Cookie Policy

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make sites function, to remember your preferences, and to provide aggregate information about how a site is used. Similar technologies, such as local storage, can serve comparable purposes, and we refer to all of them as "cookies" in this policy.

2. How we use cookies

We keep our use of cookies modest. We rely on them to keep the website working reliably and, only where you allow it, to understand which entries readers find most interesting. We do not use cookies to build personal advertising profiles, and we do not sell information gathered through them.

3. Cookie categories

Our cookie banner groups cookies into three categories so you can make a clear choice:

3.1 Strictly necessary

These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our system. They support core tasks such as remembering your cookie preferences and keeping the site secure. Because they are essential, they do not require consent, and they remain active at all times.

3.2 Analytics

With your permission, these cookies help us understand, in aggregate, how readers move through the journal, which entries are opened most often, and where the experience could be smoother. The information is used to improve the writing and is not used to identify you personally.

3.3 Marketing

These cookies would only be used if we ever ran an optional campaign to share our writing more widely. They are switched off by default and are only set if you choose to enable them.

4. How long cookies last

Cookies fall into two broad lifespans:

• Session cookies: these are temporary and are removed automatically when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies: these remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them. Where we set persistent cookies, we keep their lifespan as short as is practical for their purpose.

Your recorded cookie preferences are stored so we do not have to ask you on every visit, and you can change them at any time.

5. Third-party cookies

Some cookies may be set by trusted third-party providers that help us operate the site, such as an analytics provider. These providers process information under their own policies and our agreements with them. We only enable optional third-party cookies after you have given consent.

6. Managing your choices

You are in control of optional cookies. You can:

• Use our cookie banner to accept all, reject optional cookies, or open the settings and choose category by category.
• Reopen the banner at any time using the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of every page.
• Change your mind as often as you like; your most recent choice applies.

7. Browser controls

Most browsers let you view, manage, and delete cookies through their settings. You can usually block cookies entirely or remove those already stored. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the website from working as intended.

8. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" signal. There is no single agreed standard for how websites should respond to it. We honour the choices you make through our cookie banner, which give you direct and specific control over the categories we use.

9. Updates to this policy

We may revise this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in applicable law. When we do, we will update the date shown in the hero section above. Significant changes may also be highlighted through the cookie banner.

10. How to contact us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

• Boneschargeae editorial team
• 86–108 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
• Telephone: +61 2 9266 5544
• Email: team@boneschargeae.world