Updated · October 18, 2026

Cookies

Here is everything this site stores in your browser, why, and for how long. Analytics only starts once you say yes, there are no ads, and you can change your mind at any time.

In short

A cookie is a small file a website leaves in your browser. Local storage does the same job without being sent to the server. The law treats them the same way, so both are listed below.

The site is run by Alexandre Villanueva. No data is sold. The full detail of what happens to your data is in the privacy policy.

Your settings

Turn each category on or off, then save. You can come back here whenever you like.

You have not chosen yet: everything that needs your consent is off.

Essential

The site does not work without them: they remember your cookie choice, your theme and your login. They track nothing, so the law exempts them from consent.

Always on

See the 4 trackers

Essential
Name	Purpose	Lifetime
`cookie-consentcookie-consent-date`localStorage	Remembers your cookie choice and when you made it.	Lifetime6 months, then we ask again
`theme`localStorage	Keeps the light or dark mode you picked.	LifetimeUntil you change your mind
`livate_auth_tokenlivate_refresh_tokenlivate_user_data`localStorage	Keeps you logged in to comment and save articles.	LifetimeUntil you log out
`livate.oauth.session`cookie	Secures the Google sign-in round trip.	Lifetime5 minutes

Convenience

Small local memories that spare you the same popup twice or retyping your email. They stay in your browser and are sent to no one.

Always on

See the 4 trackers

Convenience
Name	Purpose	Lifetime
`newsletter_modal_seen`localStorage	Avoids showing the newsletter prompt again.	LifetimeUntil you change your mind
`aw_resource_email`localStorage	Prefills your email to download a resource.	LifetimeUntil you change your mind
`signup_banner_dismissed`sessionStorage	Hides the signup banner once closed.	LifetimeUntil the tab is closed
`pv_article_session_`localStorage	Avoids counting your read of the same article twice.	LifetimeA few minutes, renewed on each read

Analytics

To know which articles get read, how far, and what deserves a follow-up. Nothing is stored until you accept. Without consent, PostHog counts page views in memory, with no cookie or stored identifier.

See the 2 trackers

Analytics
Name	Purpose	Lifetime
`_ga_ga_<ID>`cookie	Google Analytics 4: tells visitors and sessions apart.	Lifetime13 months
`ph_<clé>_posthog`cookie	PostHog (EU servers): reading paths and session replays, with input fields masked.	Lifetime1 year

Embedded content
Some articles embed a YouTube video. When it loads, YouTube sets its own cookies, under its own privacy policy rather than mine.
Managed by YouTube
See the tracker
Embedded content
Name Purpose Lifetime
YSCVISITOR_INFO1_LIVEcookie YouTube player statistics and preferences. LifetimeSession to 6 months

Embedded content
Name	Purpose	Lifetime
`YSCVISITOR_INFO1_LIVE`cookie	YouTube player statistics and preferences.	LifetimeSession to 6 months

From your browser

You can also block or delete cookies directly in your browser. Blocking the essential ones will log you out and bring the consent banner back on every visit.