Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device to remember information between visits. "Similar technologies" include browser local storage, which works the same way but lives in your browser rather than being sent back to the server on every request.

We keep our use of cookies deliberately minimal. We do not use cookies or local storage for:

• Advertising or ad retargeting
• Third-party analytics or behavioral profiling
• Cross-site tracking
• Selling or sharing your data with marketing partners

Because we only use cookies and storage that are strictly necessary to run the Service, we do not display a cookie consent banner. Under the EU ePrivacy Directive and the GDPR, strictly necessary cookies do not require consent.

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the Service to function. You cannot disable them without breaking core features such as signing in.

3.2 Browser Local Storage

We also store a small amount of data in your browser's local storage to remember your preferences and reading state. This data stays on your device and is not sent to our servers. Examples include:

• Your reading position and preferences (font size, theme, playback settings)
• Interface state that improves the experience across sessions

You can control and delete cookies and local storage through your browser settings. Most browsers let you:

• View and delete cookies that have been set
• Block all cookies, or cookies from specific sites
• Clear local storage for a specific site

Please note that disabling the strictly necessary cookies listed above will prevent you from signing in and using core features of the Service.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. If we start using any new categories of cookies — for example, analytics or functional cookies that require consent — we will update this policy and, where legally required, ask for your consent before those cookies are set.

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at lgandecki@bookgenius.net.