Cookie Policy
Last updated: October 19, 2026
Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser; the website can also keep data in your browser’s storage. This policy lists what Swoonfic stores on your device and what is sent to others. It also serves as our notice of external transmissions.
Essential: always on
These keep Swoonfic working and secure. They don’t need your consent.
| Name | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|
ine-session |
Keeps you signed in | 60 days after your last visit |
ine-consent |
Remembers your cookie choice | 400 days |
ine-color-mode, ine-accent, ine-reading-size (browser storage) |
Remember your theme, accent color and text size | until you clear them |
ine-oauth-verifier (browser storage, this tab only) |
Protects a sign-in with Apple or Google | until the sign-in ends |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | Checks that a person, not a bot, asks for a sign-in code. Cloudflare receives technical data about your browser for this check | for the check |
Our website and images are delivered through Cloudflare, which may use technical data and cookies of its own to protect the traffic, under its policy.
Analytics: only with your OK where required
| Name | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|
ine-analytics |
A random identifier that lets us count which pages and stories are opened, so we can improve them | 400 days |
In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland we ask before setting analytics cookies. Elsewhere they are on unless you turn them off. Our own servers collect this data: it is not shared with advertising or analytics companies.
We use no advertising cookies and no third-party trackers.
Your choices
- Cookie settings, in the site footer and in Me, lets you accept or reject analytics at any time.
- Your browser can block or delete cookies. If you block essential cookies, you will not be able to stay signed in.
The apps store the same kinds of settings on your device and send usage facts as described in the Privacy Policy.