Cookie Policy
Last updated: 27 September 2026
Cookies and browser storage are small pieces of information a website keeps on your device. We use as few as we can. Anything that is not essential only runs if you say yes.
Your choice
When you first visit, we ask whether you accept analytics cookies. Analytics stay off until you choose “Accept all”. To keep them off, choose “Customise” and save with Analytics switched off; the site works just the same. You can change your mind at any time here or through Cookie Settings in the footer.
What we use
- Essential: needed for the site to work, such as keeping you signed in and remembering your cookie choice. These do not need consent.
- Preferences: settings you choose, such as your colour theme and the stories you save. They stay on your device and are not sent to us.
- Analytics: DataFast cookies that show us which stories people read. These only load if you accept.
- Name
payload-token- Type
- Cookie
- Category
- Essential
- Purpose
- Keeps you signed in to a member or editor account.
- Lasts
- 7 days
- Set by
- Grounded
- Name
grounded:consent- Type
- Local storage
- Category
- Essential
- Purpose
- Remembers your cookie choice so we do not ask again.
- Lasts
- Until cleared
- Set by
- Grounded
- Name
grounded:saved-articles, grounded:saved-boards, grounded:profile-name- Type
- Local storage
- Category
- Preferences
- Purpose
- Stores the stories and boards you save, and your board name, on this device only.
- Lasts
- Until cleared
- Set by
- Grounded
- Name
grounded:newsletter:*- Type
- Local storage
- Category
- Preferences
- Purpose
- Remembers whether you subscribed to or dismissed the newsletter prompt.
- Lasts
- Until cleared
- Set by
- Grounded
- Name
darkMode, readArticles, readLaterArticles- Type
- Local storage
- Category
- Preferences
- Purpose
- Remembers your colour theme and which stories you have read or saved for later.
- Lasts
- Until cleared
- Set by
- Grounded
- Name
grounded:dropping-cards-loader-seen- Type
- Session storage
- Category
- Preferences
- Purpose
- Skips the opening animation after you have seen it once.
- Lasts
- Until the tab is closed
- Set by
- Grounded
- Name
datafast_visitor_id, datafast_visitor_first_seen_at, datafast_visitor_session_count- Type
- Cookie
- Category
- Analytics
- Purpose
- Counts returning visitors so we can see which stories people read.
- Lasts
- 1 year
- Set by
- DataFast
- Name
datafast_session_id- Type
- Cookie
- Category
- Analytics
- Purpose
- Groups page views into a single visit.
- Lasts
- 30 minutes
- Set by
- DataFast
Third-party cookies
- Embedded videos: YouTube videos use privacy-enhanced mode, which avoids tracking cookies until you press play. Vimeo may set cookies when a video loads or plays.
- Retailer and affiliate links: if you click through to a shop, that site or its affiliate network may set cookies to record the referral. These are set on their site, under their own policy. See our Affiliate Disclosure.
Managing cookies in your browser
You can also block or delete cookies and site data in your browser settings. Clearing site data will remove your saved stories and boards, and may sign you out.
More information
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal data. Questions are welcome:
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Registered office: Redwing House, Colchester Road, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford, CM2 5PB
Email: hello@groundedmag.co.uk