Cookie Policy – Novel Hut
Effective Date: August 16, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Novel Hut ("we," "us," and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website and use our services (the "Service"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
This policy should be read alongside our [Privacy Policy], which explains how we use personal information.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Novel Hut) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Service to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Service. Third parties serve cookies through our Service for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.
3. What Types of Cookies Do We Use?
The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Service and the purposes they perform are described below:
A. Essential Website Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our platform and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
- Who serves them: Novel Hut
- Purpose: To authenticate you, keep you logged in, and maintain the security of your account and the site.
B. Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Service is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are.
- Who serves them: Google Analytics, PostHog, and other similar analytics providers.
- Purpose: To help us analyze traffic, understand user activity, and improve the Service.
C. Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our Service. They enable us to personalize our content for you, remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or theme), and remember your reading progress.
- Who serves them: Novel Hut
- Purpose: To provide a more personalized and convenient user experience.
D. Advertising and Targeting Cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases, selecting advertisements that are based on your inferred interests.
- Who serves them: Google AdSense, and other advertising partners.
- Purpose: To support our platform by displaying ads and to help make those ads as relevant as possible.
4. How Can You Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:
- Browser Controls: You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
- Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our site, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to customize your preferences.
- Opting Out of Targeted Advertising: Many advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. For more information, please visit the Digital Advertising Alliance's AboutAds page or the Network Advertising Initiative's opt-out page.
5. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
6. Where Can You Get Further Information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at novelhutteam@novelhut.net.