How This Archive Uses Storage

Travel & Geography Archive uses cookies and similar storage technologies to support the operation of the site and, where you have consented, to help us understand reading preferences and to display relevant information. This policy describes the types of storage used, their purpose, and how you can manage them.

Essential Storage

Certain cookies are necessary for the site to function. These include session cookies that maintain your browsing session and remember selections during a single visit, and persistent cookies that store your cookie consent choice. Without these, the site cannot operate reliably. Essential cookies do not require your prior consent.

Preference Storage

Where you have set preferences—such as your preferred text display options or which categories you follow—we may store a small piece of data on your device to recall those choices on future visits. This is strictly functional and does not track your activity elsewhere.

Analytics Storage

Where analytics are enabled, we may use a first-party analytics service to collect anonymised, aggregated data about how visitors use the site—for example, which catalogue pages are most frequently accessed or which reading guides are opened. This helps us improve the organisation and relevance of the archive. No personal identifiers are recorded. You may opt out of analytics storage at any time through the consent settings available on this site.

Advertising Storage

Where advertisements are displayed on the site, we may use Google advertising technologies, including cookies and web beacons, to deliver ads that are more likely to interest you. These technologies may collect information about your visits to this and other websites to provide interest-based advertising. Google may use third-party cookies for this purpose. You can learn about Google’s advertising practices and opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. Please note that advertising and associated storage are only active if you have consented to them.

Third-Party Storage

Some features of the site may rely on third-party services that set their own cookies. For example, if embedded media players or social sharing buttons are present, the provider may store information in accordance with their own privacy policies. We do not control these third-party cookies. Where possible, we limit such services to those that offer a clear privacy framework.

Session and Persistent Storage

Cookies may be session-based (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent (remain on your device for a set period). The duration of persistent cookies varies by purpose: essential consent cookies typically last up to one year, while analytics and advertising cookies may have shorter or longer durations as determined by the provider. You can view and clear stored cookies through your browser settings at any time.

Local Storage

In addition to cookies, the site may use local storage (such as HTML5 localStorage) to remember interface preferences or to cache data for performance. Local storage remains on your device until you clear it via browser settings. It is not automatically transmitted to us.

Your Consent Choices

When you first visit the site, you are presented with a consent banner that allows you to accept or decline optional storage categories (analytics and advertising). Your choice is recorded in an essential cookie. You may withdraw or change your consent at any time by clicking the “Cookie Preferences” link available in the site footer. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can block all cookies, delete existing cookies, or set preferences for specific websites. Please be aware that disabling essential cookies may prevent certain parts of the site from functioning correctly. For detailed instructions, consult your browser’s help documentation.

Further Information

If you have questions about how specific cookies are used in relation to particular catalogue pages—for instance, when reading a guide such as A Journey in Brazil — Background and Themes or With Sack and Stock in Alaska — Background and Themes—please note that these pages use only the storage categories described above. No additional tracking is introduced for individual works. For any other inquiries about this Cookie Policy, you are welcome to contact the editor at the email address provided on the site’s contact page.