Cookie policy
How cookies and similar technologies keep the Swatch editorial journal running smoothly — and remember whether you came here for MoonSwatch coverage or a quick Royal Pop sidebar.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit pioneer-lymphoedema.com. They help us keep the journal working, remember your reading preferences and improve the way our Swatch buyer guides perform.
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small file containing letters and numbers that is stored on your browser or device. Cookies allow the site to recognise a returning reader, remember preferences and analyse how features such as the MoonSwatch drop tracker — or the UAE prepaid recharge sidebar — are used.
2. Cookies we use
The journal uses a small number of first party cookies prefixed with plm_:
- plm_session — keeps you signed in to the subscriber dashboard for the current visit.
- plm_csrf — protects contact form submissions from cross site request forgery.
- plm_cookie_choice — stores whether you accepted all cookies or essential cookies only.
- plm_lang — remembers your preferred reading language between visits.
- plm_last_section — remembers whether your last read was a MoonSwatch piece, a Bioceramic review or a salik tag recharge sidebar.
- plm_ga — anonymous analytics counter that helps us understand which articles are read most often.
3. Why we use cookies
Cookies make the journal usable and help us improve it. Essential cookies keep your subscriber session active and protect form submissions. Preference cookies remember your language and last read section. Analytics cookies help us see which Swatch guides and online Pop Watch Shop sidebars deserve a refresh.
4. Third party cookies
Some pages may load third party scripts such as Google Fonts or anti-spam tools. These services may set their own cookies. We work only with vendors that publish a clear privacy notice and that comply with applicable UAE data protection rules.
5. Managing your choices
The first time you visit pioneer-lymphoedema.com a cookie banner asks for your preference. Choose Accept all to enable analytics cookies in addition to the essential set, or choose Essential only to keep just the cookies required to operate the journal. Your choice is stored in plm_cookie_choice and respected on every later visit.
6. Browser controls
All modern browsers allow you to delete cookies, block them entirely or be notified before they are set. Removing cookies may sign you out of the subscriber dashboard and reset preferences such as your default language or last read section.
7. Updates to this policy
We may update this cookie policy when new editorial features are added or when a partner integration changes. The latest version is always published at pioneer-lymphoedema.com with a clear update date. Any material change will be highlighted on the site for at least thirty days.