THE WRITE DEAN
Official Website of author, Leighton Dean
Cookie Policy
​This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on the official website of Leighton Dean ("I", "me", "my", or "the Site"), and how you can control them. Please read it alongside my Privacy Policy. I may update this policy at any time; the date at the bottom shows when it was last revised.
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I use technologies on this Site to collect information that helps it work and helps me improve your experience. I refer to these technologies — which include cookies, pixels and similar files — collectively as "cookies". Any personal information collected through cookies is handled as set out in my Privacy Policy, and non-essential cookies are only used with your consent.
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What is a cookie?
​Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or device. They're widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, by letting a site recognise your device and remember useful things such as your preferences.
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How to control cookies
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Non-essential cookies (such as analytics) are only set when you agree via the cookie banner shown on the Site. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time.
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You can also refuse or delete cookies through your browser settings. Your browser's help pages explain how; https://www.allaboutcookies.org has general guidance for common browsers. Please note that blocking some cookies may stop parts of the Site working as intended.
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The cookies used on this Site
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Strictly necessary cookies — Essential for the Site to function and to keep it secure; these can't be switched off. They don't gather information used for marketing. Most are set automatically by the Wix platform that hosts the Site.
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Performance / analytics cookies — These let me see, in aggregate, how the Site is used — how many visits, where visitors come from, and which pages are popular — so I can improve it. I use Google Analytics for this. More on how Google uses data: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
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Affiliate links (Amazon Associates) — I link to books on Amazon as an Amazon Associate. When you click an affiliate link, Amazon may set its own cookies on its site to track any resulting purchase, so I can be paid a commission — at no extra cost to you. These cookies are set by Amazon, not by this Site. Amazon's privacy notice is at https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909010.
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Cookies at a glance (this list is indicative; the exact cookies set depend on the features in use and may change over time):
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XSRF-TOKEN — set by Wix — Security (prevents cross-site request forgery) — Strictly necessary — expires at end of session.
svSession — set by Wix — Identifies unique visitors and supports core site functions — Strictly necessary — lasts up to 2 years.
-consent-policy — set by Wix — Remembers your cookie consent choices — Strictly necessary — lasts 12 months.
SSR-caching — set by Wix — Records how a page was rendered (performance) — Strictly necessary — lasts 1 minute.
hs / TS* — set by Wix — Security and load management — Strictly necessary — expires at end of session.
_ga — set by Google Analytics — Distinguishes individual users — Analytics (consent) — lasts 2 years.
_ga_* — set by Google Analytics — Maintains session state (GA4) — Analytics (consent) — lasts 2 years.
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Consent and changes
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When you first visit, the cookie banner lets you accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can revisit your choice at any time. If I change this policy, the new version applies from the date it's posted below.