Cookie Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2025 | Last Updated: January 1, 2025

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners. Cookies are not harmful and do not contain viruses or malware.

🍪 Our Commitment: Global Literacy Support uses only essential cookies necessary for the website to function. We do NOT use tracking cookies, analytics cookies, advertising cookies, or any third-party tracking technologies.

How We Use Cookies

Global Literacy Support uses cookies for one purpose only:

We do NOT use cookies to:

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

Essential cookies are required for the website to function properly. You cannot disable these cookies through our cookie consent tool because the website would not work correctly without them. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Why we use the cookieChoice cookie: European privacy laws (GDPR) require that we obtain your consent before setting any non-essential cookies. Since we only use essential cookies, we store your preference so we don't show you the cookie banner on every page visit.

What We Don't Use

Global Literacy Support does not use any of the following:

Third-Party Services and Their Cookies

When you use our search feature, your search query is sent to third-party API services. These services may set their own cookies or collect data according to their own policies. We do not control these third-party cookies.

Google Books API

When you search for books, your query is sent to Google Books API. Google may set cookies as described in their Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

Open Library API

When you search for books, your query is sent to Open Library API. Please review their Privacy Policy for information about their data practices.

Your Cookie Choices (GDPR Compliance)

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that asks for your permission to store the cookieChoice cookie. This is required by the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

You have the following options:

No matter which option you choose, your experience on our website remains identical. We do not serve different content, track you differently, or collect different data based on your choice.

How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:

Please note: If you block or delete all cookies, our cookie consent banner will appear each time you visit because we cannot remember your preference. However, the website will still function normally.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

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

Global Literacy Support
Email: privacy@globalliteracysupport.org
Website: globalliteracysupport.org/access-books

📌 Summary: Global Literacy Support uses only one essential cookie to remember your cookie preference. We do not track you. We do not sell your data. We respect your privacy.