Cookie policy

Cookies are small files a website saves in your browser. This page explains what this site does with them. The short version: the site sets no cookies of its own, and there is nothing to accept or reject, so you will not see a cookie banner.

What the site itself stores

None. The site sets no cookies and does not use your browser’s local or session storage. Fonts are served from this domain, not from Google or another font service. The Instagram photos are copies stored on this domain too, so showing them does not contact Instagram.

Visit statistics

I use Cloudflare Web Analytics to count page views and measure page speed. Cloudflare says, in its announcement of the service, that it does not use client-side state such as cookies or localStorage to track visitors, and that it does not fingerprint individuals from their IP address, User-Agent or other data. Because it sets no cookies, it needs no consent under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). The privacy policy explains what is counted.

The enquiry form (Cloudflare Turnstile)

The enquiry form uses Cloudflare Turnstile to block bots. Cloudflare’s Turnstile documentation and Privacy Addendum do not list any cookie that Turnstile sets, and describe it as processing signals such as your IP address and browser details to detect bots. Cloudflare’s security features can, in some situations, set strictly necessary security cookies. Cloudflare’s cookie list includes cf_clearance, which stores proof that you passed a challenge, and __cf_bm, a bot management cookie that expires after 30 minutes of inactivity.

Any such cookie would be strictly necessary to keep the form secure, so PECR does not require your consent for it. The Turnstile script loads only when you approach or start using the form, so you can read the rest of the site without it. [To confirm: after launch, open the contact page with your browser’s developer tools (Application, then Cookies) and check whether any cookie appears when the form loads; list it here if so]

Links to other sites

Links to Instagram or other sites take you away from this one. Those sites have their own cookie policies.

Your choices

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time; the site works without them. If anything on this page changes, I will update it and the date at the top.

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