TrainpulseHabits Journal

Cookie Preferences

Trainpulse uses a small number of cookies. This page explains what each category does, and how you can change your choices at any time.

Last updated: March 2026.

1. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device when you visit. Cookies are widely used to make websites work, to remember your preferences, and to gather aggregated information about how a site is used.

2. The three categories we use

2.1 Necessary cookies (always on)

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They keep the site secure, remember your cookie preferences themselves, and let basic features (like the journal navigation) work properly. They cannot be switched off in our system.

  • Trainpulse_consent — stores your cookie preferences for 180 days, so we do not ask you again every time.
  • session — a short-lived cookie that lets the site remember the state of your current visit (open menus, etc.).

2.2 Analytics cookies (off by default)

These cookies help us understand, in aggregate, which entries quietly resonate with readers — how long people spend reading, which links they follow, which pages they reach the bottom of. The data is anonymised; we never see individual reading sessions.

  • _ga / _ga_* — used by Google Analytics, if you opt in, to count page views and approximate session length.

2.3 Marketing cookies (off by default)

Trainpulse does not run advertising campaigns at the moment. These cookies, if enabled in the future, would personalise occasional adverts on partner platforms. They are listed here for transparency, but they are not currently set unless you explicitly opt in via “Customize” in the cookie banner.

3. How you make your choice

When you first visit Trainpulse, a cookie banner appears at the bottom of the screen with three buttons:

  • Accept all — turns on every category, including analytics and marketing.
  • Customize — opens a small modal where you can toggle analytics and marketing on or off individually. Necessary cookies are always on.
  • Reject all — keeps only the necessary cookies and turns off everything else.

Whatever you choose is saved in the Trainpulse_consent cookie for 180 days.

4. Changing your preferences

You can change your choices at any time:

  1. Click the Manage cookies link in the footer of any page.
  2. Adjust the toggles in the modal.
  3. Click “Save preferences”.

5. Browser-level controls

Most web browsers also let you block or delete cookies directly. The exact steps depend on your browser — search for “cookie settings” in your browser’s help menu. Note that blocking all cookies (including necessary ones) may break parts of this site.

6. Third-party cookies

The only third-party cookies on Trainpulse are the optional analytics cookies described above. We do not embed third-party social-network buttons or trackers from advertising networks.

7. Do-not-track signals

We respect “Do Not Track” signals where it is technically feasible to detect them. Visitors who send a Do Not Track signal will not be counted by our analytics, regardless of their banner choice.

8. Updates to this page

If we add a new cookie or change how an existing one works, we will update this page and refresh the “Last updated” date at the top. For significant changes, we will also mention it in the next slow morning letter.

9. Contact

Questions about cookies on Trainpulse? Email privacy@trainpulse.org.

Thank you for choosing what you allow.