Cookie Policy

Last updated: 15th January 2026

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

How We Use Cookies

fastory uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyse website performance, and provide personalised content. We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential Functionality: To enable basic website features and ensure proper operation
  • Performance Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website
  • User Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences
  • Security: To protect against fraud and enhance website security

Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they get error messages. This data helps us improve website performance and user experience.

Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

Cookie Details

Cookie Name Purpose Duration Type
cookie_consent Stores user cookie preferences 1 year Essential
session_id Maintains user session state Session Essential
_ga Google Analytics - distinguishes users 2 years Analytics
_ga_* Google Analytics - session state 2 years Analytics
_gid Google Analytics - distinguishes users 24 hours Analytics

Third-Party Cookies

Our website may contain content or services from third parties that set their own cookies. These include:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyse website usage and improve user experience. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site. This information is used to compile reports and help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come from, and the pages they visited.

Google Fonts

Our website uses Google Fonts to display custom fonts. When you visit our website, Google may set cookies to provide font services and collect usage statistics.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in our website footer.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or notify you when a cookie is being sent. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Browser-Specific Instructions

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data

Opting Out of Google Analytics

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

This Cookie Policy is part of our Privacy Policy and should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Service. By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy.