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Cookie policy.

Every cookie and tag this site sets, what it does, whether you can turn it off, and how. Nothing for analytics or advertising runs until you say yes.

Last updated: September 2026 · Version 2026-09-16 · Hermes Horizon Pty Ltd

What runs before you choose

Only the essential ones. Until you accept, Google Analytics runs without storing anything on your device, and the Meta, TikTok and Google Ads tags do not load at all. If you decline, it stays that way.

Everything this site sets

Essential cookies keep you signed in, remember your cookie choice, prevent card fraud on the payment page and slow down abuse. They cannot be turned off without breaking the site. Everything else waits for you.

Cookies and tags by name
Name	Kind	What it does	How long it lasts
starwell-cookie-consent	Essential	Remembers your cookie choice so we stop asking	6 months
sw_consent	Essential	Tells our servers your choice, so advertising tags stay off	180 days
sw_src, sw_first_src, sw_landing, sw_channel	Essential	Records how you first arrived, so we know which pages are worth writing	Up to 90 days
sw_a	Essential	An anonymous visit identifier used for rate limits and abuse screening	Session
__stripe_mid, __stripe_sid	Essential	Set by Stripe on the payment page to prevent card fraud	1 year and 30 minutes
_ga, _ga_Y9DTBLSQZ4	Analytics, off until you accept	Google Analytics. Counts visits and which pages are read	2 years
Meta pixel	Advertising, off until you accept	Measures whether an ad led to a reading	Up to 90 days
TikTok pixel	Advertising, off until you accept	Measures whether an ad led to a reading	Up to 13 months
Google Ads	Advertising, off until you accept	Measures whether an ad led to a reading	Up to 90 days
Sentry	Essential	Records technical errors so we can fix what breaks	Session
Trustpilot	Essential on pages showing a review	Loads the review widget	Session

How to change your mind

Your choice is remembered for six months. To change it, clear this site from your browser’s site data and the choice will be asked again on your next visit. Your browser settings can also block cookies for every site, and most browsers offer a "do not track" setting we respect for advertising.

If you would rather we simply stopped, write to support@starwell-hh.com and we will record the refusal against your account.

What we do with what we learn

We count how many people read a page, which pages lead to a reading, and whether an advertisement worked. We do not build a profile of you, we do not sell the data, and we do not use it to change what Mira says to you.