How This Site Uses Storage Technologies

Public Domain Literature Library (uaran.com) uses cookies, local storage and similar technologies to make the catalogue function reliably, remember your preferences, understand how readers use the site and, where advertisements are displayed, to help fund free access to the collection. This page explains what each type of storage does and how you can control it.

Essential Storage

Certain cookies and local storage items are strictly necessary for the site to work. They enable core features such as secure browsing, session management and the ability to save your reading position or catalogue filters during a visit. These are set as soon as you interact with the site and do not require your prior consent. They are typically first-party, session-based cookies that expire when you close your browser, though a small number may persist briefly to remember technical preferences such as text size.

Preference and Functionality Storage

Where you choose custom display options — for example, a preferred font size, dark-mode setting or a list of saved titles — the site may store that information locally so that it is available on return visits. These preferences are stored either as persistent cookies or in browser local storage. They are not used to track your activity beyond the catalogue itself. If you clear your browser’s storage, these settings will be lost.

Analytics Storage

Where analytics are enabled, the site uses first-party cookies and local storage to collect anonymised, aggregated information about how visitors use the catalogue — such as which pages are viewed most often, how long readers spend on a title page and whether any errors occur. This data helps us improve the catalogue’s organisation and performance. No personal identifiers are recorded, and the information is not shared with third parties for their own purposes. You may opt out of analytics storage at any time using the consent controls described below.

Advertising Storage

If advertisements are displayed on certain pages, third-party advertising technologies — including Google advertising services — may set cookies and other storage on your device. These technologies collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to show ads that are more relevant to you. They may also measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns and prevent the same ad from appearing too often. The use of such storage is subject to your consent, which you may give or withdraw at any time. We do not control the specific cookies set by these third parties; you can review Google’s own cookie policy for further details.

First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are set by the domain you are visiting (uaran.com) and are used only for the purposes described above. Third-party cookies are set by a domain other than uaran.com — for example, by an advertising or analytics provider — and may be used to recognise your device across different websites. Where third-party cookies are in use, they are clearly identified in our consent preference centre.

Session and Persistent Storage

Session storage (including session cookies) is temporary and is deleted when you close your browser. Persistent storage remains on your device for a period determined by the technology provider or until you manually clear it. The exact duration varies by purpose: essential cookies may persist only as long as needed to complete a task, while preference cookies may last several months. We do not set fixed expiry periods that exceed what is reasonably necessary for the stated function.

Your Choices and How to Withdraw Consent

When you first visit the site, you are asked to consent to non-essential storage (analytics and advertising, where enabled). You may accept all, decline all or customise your preferences. Your choice is stored in a first-party cookie so that the site respects it on subsequent visits. You may change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Preferences” link in the site footer.

Most browsers also allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can block or delete all cookies, or configure your browser to alert you when a cookie is set. Please note that disabling essential cookies or local storage may prevent certain features of the catalogue from working correctly — for example, you may not be able to save reading lists or maintain your session.

For advertising cookies placed by Google, you can also manage your preferences through Google’s own Ad Settings page or via the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page (note: external links open in a new window).

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use or in legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page, and where material changes affect your consent choices, we will notify you accordingly.

Senior Editor, Public Domain Literature Library