Cookie & Tracking Notice

Cookies are small files that websites store on your device, and similar technologies include local storage and session tokens. We use them to keep you signed in, secure your account, remember your preferences, and understand how the Services are used.

These are required for the Services to function and cannot be switched off. They include load-balancing and core functionality needed to serve pages and protect the platform.

We use authentication and session cookies (for example, access and refresh tokens) to keep you signed in and to move you securely between pages. These are set as httpOnly where possible so they cannot be read by client-side scripts.

Security cookies help protect your account against unauthorized access and help us detect and prevent abuse, fraud, and other harmful activity.

Preference cookies remember choices you make, such as your selected language (the pale_locale cookie) and other display settings, so the Services work the way you expect.

We may use analytics to understand aggregate usage and improve the Services. Where required by law, we request your consent before using non-essential analytics, and we describe such use here when it is in place.

We do not currently use advertising cookies. If advertising launches in the future, we will update this Notice and, where required, request your consent before using advertising or targeting technologies.

The table below summarizes the main cookies and tokens we use. It is representative and may be updated as the Services evolve.

If we introduce analytics or advertising cookies in the future, we will add them here with their name, purpose, duration, provider, and category, and request consent where required.

You can manage cookies through your browser or device settings, including blocking or deleting them. Note that blocking strictly necessary or authentication cookies may prevent you from signing in or using parts of the Services.

Most browsers let you control cookies through their settings or “Privacy” section, including options to clear cookies and to be notified when cookies are set.