functions such as browsing and accessing ebooks will still be available, but your experience may be less convenient.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact the catalogue project at editor@uqopi.com.