Cookie Notice
This Cookie Notice explains how cookies and similar technologies may be used in connection with ReadingHerSignals.com and certain third-party services accessible through or integrated with the website.
In this Cookie Notice, “Reading Her Signals,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the Reading Her Signals publishing brand and website.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data that a website or online service may store or access through your browser or device.
Cookies can serve different purposes. Depending on the website or service, they may be used to provide essential functionality, maintain security, remember preferences, support payments, measure service performance, prevent fraud, understand usage or support advertising and other online functions.
Similar technologies may include local storage, session storage and other browser or device-based storage mechanisms.
2. Current Reading Her Signals Configuration
Reading Her Signals uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) on website pages where its consent-controlled analytics script has been installed. GA4 helps us understand visits, page views and interactions so we can improve the website and its content.
Google Analytics is optional. On pages using our consent controls, Google Analytics is not loaded until a visitor selects “Accept Analytics.” Visitors may select “Reject Analytics” and continue using the ordinary website content without activating our optional Google Analytics tracking.
We use browser local storage to remember the analytics preference under the key rhs_analytics_consent. The preference can be changed using the “Cookie Settings” control on pages where it is available.
Reading Her Signals does not currently intentionally deploy Meta Pixel or advertising or remarketing pixels through its ordinary website pages.
The website may also use browser, server or technical functionality reasonably necessary to operate, secure, deliver or maintain its services. Third-party services integrated with or accessed through the website may use their own cookies and similar technologies, as explained below.
3. PayPal Checkout
ReadingHerSignals.com uses PayPal to process direct digital-product payments.
When PayPal checkout functionality is loaded or used, PayPal may place, access or otherwise use cookies, local storage, session storage and similar technologies through its own services and domains.
These technologies may be used by PayPal for purposes such as providing payment functionality, recognizing users, maintaining security, preventing fraud, managing risk, measuring or improving its services, remembering choices and other purposes described in PayPal's own privacy and cookie materials.
Some PayPal technologies may also support analytics, personalization, advertising or similar purposes according to PayPal's own practices and the choices or controls that PayPal makes available.
Cookies or browser-storage technologies associated with PayPal are controlled through PayPal's service and may change independently of Reading Her Signals.
Reading Her Signals therefore does not maintain a fixed public list of every individual PayPal cookie or storage identifier.
You should refer to PayPal's own privacy, cookie and tracking information for current details about how PayPal uses these technologies.
4. Kit and Reader Communications
Reading Her Signals currently uses Kit for reader-list, email and complimentary-content functions, including access to complimentary Chapter One content.
When you follow a link to a Kit-hosted page, submit a Kit-powered form or otherwise interact with Kit's services, Kit may use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with its own privacy and technology practices.
Technologies used on a Kit-hosted page or service may be controlled by Kit rather than ReadingHerSignals.com.
5. Essential and Security Technologies
Certain technologies may be necessary or reasonably required for functions such as:
- delivering website content;
- maintaining website and service security;
- supporting payment functionality;
- preventing fraud, abuse or malicious activity;
- maintaining technical reliability; and
- supporting other functionality requested by a visitor.
The particular technologies involved may depend on the services or features that you choose to use.
6. Analytics and Advertising
Reading Her Signals uses Google Analytics 4, a service provided by Google, to understand website traffic, page views, visitor interactions and general website performance. GA4 is loaded on participating website pages only after a visitor accepts optional analytics.
When analytics is accepted, Google Analytics may set first-party cookies such as _ga and cookies beginning with _ga_. It may process information relating to website usage, pages viewed, interactions, browser or device characteristics and approximate location. Google may process information in countries other than the visitor’s country of residence.
Visitors may reject optional analytics or withdraw consent using “Cookie Settings” on pages where the consent control is available. After withdrawal, our consent script prevents GA4 from loading on subsequent page loads and attempts to remove accessible first-party Google Analytics cookies. Withdrawal does not automatically erase information already collected, and requests already in progress may not be cancelled.
We do not currently use Google Analytics for Google Ads remarketing or personalized advertising through this website. Independent third-party services, including PayPal and Kit, may operate their own technologies under their respective policies.
For further information about Google’s privacy practices, visit https://policies.google.com/privacy.
7. Third-Party Technologies
Third-party providers may independently determine the cookies or similar technologies that they use through their services.
Reading Her Signals does not control every cookie, identifier, browser-storage item or technology used by an independent third-party service.
Third-party technologies are generally governed by the privacy, cookie and technology practices of the relevant provider.
You should review the relevant provider's information if you would like more detail about its current practices.
8. Managing Cookies and Browser Storage
On pages with our consent controls, visitors can accept or reject optional Google Analytics tracking. The selected preference is remembered in browser local storage using rhs_analytics_consent.
Visitors can change their choice by selecting “Cookie Settings” on a page where that control is available. Rejecting or withdrawing analytics consent does not prevent ordinary website browsing. If consent is withdrawn after Google Analytics has loaded, the page reloads to stop further analytics activity on that page.
When consent is withdrawn, our script attempts to delete accessible first-party Google Analytics cookies. This does not delete previously collected analytics information or control cookies belonging to independent third-party services.
Most modern browsers allow users to review, block or delete cookies and certain types of browser storage. Deleting browser storage may reset a saved analytics preference, so the consent choice may be requested again.
Blocking or deleting certain cookies or storage technologies may affect website features or third-party services. In particular, restricting technologies required by a payment provider may affect checkout or payment completion. Third-party providers may also offer their own privacy and cookie preference controls.
9. Relationship With Our Privacy Policy
This Cookie Notice should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
The Privacy Policy provides additional information about how personal information may be collected, used, stored, disclosed and otherwise processed in connection with Reading Her Signals.
10. Changes to This Cookie Notice
We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect changes in the website, third-party integrations, technologies, service providers or applicable requirements.
For example, we may update this notice if our analytics configuration, consent controls or third-party services change.
The current version will be published on ReadingHerSignals.com with an updated revision date.
11. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Notice or the privacy practices of Reading Her Signals, contact:
For broader information about personal-data handling and privacy requests, please see our Privacy Policy.
Last updated: 23 October 2026.