Cookie Policy

Last updated: 31 May 2026.

This Cookie Policy explains how Swipeline (the “Site”) uses cookies and similar technologies, what each category does, why it is used and how you can manage them. Read this together with our Privacy Policy, which governs the broader handling of information about you.

What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file placed in your browser by the website you visit, or by a service embedded in that website. Cookies let a site remember short pieces of information between page loads and across sessions — your chosen theme, your consent status, whether you have already seen a banner, anonymised session identifiers used for analytics. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage and pixel tags; where the same principles apply, this policy covers them.

Cookies can be first-party, set directly by the Site, or third-party, set by a service the Site embeds. They can be session cookies, which expire when you close the browser, or persistent cookies, which remain for a defined period.

How we use cookies

We use cookies sparingly. The Site is editorial and does not require a login, a cart, a personalised feed or an advertising profile. Our cookie use falls into three purposes only.

Strictly necessary. A small number of cookies are required for the Site to function correctly and securely. These remember your cookie-consent choice, protect against basic forms of abuse and support the content-delivery layer. Without them, parts of the Site would not work as expected. These cookies do not require consent under the laws we work under.

Analytics. With your consent, we use a privacy-aware analytics cookie set to understand which articles are read and how visitors move between them. Data is aggregated. Where applicable, IP addresses are anonymised before storage. We do not use analytics cookies to build advertising profiles or to identify you personally.

Content delivery and security. Our hosting layer may set short-lived technical cookies that support routing and basic bot protection. These cookies do not carry tracking identifiers across other websites.

We do not set advertising cookies, retargeting pixels or cross-site tracking identifiers. We do not sell or share cookie-derived data with ad networks. If that ever changes, consent will be requested explicitly before any new category is activated and this policy will be updated.

Categories in more detail

Consent cookie. Remembers your choice on our cookie banner so that the banner does not re-appear on every page load. Retention: up to twelve months.

Session cookie. Tracks the current browser session for the purpose of serving pages consistently. Retention: ends when you close the browser.

Analytics cookie. Issues an anonymised, rotating identifier used only to deduplicate visits and aggregate metrics. Retention: short, typically measured in days, and never longer than thirteen months.

Security and routing cookies. Set by the content-delivery layer to protect against abusive traffic patterns. Retention: short-lived.

Your choices

You control cookies at two levels.

On the Site. The cookie banner lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies before anything optional is set. You can revisit your choice at any time through the cookie-settings link in the footer. Rejecting non-essential cookies does not break the reading experience.

In your browser. All modern browsers let you view, limit or delete cookies in their settings. You can block third-party cookies globally, clear cookies on exit or use private-browsing modes that discard them when the window closes. The exact path differs between browsers; check the help page of the browser you use. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may cause parts of the Site to behave unexpectedly.

Operating systems and mobile devices also expose a “Do Not Track” or “Limit Ad Tracking” preference, which varying websites interpret differently. We honour explicit Global Privacy Control signals where they are sent by your browser, and we treat them as a valid opt-out of non-essential cookies.

Third-party services

Where a third-party service is embedded — for example, the content-delivery network that speeds up page load, or the analytics provider — it may set its own cookies under its own terms. We vet such services for privacy posture before embedding them and require them to process data only as processors under written terms. Their current list and links to their own cookie notices are maintained alongside the cookie-settings panel in the footer.

Changes

This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect changes in technology or regulation. The effective date at the top of the page is the authoritative reference. Where a material change adds a new category, consent will be requested before the new category activates.

Contact

Questions about this Cookie Policy, or about your consent choice, can be directed through the contact routes listed on the About Us page.