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Everquill Press Cookie Policy 🍪

Last updated: 10/3/2024

Welcome to Everquill Press! Yes, we're talking about "cookies"—though sadly, these aren't the kind you can eat. Instead, they’re small data files stored on your browser to make your visit to everquillpress.com as smooth as a well-loved library book. 📚

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and what you can do about them. You know, the essentials (without crumbs!).

By continuing to use this Website, you agree to the use of cookies as set out in this Policy. If you don’t agree, you can adjust your browser settings or stop using the Website (though we hope you'll stick around—I swear it’s worth it!).

1. What Are Cookies, Anyway?

A cookie is a small text file that the Website saves on your browser when you visit. These files are helpful because:

They allow the Website to remember things like your preferences, so you don’t have to reset them every time you visit.
They give us data that helps improve the design, speed, and content of the Website (think of it as housekeeping).

But note that cookies do not collect personal information like your name, address, or email—unless you provide it directly through some other means (like an email signup form).

2. How We Use Cookies

Here at Everquill Press, we use cookies and similar technologies for a few specific reasons:

a. Essential Cookies

These cookies are the MVP. They ensure that the Website functions properly and securely. Without them, parts of the Website might not work as intended. Unfortunately, you can’t disable these because we definitely need them to serve you our beautifully enhanced classics.

b. Analytical Cookies (Google Analytics)

Because we love knowing what pages our fellow literary lovers enjoy, we use Google Analytics to gather general information on things like page visits and time spent on those pages. These cookies help us:

Understand how visitors use the Website so we can make improvements,
Measure how people interact with our blog posts (like our reviews of Pride and Prejudice, for instance!).

Rest assured, all of this data is anonymous—we don’t know exactly who’s visiting or what they're up to (no peeking over the fence here!). You can opt out of Google Analytics via their opt-out browser add-on.

c. Functional Cookies

These are the cookies that make your visit to Everquill Press just a little bit nicer. They remember certain choices or settings you’ve made on our site, such as:

Your language preferences,
Whether you have accepted our cookie banner (seen it once? If you accept, it won’t greet you every time!).

d. Third-Party Cookies (Affiliate Links & Marketing)

When you click on any of our affiliate links (e.g., Amazon), there may be additional cookies tracking that you came from our site. This helps affiliate networks track whether we get a small commission from any purchases you make. It's important to note:

Affiliate Programs (like Amazon): These cookies help direct traffic and attribute sales correctly if you make a purchase after clicking one of our links.

Please review their own cookie policies for details on how they use cookies once you leave our Website.

3. Cookie Consent and Control

When you first visit Everquill Press, you'll be greeted by a friendly cookie consent banner. This banner gives you a choice to consent (accept) or manage how cookies are used during your visit. You can update your cookie preferences at any time.

If you'd like to disable some, or all, cookies, you can do so through your browser settings. Here's how you can manage cookies according to popular browsers:

Google Chrome: Follow this guide.
Mozilla Firefox: Follow this guide.
Safari: Follow this guide.
Microsoft Edge: Follow this guide.

Important: Disabling some cookies (especially essential ones) might make certain parts of the Website unusable or less effective. You might lose access to personalized settings, and the experience could be a little less fun. But hey… it’s your choice!

4. Third-Party Cookies We Use (More Detail)

As mentioned earlier, we use certain third-party services and their cookies to enhance both your experience and our understanding of site performance. Here’s a little more detail on who they are and what they do:

Google Analytics: This tracks site statistics like number of visitors, time spent on page, and referral sites to help us assess how content performs.

You can opt out of Google Analytics entirely by installing their opt-out browser extension.

Amazon Associates (Affiliate Program): Cookies may track when you click on affiliate links to Amazon, ensuring that any purchases you make result in a commission for us if applicable.

We might work with other platforms in the future, and we’ll update this policy whenever new partnerships arise.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you happen to be visiting our Website from the European Union, we are committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Under this regulation, you have the right to:

Access: Request details about what information cookies have collected from your visit.
Rectification: Ask us to fix any inaccuracies if found (though cookies don’t collect personal details unless you give them!).
Erasure: Ask us to delete any cookies tracking your data.
Restriction: Restrict use of certain cookies until you're comfortable with how they're being used.

If you want to exercise these rights, feel free to shoot us an email at contact@everquillpress.com.

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

As with a good book, changes in life are inevitable. From time to time, we might update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the technology we use or to comply with new regulations. Whenever we update this policy, we’ll let you know either through a notice on the Website or via email (for subscribers).

Be sure to review it every now and again—just like revisiting your favorite classic!