Cookie Policy

AETERNA FRAMEWORKS uses cookies and similar technologies to support the contemplative work of the Corpus. This policy explains what we place in your keeping, and why — with the same transparency we bring to all aspects of the Work.

We treat your presence here with the respect due to any seeker approaching the threshold. What traces you leave, and how they are used, should be a matter of clear understanding — not hidden mechanisms working in the dark.

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They serve as memory — allowing the site to recognise you across visits, remember your preferences, and function in ways that would otherwise require you to repeat actions or information.

Like the wax tablets of ancient memory arts, cookies are tools — neither inherently good nor ill. Their value lies in how they are used, and by whom.

In addition to cookies, this Corpus uses your browser's local storage — a mechanism similar to cookies but stored differently, and not subject to the same regulatory framework. Local storage is used to remember, anonymously and without any identifier, which articles you have read during a session. This information remains on your device only; it is never transmitted to our servers, never associated with your identity, and never shared with third parties. It serves a single purpose: to allow the Corpus to recognise a pattern of sustained engagement, which may unlock access to a deeper text not publicly listed. You may clear your browser's local storage at any time through your browser settings.

The Corpus operates on a different principle than the surveillance economy:

• We do not sell your data to third parties
• We do not use cookies for targeted advertising
• We do not track your activity across other websites
• We do not share individual browsing behaviour with anyone
• We do not use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any other third-party tracking tool
• We do not use dark patterns to manipulate consent

The Work requires trust. We honour that principle in our technical practices as well as our philosophical ones.

The Corpus uses certain third-party services that may place their own cookies:

• Stripe — for secure payment processing. Stripe's cookies are essential for processing transactions and detecting fraud. See Stripe's cookie policy.
• Vercel — for hosting and deployment. Vercel may use cookies for performance monitoring and security.

These services operate under their own privacy policies. We select them carefully for their security practices and alignment with our values.

When you first visit the Corpus, you will see a discreet banner at the foot of the page asking for your consent to use non-essential cookies. You may:

• Accept all — allow essential, functional, and analytical cookies
• Manage preferences — choose individually which categories of non-essential cookies to allow
• Accept essential only — allow only cookies necessary for the Corpus to function

You may change your preference at any time by returning to this page. Your choice is remembered in a cookie itself — a small paradox.

You may also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View cookies stored on your device
• Delete all or specific cookies
• Block cookies from specific sites or all sites
• Set preferences for how long cookies are stored

Note that blocking all cookies may impair the functionality of the Corpus and other websites you visit.

You have not yet set your cookie preference.

Different cookies persist for different lengths of time:

• Session cookies — deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies — remain for a set period or until manually deleted

Essential cookies typically persist for the duration of your session or until you log out. Consent preferences are stored for twelve months. Functional and analytical cookies may persist for longer periods to remember your preferences across visits.

We may update this policy as our practices evolve or as regulations require. Significant changes will be communicated through the platform. The date of the most recent revision is indicated at the top of this page.

For questions about this Cookie Policy or our data practices:

chancellery@aeternaframeworks.com