How We Use Storage

Travel & Geography Archive (unwen.com) places small text files and similar storage mechanisms on your device when you visit. This page explains what we use, why, and how you can control it. We keep no personal data in cookies and do not sell your information. Our approach is designed to respect your privacy while enabling a smooth reading experience across our catalogue of works such as David goes to Greenland and Travels in Western Africa.

Essential Storage

Certain storage is strictly necessary for the site to function. This includes remembering your session, maintaining your reading progress on long texts, and preventing abuse. These are first-party, session-based or persistent but minimal. Without them, the catalogue may not display correctly or you may lose your place in a book. No consent is required for essential storage, as they are integral to the operation of the site.

Preferences

We may store your chosen display settings—such as font size, theme (light or dark), or text layout—so that they persist across visits. This is a first-party cookie and is entirely optional. If you disable it, you may need to set preferences each time. These preferences enhance your reading of works like Korea and her neighbors or Twenty years around the world.

Analytics

Where enabled, we use a privacy-respecting analytics service to understand which pages are visited, how long readers stay, and which ebooks are popular. This data is aggregated and anonymised; we cannot identify you personally. The analytics provider may set a first-party cookie with a random identifier. You may opt out of analytics storage via your browser or our consent tool. This helps us improve the catalogue, for instance by highlighting which sections of A Modern Slavery or Travels through the states of North America attract the most interest.

Advertising

If advertisements are displayed on certain pages, Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your visits to this site and others. This is a third-party use, and the data collected is governed by Google’s privacy policy. We enable advertising only where you have given consent. You may withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your settings or visiting the Google Ad Settings page. Advertising helps support the free availability of works such as Four Pilgrims and The Japan expedition.

Types of Storage

We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain for a set period or until deleted). The duration of persistent cookies is kept as short as practicable. We may also use local storage for similar purposes, such as caching interface preferences. No storage mechanism contains personally identifiable information. For example, a session cookie might keep you logged in while reading Travels into Turkey, while a persistent cookie could remember your font preference for future visits.

Managing Your Choices

When you first visit, a consent banner allows you to accept or decline optional categories (analytics and advertising). You can change your mind later by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the site footer. Most browsers also let you view, block, or delete cookies from individual sites. Please note that disabling essential storage may impair site functionality, such as remembering your reading position in a lengthy work like Travels in Virginia in Revolutionary Times. You can also manage advertising preferences through the Google Ad Settings page.

Third-Party Services

We use Google advertising technologies where ads are shown. These services may set additional cookies subject to their own policies. We do not control these third-party cookies. You can learn more about Google’s use of data at policies.google.com/technologies/ads. Other third-party services, such as embedded media players, may also set cookies, but we limit their use where possible.

Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted here. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Contact

If you have questions about this policy or our data practices, you may write to editor@unwen.com. We aim to respond promptly and clearly.