This page explains what cookies and similar storage technologies are used on Starliner.net, why, and how you can manage them. It works together with the Privacy Policy.
What is a cookie
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store. On subsequent visits the browser sends the file back, which allows the site (or a third-party service embedded in it) to recognise your browser and maintain some state between page loads. "Similar technologies" include localStorage, sessionStorage, and tracking pixels, all of which serve related purposes and are covered by this policy.
Categories of cookies used
Starliner.net uses three broad categories:
1. Strictly necessary
These are required for the site to render and to resist abuse. Examples include cookies that your hosting provider or content-delivery network may set to balance traffic and block malicious requests. These cannot be disabled without breaking the site. They do not track reading behaviour.
2. Analytics (non-essential)
We use Google Analytics 4 to measure aggregate traffic patterns — which pages are visited, from which countries, on which devices. These cookies are set by Google, not by us, and their names begin with _ga, _gid, or similar. Disabling them has no impact on the site's usability.
3. Advertising
Starliner.net does not currently display advertising, and no advertising code runs on the site. If that changes, we will update this policy before any ads appear.
Specific third-party services
- Google Analytics — statistical measurement. Privacy policy. Opt-out add-on.
- Google Fonts — serves typography. Google Fonts does not set cookies in most modern browsers, but the request does expose your IP address to Google for the duration of the font load.
How to manage cookies
In your browser
Every modern browser lets you view, block, or delete cookies. Instructions are available from the browser vendors:
Private-browsing or incognito modes typically discard cookies at the end of the session. Many browsers also offer "strict" tracking-protection settings that block most third-party analytics and tracking cookies by default.
Google Analytics opt-out
Google provides a browser add-on that stops Google Analytics from collecting data on any website you visit. Deleting or blocking cookies from Google's analytics domains has a similar effect for this site.
Do Not Track
Many browsers offer a "Do Not Track" signal. Because there is no consistent industry agreement on what DNT should mean, Starliner.net treats DNT as informational. For a reliable opt-out from analytics, use the controls listed above.
Consent
Starliner.net does not currently display a cookie consent banner. Google Analytics loads with each page. If you do not want analytics cookies set, block or delete them in your browser or install Google's opt-out add-on; the site works the same without them.
Cookie list summary
The most common cookie names you are likely to see while reading Starliner.net are listed below.
_ga,_ga_*,_gid,_gat— Google Analytics. Duration: up to two years. Purpose: distinguish visitors, throttle requests, associate events with sessions.__Secure-*,__Host-*,SID,HSID,SSID,APISID,SAPISID— Google session and security. Duration: variable. Purpose: authenticate users to Google services and prevent abuse.
Changes to this policy
We may update this cookie policy as services are added or removed. Material changes will be reflected in an updated "last reviewed" date at the bottom of the page.
Contact
Questions about cookies on Starliner.net can be sent to [email protected].
Last reviewed on 2026-10-03.