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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 17 October 2026

This page explains what Catalunya Oculta stores in your browser, why, and how to change your mind. The data controller is Marc Rodríguez Limpangog; you can find his full details in the Legal notice.

What a cookie is

A cookie is a small file that a website stores in your browser to remember something from one page to the next. Local storage (localStorage) and session storage (sessionStorage) do the same job with a different technique. Spain’s Law 34/2002 on Information Society Services and E-commerce (LSSI-CE) treats all these techniques in the same way (Art. 22(2)), so we explain all of them here.

What we use

Technical: these make things you ask for work, such as the language, the audio player, comments or your cookie choice. They do not need your consent.
Statistics (Google Analytics): only turned on if you accept them.

We do not use advertising or social media cookies.

How to accept, reject or change your mind

The first time you visit, a banner lets you accept or reject the statistics with the same effort. Until you accept, Google Analytics does not load.

You can change your choice at any time with the round cookie button in the bottom-left corner of the screen or with this one:

If you withdraw your consent, we delete the Google Analytics cookies from your browser. Your choice is kept for 24 months; after that we ask you again.

List of cookies

Technical cookies

Name	Set by	What it is for	Duration
`pll_language`	catalunyaoculta.com (Polylang)	Remembers the language of the page you are reading: Spanish, Catalan or English.	12 months
`_lscache_vary`	catalunyaoculta.com (LiteSpeed Cache)	Tells the cache which version of the page to serve you. For example, if you have just commented, the version that shows your comment awaiting moderation.	2 days; if you have commented, up to 347 days
`comment_author_[code]`, `comment_author_email_[code]` and `comment_author_url_[code]`	catalunyaoculta.com (WordPress)	Only if you tick “Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.” on the comment form. They fill in the form for you next time.	347 days
`newsletter`	catalunyaoculta.com (The Newsletter Plugin)	Created when you subscribe to the newsletter. It identifies your subscription so that you can manage it without typing your email address again.	12 months
`wordpress_test_cookie`, `wordpress_logged_in_[code]`, `wordpress_sec_[code]`, `wp-settings-[id]` and `wp-settings-time-[id]`	catalunyaoculta.com (WordPress)	Only for the person who runs the website: keeping them logged in and remembering the admin panel settings.	Until the browser is closed, 14 days or 1 year

Storage in your browser

All of this is technical and never leaves your device: it is not sent to our server or to anyone else.

Name	Type	What it is for	Duration
`coc-audio:rate`	Local	The playback speed you chose.	Until you clear your browser data
`coc-audio:pos:`	Local	The point where you stopped each narration (once you are past the 10-second mark), so that you can carry on from there.	Until you finish the narration or clear your data
`coc-audio:done:`	Local	The narrations you listened to until the end.	Until you clear your browser data
`coc-audio:place`	Local	Where you placed the player on the screen.	Until you clear your browser data
`coc-audio:now`, `coc-audio:min`, `coc-audio:exp` and `coc-audio:closed`	Session	What is playing and whether the player is expanded, minimised or closed, so that it keeps playing when you change page.	Until you close the tab
`coc-atlas:intro`	Local	That you have already seen the Atlas opening animation, so it does not play again.	Until you clear your browser data
`coc-react:[number]`	Local	Remembers that you lit a candle on that chronicle.	Until you put it out or clear your data
`coc-consent`	Local	Your choice about statistics cookies and the date you made it, so that we do not ask you on every page.	24 months; after that we ask you again
`darkMode`	Local	Whether you turned on dark mode.	Until you clear your browser data
`litespeed_docref` and `litespeed_reloaded`	Session	LiteSpeed Cache: they keep the page you came from during a technical cache reload.	Until you close the tab

Statistics cookies (only if you accept them)

Name	Set by	What it is for	Duration
`_ga`	Google Analytics, on catalunyaoculta.com	Stores a random identifier to tell one visitor from another.	2 years from your last visit (some browsers limit it to 400 days), or until you withdraw your consent
`_ga_NEP9D89SDS`	Google Analytics, on catalunyaoculta.com	Remembers the current visit so that sessions are counted correctly.	Same as above

Turnstile on the contact form

Cloudflare Turnstile protects the contact form against spam. It does not set cookies on our domain: it runs inside a box served from challenges.cloudflare.com, which receives technical data from your browser. It is needed to keep the form secure, so it does not ask for consent. You can find the details in the Privacy policy. It only loads on the contact page.

Google Analytics

Google Ireland Limited processes the statistics data on our behalf. Google LLC may also process it in the United States, under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45 GDPR). Google explains how it uses this data on this page (opens in a new window). If you want to block Google Analytics on all websites, you can install its opt-out browser add-on (opens in a new window).

How to delete cookies and data in your browser

You can also delete or block this website’s cookies and storage in your browser settings. If you do, the player will forget where you left off and we will ask you about cookies again.

Changes and more information

If we add or remove a cookie, we will update this list and the date at the top. If the change needs your permission, we will ask you for it again. If you have any questions, email hola@catalunyaoculta.com. The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has a guide on cookies (opens in a new window) if you want to know more.

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