Cookie policy
Last revised January 2025. Cookies are grouped by purpose below so you can see exactly what is essential and what is optional.
Summary: essential cookies keep the site working. Anything non-essential — analytics or advertising measurement — is described below and is not loaded before you consent.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by your browser. Related technologies — local storage, pixels and device fingerprinting — do similar jobs. We treat all of them the same way for consent purposes.
Cookies in use
| Category | Purpose | Consent needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Remembering your cookie choice, load balancing, security | No — the site cannot function without them |
| Preferences | Remembering interface settings such as reduced motion | No, but they store no identifiers beyond your own device |
| Analytics | Aggregate page views and referrers so we know what to write next | Yes, where the law requires it |
| Advertising | Counting ad impressions and limiting repetition | Yes, and only after a compliant consent manager is installed |
Managing your choice
Use the consent banner shown on your first visit to accept or reject non-essential categories. You can also clear or block cookies in your browser settings; blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the site from working.
Third parties
When advertising or analytics partners are enabled, they may set their own cookies under their own policies. Before that happens, the advertising disclosure page is updated to name them. Until then, no third-party advertising or analytics cookie is set by this site.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
We honour Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where technically feasible. Browser "Do Not Track" headers have no agreed standard, so we treat them as a preference signal rather than a legal instruction.
Retention
Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Preference cookies last up to 12 months. Analytics and advertising identifiers, once enabled, are retained for no more than 13 months.
Questions
See the privacy policy for how we handle the data behind these cookies, or contact us.