Cookie Policy

Last updated: August 04, 2025

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

How We Use Cookies

Gwerm uses cookies only for essential functionality required to make our application work properly. We do not use cookies for tracking, advertising, or analytics purposes.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems:

Authentication Cookies

Purpose: Keep you logged in to your account and maintain your session
Duration: Session-based (deleted when you close your browser) or until you log out
Essential: Yes - Required for account access and security

Security Cookies

Purpose: Protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks
Duration: Session-based
Essential: Yes - Required for application security

Preference Cookies

Purpose: Remember your settings and preferences (if any)
Duration: Varies based on setting
Essential: Yes - Required for application functionality

What We Don't Use

Unlike many websites, Gwerm does not use:

  • Analytics cookies - We don't track your browsing behavior
  • Advertising cookies - We don't serve targeted advertisements
  • Social media cookies - We don't integrate with social media tracking
  • Third-party tracking cookies - We don't allow external trackers
  • Marketing cookies - We don't use cookies for marketing purposes

Managing Cookies

Browser Settings

You can control and manage cookies through your web browser settings. However, please note that disabling essential cookies will prevent you from using key features of our application, including:

  • Logging into your account
  • Staying logged in between pages
  • Submitting forms securely

Cookie-Free Browsing

If you disable cookies entirely, you can still browse public content on Gwerm, but you will not be able to:

  • Create an account or log in
  • Create or contribute to books
  • Vote on contributions
  • Access any personalized features

Data Protection

The minimal cookie data we store is:

  • Encrypted and secure
  • Not shared with third parties
  • Not used for profiling or tracking
  • Automatically deleted when sessions expire

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. If we make significant changes to how we use cookies, we will notify users through our platform.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

Gwerm Privacy Team
Email: [email protected]
Please allow up to 7 business days for a response.
Quick Summary
We only use cookies for:
  • Keeping you logged in
  • Application security
  • Basic functionality
We don't use cookies for:
  • Tracking your behavior
  • Advertising
  • Analytics
  • Social media integration
  • Marketing
Your control:
  • Manage through browser settings
  • Essential cookies required for login
  • No tracking or profiling
Privacy-Friendly

✓ Minimal Data Collection
We only collect what's necessary for our application to function properly.