Cookie policy
1. What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file that a site asks your browser to store. Similar technologies — local storage, session storage and the browser's push subscription record — do much the same job. This page uses "cookie" as shorthand for all of them.
2. Categories we use
| Category | What it does | Typical lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Keeps the page working: remembers your answer to the cookie notice, keeps the layout stable, and protects the site against automated abuse. Cannot be switched off from inside the site. | Session to 12 months |
| Analytics | Counts page views and shows which reviews are read to the end. The results are aggregated; we do not use them to identify an individual reader. | Up to 13 months |
| Advertising and marketing | Measures whether an advertising placement or a promoted Google Play listing was shown and clicked, and limits how often the same placement repeats. Also covers the OneSignal push subscription record, which stores an anonymous identifier for your browser once you allow notifications. | Up to 13 months, or until you revoke the browser permission |
3. Push notifications and OneSignal
Our push provider, OneSignal, loads its script together with the page so that the subscribe control is ready when you need it. Loading the script does not subscribe you and does not send you anything. A subscription is created only after your browser shows its own permission prompt and you accept it. Declining the prompt, or ignoring it, leaves no push record for your browser.
To undo a choice you already made, open the site settings in your browser (usually the padlock icon in the address bar) and reset the notification permission for wilddigest.com.
4. Your choice
The notice at the bottom of the page records whether you accepted or declined non-essential storage, and your answer is kept in your browser so that you are not asked again. Clearing your browser storage brings the notice back.
5. Turning cookies off in the browser
- Chrome: Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies and Site data.
- Safari: Settings, then Privacy, then Manage Website Data.
- Firefox: Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Cookies and Site Data.
- Edge: Settings, then Cookies and site permissions.
Blocking all cookies will not stop you reading WildDigest, but the cookie notice will reappear on every visit and browser notifications will not work.
6. Related documents and contact
How we handle personal information in general is set out in the privacy policy, and the rules for using the site are in the terms of use. Questions about this page go to editor@wilddigest.com. If you are unhappy with our answer you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
This version takes effect on 17 August 2026.