This Cookie Policy explains how Tarole Field Notes uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit tarole.info. By continuing to use this website after accepting cookies, you agree to their use in accordance with this policy.
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device — computer, phone, or handheld device — when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function, to improve the visitor experience, and to provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies do not contain personal information in themselves, though in some cases they may be used alongside other data to identify individuals. Cookies remain on your device for different lengths of time depending on their type: session cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain until they expire or you delete them manually.
Similar technologies, such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage, may also be used. Where this policy refers to "cookies", it includes these related technologies unless otherwise specified.
How We Use Cookies
Tarole Field Notes uses cookies for the following purposes:
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To remember your cookie consent preferences so that we do not display the consent banner on every visit
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To understand which articles and pages on the site are visited most frequently, so that we can focus our editorial effort where it is most useful
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To collect anonymous data about how visitors navigate the website, including which pages are visited in sequence and how long readers spend on each article
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To ensure the website loads correctly and that interactive elements — including the contact form and navigation — function as intended
We do not use cookies to serve targeted advertising, to build commercial profiles of individual visitors, or to sell data to third parties.
Cookie Categories
We categorise cookies into three groups:
Essential
Always active — cannot be disabled
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function. Without them, core features — such as navigating between pages, submitting the contact form, and remembering your consent choice — would not work. These cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information.
Examples: Session identifier, cookie consent preference, CSRF security token
Analytical
Require consent — can be declined
Analytical cookies help us understand how visitors use the website by collecting anonymous usage data. The data collected is aggregated and cannot be used to identify individual visitors. We use this information to improve the structure, content, and editorial focus of the publication.
Examples: Page visit count, session duration, most-read articles, navigation paths
Functional
Require consent — can be declined
Functional cookies enable enhanced features and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party services whose features we have added to the publication. Declining these cookies may affect the availability of certain features on the website.
Examples: Video player preferences, embedded map functionality, font loading preferences
Third-Party Cookies
Some pages on tarole.info embed content or features from third-party services. These services may set their own cookies when you interact with the embedded content. We do not control the cookies set by third parties.
The following third-party services are used on this website and may set cookies:
| Service |
Purpose |
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| Google Maps |
Interactive map on the contact page showing the editorial office location |
Functional |
| Google Fonts |
Loading typefaces used in the publication's editorial design |
Essential |
| jsDelivr CDN |
Serving open-source libraries that power interactive page features |
Essential |
For details of how Google uses data collected through Maps and Fonts, please refer to Google's privacy documentation at policies.google.com.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit tarole.info, a consent banner is displayed at the bottom of the screen. You may accept all cookies, accept selected categories, or choose to allow only essential functional cookies. Your preference is stored in a cookie so that the banner does not reappear on future visits.
You may change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of any page on this website, or by using the button on the left of this page.
You may also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, and set preferences for different websites. Please note that disabling cookies — particularly essential ones — may affect the functioning of the website.
Browser-specific cookie guidance is available at:
- Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Firefox: support.mozilla.org/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Safari: support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471
- Edge: support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge
For further information about managing cookies across browsers, the Information Commissioner's Office publishes guidance at ico.org.uk.
Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the services we use or to applicable data protection legislation. Where changes are material, we will update the date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, display a renewed consent banner so that returning visitors may review their preferences.
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or about the use of cookies on tarole.info, please contact the editorial team at [email protected] or by post at 33 Rawstorne Place, London EC1V 3AB, United Kingdom.