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Optional audience measurement

If you accept analytics, we load Google Analytics to understand which pages readers visit, how they find us and how the publication is used. We measure selected editorial links and clicks on genuine retailer product links. These events may include public Room, Story, product and merchant identifiers, product and merchant names, market, category, link position, source page and the retailer’s domain. Google receives information such as the page path, referring website, browser and device information, and a cookie identifier. Your browser also makes a connection to Google. This is not anonymous browsing data.

For analytics, the page locations we send omit URL query strings, search terms and fragments. We do not send names, email addresses, private workspace information or full retailer affiliate URLs as analytics events.

Optional affiliate attribution

Affiliate attribution is a separate choice from analytics. If you allow it, our Awin links tell Awin and participating retailers that you have agreed to attribution. Awin can then issue a click identifier and use attribution cookies so a qualifying purchase may be credited to The Room Study, at no extra cost to you. Attribution depends on the retailer, your browser and the applicable programme; not every purchase will earn a commission.

Until you allow affiliate attribution, our Awin links explicitly communicate that permission has not been granted. They still take you to the retailer, but normal Awin tracking identifiers and cookies are not issued on that redirect. Refusing analytics does not refuse affiliate attribution, and refusing affiliate attribution does not refuse analytics. Retailers apply their own privacy and cookie choices once you arrive.

Cookies and your choice

Accept all enables analytics and affiliate attribution. Refuse leaves both off. Custom settings lets you choose each separately. Until you accept analytics, we do not load Google Analytics or send it measurement requests. Google advertising storage, advertising data use and personalised advertising remain disabled.

Use Cookie settings in the footer to change your choices at any time. Withdrawing analytics stops further measurement, removes Google Analytics cookies on our domain and reloads the page if the tag was already active. Affiliate changes apply to subsequent Awin links immediately. This does not delete information already sent or cookies held on other services’ domains.

We remember your choices in this browser’s local storage for up to 180 days, then ask again. We also ask again if the consent purposes materially change, the record is invalid or browser storage is cleared; ordinary site updates do not reset your choices. If your browser blocks storage, your choice applies for the current page session and you may be asked again on your next visit. Analytics cookies, including _ga and the stream-specific _ga_ cookie, are configured to last no longer than 180 days without an automatic extension on each visit. We remove legacy Google advertising cookies and storage on our domain.

Google processes analytics data under its own terms and privacy policy, which describe its international processing and retention practices. Analytics report retention also depends on our Google Analytics property settings. Read Google’s privacy policy and how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Recently viewed pieces

If you turn on Remember viewed pieces on this browser on a Shop product page, we save references to up to 12 products, their shopping markets and when you viewed them in this browser’s local storage. This optional choice lasts for 30 days. It is separate from analytics and affiliate attribution, works without an account and does not sync between devices.

We use those references to request the current public product pages and show available pieces. We do not store product prices or images in your history or send the saved list to an advertising service. Ordinary website requests are still made when loading these pages. Use Clear history to remove the saved pieces while keeping the feature on, or untick the switch to remove the history and stop saving. Clearing this site’s browser storage also removes it. If storage is unavailable, the feature stays off.

Retailer links and enquiries

The Shop uses tracked Awin retailer links. Following one takes you to an external service, where that service’s privacy and cookie policies apply. These links work independently of your analytics choice. Our affiliate disclosure explains how commissions support the publication.

If you email us, we receive the contact details and message you provide so we can respond. Please do not include sensitive information that is not needed for your enquiry. For privacy questions or requests, email editor@theroomstudy.com.