Cookies
Last updated September 25, 2026
Afterword does not set advertising or cross-site tracking cookies, which is why there is no cookie banner.
What we do store
NEXT_LOCALE — a technical cookie that remembers the language you chose (1 year).
aw_country — a technical cookie with your country code, used only to open the right Amazon store (30 days).
Local storage — your recent searches and reading history, so the bookseller doesn't repeat itself. It never leaves your device automatically.
Analytics
If enabled, Vercel Web Analytics measures visits without cookies.
Other websites
When you follow a link to Amazon, Instagram, TikTok or Open Library, those sites may set their own cookies under their own policies.