This page explains which cookies and similar technologies Yachthis uses and how you can manage them. It completes our Privacy Policy.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device while you browse it, and reads again on the following visits. Similar technologies, such as the browser’s local storage, work in the same way.
Technical cookies we use
Yachthis uses only technical cookies, which are needed for the site to work and do not require your consent:
- Session cookie (
PHPSESSID): set when you sign in or send the contact form. It keeps you signed in and protects the forms from abuse, and is deleted when you close the browser. - Remember me (
REMEMBERME): set when you sign in, so you stay signed in on this device for 30 days. Signing out deletes it. - Consent: the choices you make in the cookie dialog are stored on your device for up to 12 months, so we do not ask again at every visit.
Reading the stories, searching and subscribing to the newsletter set no other cookies.
Preferences stored in your browser
If you pick a light or dark theme with the switch at the bottom of the page, the choice is saved in your browser’s local storage under the name theme, so the site looks the way you chose on your next visit. It never leaves your device and you can remove it by choosing “Auto” again or by clearing your browser data.
Analytics and profiling
Yachthis does not use analytics cookies, profiling cookies or advertising cookies, and does not let advertisers track you on the site.
Third-party services
- Google reCAPTCHA — loaded only on the contact page, to tell people from spam bots. Google may set its own cookies and process technical data such as your IP address. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
- YouTube — videos embedded in the stories show only a preview image until you press play; the player is then loaded from the privacy-enhanced domain
youtube-nocookie.com, which may store data on your device only once you start the video. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
Newsletter emails
The emails of the newsletter contain an invisible image and links that pass through our site, so that we know whether a newsletter was opened and which stories were clicked. They are not cookies, but work in a similar way: you can block them by not loading images in your email app, and stop them for good by unsubscribing through the link at the bottom of every email.
Consent
On your first visit a dialog asks for your choices about the cookies and the third-party services that need consent. You can change them at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page. Technical cookies do not need consent; third-party services are loaded only where they are needed (reCAPTCHA on the contact page) or when you ask for them (pressing play on a video).
How to manage or delete cookies
You can block or delete cookies at any time from your browser settings. Blocking technical cookies may prevent the contact form from working. Here is how in the most common browsers:
Changes to this policy
We will update this page whenever we add or change a cookie or a third-party service. The date at the top tells when it was last revised.