How We Use Storage Technologies

This catalogue employs cookies, local storage, and similar technologies to support its operation, remember your preferences, and—where enabled—gather anonymised usage information or display advertising. This policy explains what these technologies are, why they are used, and how you can control them.

Essential Storage

Certain data must be stored on your device to provide basic functions such as maintaining your session, remembering which books you have added to a reading list, and keeping the interface stable. These items are strictly necessary and do not require your consent. They are typically first-party, session-based cookies or local storage entries that are deleted when you close your browser, though some may persist briefly to retain a temporary setting. For example, if you are exploring the A Guide to Battles and Military History category and add a volume to your reading list, a session cookie ensures that list remains intact as you move between pages.

Preference and Functional Storage

When you choose a display option—such as text size, theme, or catalogue view—we may store that choice locally so it is applied on subsequent visits. These preferences are stored using persistent cookies or local storage and are not used for tracking. You may clear them at any time through your browser settings. If you prefer a larger font while reading Jurgen and the Law — A Reader’s Guide, that setting will be retained for your next visit.

Analytics

Where analytics are enabled, we use a first-party tool to collect aggregated, anonymised data about page visits, navigation patterns, and download activity. This helps us understand which texts and categories are of interest and improve the catalogue’s organisation. The analytics service sets a persistent cookie with a random identifier that does not identify you personally. No data is shared with third parties for advertising or profiling. For instance, we may learn that Studies in History and Jurisprudence is frequently accessed, prompting us to add more related commentary.

Advertising

If advertisements are displayed on this site, they may be served by Google or another advertising partner. These parties may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to deliver ads relevant to your interests, to measure ad performance, and to prevent you from seeing the same ad repeatedly. This involves both first-party and third-party cookies. The information collected may include your IP address, browser type, and pages visited, and may be combined with data from other sites. You can learn more about Google’s advertising practices and opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. Where advertising is not shown, none of these technologies are used for ad purposes.

Third-Party Cookies

Some pages may embed content from external services—for example, previews from a digital library partner or social media sharing buttons. These services may set their own cookies. We do not control those cookies and recommend consulting the respective service’s privacy policy for details. For example, a preview of The Nightless City; or, The History of the Yoshiwara Yūkwaku might be hosted by an external archive that sets its own analytics cookies.

Your Choices

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings, where you can block or delete all cookies and local storage. However, disabling essential storage may prevent certain features from working correctly, such as saving your reading list or maintaining your login session. Most browsers also offer a private or incognito mode that automatically clears session data when you close the window.

For optional storage—such as analytics and advertising cookies—you may withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or using the opt-out mechanisms provided by the analytics or advertising services. Where a consent banner is displayed, you can also use it to modify your choices.

Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated to reflect changes in the technologies we use or in legal requirements. Any revisions will be posted here. Continued use of the catalogue after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

If you have questions about this policy or about how your data is handled, you may write to the editor at the address listed on the contact page.