Types we use
- Essential (always on): security, load balancing, consent storage.
- Analytics (optional, on consent): aggregate usage metrics (e.g., page views, reading time).
- Affiliate/marketing (optional, on consent): identifiers used by affiliate networks to attribute qualifying purchases after you click an affiliate link.
Managing cookies
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Examples
- Essential: consent storage (6–12 months).
- Analytics: privacy-centric, rotating identifiers (aggregate only).
- Affiliate: network IDs activated when you click an affiliate link (duration per network policy).

