This Cookie Policy explains how Varellium Books uses cookies and similar technologies — including local storage and session storage — when you visit our website, subscribe to emails, interact with content, or use our services.
1. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, pixels, analytics identifiers, and tracking links. All of these may be used to help websites function, remember preferences, measure performance, and understand user behavior.
This policy covers all such technologies, including browser localStorage and sessionStorage, which Varellium Books uses to store consent preferences and session identifiers.
2. How Varellium Books Uses Cookies and Similar Technologies
Varellium Books may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- operate the website and remember your preferences
- keep users signed in, if accounts are enabled
- analyze traffic, page performance, and signup conversion
- understand which content users engage with
- improve website design and functionality
- prevent spam, fraud, and abuse
- support advertising, remarketing, or attribution, if enabled and consented to
3. Types of Technologies We Use
Essential
These are necessary for the website to function. They may support security, forms, account login, checkout, or navigation.
Analytics
These help us understand how visitors use the website, including pages visited, time on site, referral sources, and conversion performance.
Performance
These help us improve speed, reliability, and usability.
Marketing and Advertising
If enabled and consented to, these may help measure campaigns, attribute signups, retarget visitors, or show relevant advertising on other platforms.
Preference
These remember settings such as display preferences or your cookie consent choices.
4. Specific Technologies In Use
The following table describes the specific cookies, localStorage keys, and third-party tools Varellium Books currently uses.
| Name / Key | Type | Purpose | Duration | Provider | |---|---|---|---|---| | giltledger_cookie_preferences_v1 | localStorage | Stores your cookie consent preferences and policy version | Persistent (user device) | First-party | | giltledger_session_id_v1 | sessionStorage | Anonymous session identifier for analytics (only set after analytics consent) | Session only | First-party | | giltledger_visitor_id_v1 | localStorage | Anonymous visitor identifier for analytics (only set after analytics consent) | Persistent | First-party | | giltledger_lead_profile | localStorage | Stores your alert profile ID and plan preference after onboarding | Persistent | First-party | | Paddle checkout session | Varies | Used by Paddle to manage checkout session state on /checkout/* pages | Session | Paddle (paddle.com) |
Third-party services currently in use:
| Service | Purpose | Privacy Policy | |---|---|---| | Vercel | Website hosting and edge delivery | vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy | | Supabase | Database and data storage | supabase.com/privacy | | Resend | Email delivery and subscriber management | resend.com/legal/privacy-policy | | Paddle | Payment processing and subscription billing (Merchant of Record) | paddle.com/legal/privacy |
Paddle's checkout script (paddle.js) is loaded on checkout pages (/checkout/*) where it is required for payment processing. It is not loaded on other pages before marketing consent is given.
5. Managing Cookies
You can control cookies and similar technologies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- block cookies
- delete cookies and local storage
- receive alerts before cookies are stored
- disable third-party cookies
If you block cookies or clear local storage, some features (including remembered cookie preferences and your saved alert profile) may not function properly.
6. Consent Management
Varellium Books displays a cookie banner when you first visit the site, allowing you to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies and similar technologies.
Non-essential analytics, marketing, retargeting, or advertising scripts do not activate until consent is given where required by law. Pre-consent events are not collected or sent retroactively.
EU and UK visitors are shown a GDPR-compliant banner with equal prominence for Accept and Reject options. Your consent is stored locally with a timestamp and policy version for audit purposes.
You can update your preferences at any time using the "Manage Cookie Preferences" link in the footer, or the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link to disable marketing and targeting specifically.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date reflects the latest version. If we add new third-party tools or change how we use existing ones, this table will be updated.
8. Contact
Questions about cookies or similar technologies may be sent to:
privacy@varellium.com