Cookie Policy. Política de Cookies.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

We use cookies and similar technologies in accordance with applicable privacy laws including the GDPR (EU), CCPA (California), LGPD (Brazil), and other global privacy regulations.

How We Use Cookies

We categorize cookies into the following types. You can manage your preferences using the "Manage Cookies" link in our footer.

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled. They include:

• cookie_control_consent — Stores your cookie consent preference (localStorage)
• site_lang — Remembers your language choice, English or Español (1 year)

Analytics Cookies

With your consent, we use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies collect information such as:

• Number of visitors and unique users
• Pages visited and navigation paths
• Time spent on the website
• Traffic sources and referrers
• Device and browser information
• Geographic location (country/region level)

Marketing Cookies

These cookies track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements. With your consent (Accept All only), we use Meta Pixel and Google's advertising services which may set cookies for ad personalization and audience building.

Preference / Functionality Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and settings to provide a more personalized experience. They include:

• modal_dismissed — Remembers if you've closed the subscribe popup (30 days)

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may set cookies or collect data:

Google Tag Manager & Google Analytics 4

We use Google Tag Manager (GTM) to manage our analytics and marketing tags, and Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to analyze website traffic. With your consent, these services set the following cookies:

• _ga — Distinguishes unique users (2 years)
• _ga_<container-id> — Persists session state (2 years)
• _gid — Distinguishes users (24 hours)
• _gat — Throttles request rate (1 minute)
• _gac_<property-id> — Campaign-related information (90 days)

We have implemented Google Consent Mode v2, which means:

• No tracking cookies are set until you provide consent
• If you deny consent, Google uses cookieless pings for basic measurement
• Your IP address is not logged or stored by Google Analytics 4

Google Privacy Policy · Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on

Meta Pixel (Facebook Ads)

With your consent (Accept All only), we use the Meta Pixel to measure advertising effectiveness and build audiences for ad campaigns. Meta Pixel may set the following cookies:

• _fbp — Identifies browsers for ad delivery and measurement (90 days)
• _fbc — Stores click ID from Facebook ad links (90 days)

Meta Pixel only activates when you select "Accept All" — it does not fire for Analytics Only or Deny All.

Meta Privacy Policy · Meta Ad Preferences

YouTube (Privacy-Enhanced Mode)

We embed YouTube videos using privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). YouTube does not store cookies on your device unless you interact with the video player. When you play a video, YouTube may set the following cookies:

• VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE — Estimates bandwidth (180 days)
• YSC — Tracks views of embedded videos (session)
• PREF — Stores user preferences (8 months)
• GPS — Unique identifier for tracking (30 minutes)

YouTube/Google Privacy Policy

Resend (Contact & Newsletter)

When you submit the contact form or sign up for updates, your details are emailed to the site administrator via Resend. Resend does not set cookies in your browser; it processes the submitted data solely to deliver the notification email. Resend Privacy Policy

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts to display custom typography. When fonts are loaded, Google may collect your IP address (anonymized), the CSS request for font files, and browser/device information. Google Fonts does not set cookies, but does log font requests. Google Fonts Privacy FAQ

PunchUp (Tour Dates & Ticketing)

We fetch tour date information from PunchUp via their API. When you click through to purchase tickets, you will be redirected to PunchUp's website, which has its own privacy policy and may set cookies. PunchUp Privacy Policy

Libsyn (Podcast Audio)

Podcast episodes are streamed from Libsyn's feed and content delivery network. Libsyn may log request data (such as your IP address and player information) to deliver and measure audio. Libsyn Privacy Policy

External Links & Social Media

Our website links to external sites including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Spotify, Facebook, and Bookshop.org. These sites have their own privacy policies and cookie practices. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of data processing
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
• Right to Object: Object to processing for direct marketing
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time via "Manage Cookies"

Managing Cookies

You have several options to manage cookies:

• Our Cookie Banner: Use the "Manage Cookies" link in the footer to change your consent preferences at any time
• Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies through their settings
• Google Opt-out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Meta Opt-out: Manage your Meta ad preferences at facebook.com/ads/preferences
• Industry Opt-out: Visit aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.com for advertising opt-outs

Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please get in touch.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post the updated policy on this page with a new "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.