What Cookies Do on Our Site
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. They help our site function correctly, remember your preferences, and provide us with anonymous usage statistics—never for building advertising profiles.
- Essential cookies: these are necessary for core functionality, including security, session stability, and proper page rendering. Disabling them may prevent parts of the site from working correctly.
- Functional cookies (optional): these store non-sensitive preferences such as your language choice or dismissed notifications, reducing friction on return visits.
- Analytics cookies (optional): these collect aggregated, anonymised data about how visitors use the site—which pages are popular, where users encounter difficulties—to help us improve content and performance.
We adhere to a minimalist approach. Optional cookies are activated only after you give consent, and you can revoke that consent at any time.
Data Collected Through Cookies and Its Protection
The information gathered via cookies is limited and serves specific operational purposes:
- Usage patterns: page views, click paths, time on page—used to identify popular content and diagnose navigation issues.
- Technical information: browser type, operating system, screen dimensions, basic error logs—used for speed optimisation and bug resolution.
- Preference data: consent status and display settings—used to deliver a consistent experience.
- Communication records: if you email us, we retain your message and address for replying and maintain a brief record.
We protect this data with HTTPS/TLS encryption, strict access controls, monitored infrastructure, regular software updates, secure backups, and a documented incident-response plan. When data is no longer needed, it is deleted or anonymised.
Third-Party Services and Data Sharing
A small number of trusted service providers help us with hosting, security, and performance analytics. These partners act as data processors under binding agreements: they must handle your data in accordance with our instructions and may not use it for their own commercial purposes. We never sell personal data. If legally compelled to disclose information, we limit it to the strict minimum and record the request where allowed.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have full control over which optional cookies are active. Here are your options:
- Use our cookie consent banner or preferences link to accept or reject optional categories, then reload the page for changes to take effect.
- Adjust settings directly in your browser: open Settings or Preferences, navigate to Privacy or Security, locate the Cookies or Site Data section, and choose to allow, block, or delete cookies as you see fit.
- Most browsers also allow you to block third-party cookies while keeping essential ones, clear cookies for a specific site without affecting others, or use private/incognito mode so no cookies persist after the session ends.
Please note that disabling essential cookies may impair basic site functionality such as maintaining security, saving preferences, or rendering pages correctly. If you need assistance with cookie settings, contact us via email.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may revise this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal obligations, or best practices. The latest version will always be available on this page and takes effect as soon as it is published.
For significant updates, we may display an on-site notice—such as a banner or pop-up—so you can review the changes and adjust your preferences if needed. We recommend revisiting this page periodically. If you have questions about any update, you can contact us directly via email.
