Cookies Policy

What cookies we set

We set the smallest set of cookies required to operate the site. Essential cookies keep pages loading correctly, remember cookie consent choices and secure form submissions. No behavioural advertising cookies are set. Analytics cookies are only used where you have granted consent through the consent banner.

Categories

Essential cookies do not require consent under UK law because they are strictly necessary to deliver the service you have requested. Analytics cookies are strictly optional and load only after affirmative consent. If you decline analytics, no analytics identifiers are placed on your device.

Retention windows

Essential cookies expire when your browser session ends or after a short window measured in hours. Consent-choice cookies persist for twelve months so you are not asked repeatedly. Analytics cookies, where enabled, follow the retention window of the underlying analytics provider, capped at thirteen months.

Managing preferences

You can withdraw consent at any time from your browser's cookie settings, or by clearing site data for this domain. On revisiting the site you will see the consent banner again and can choose again. Blocking essential cookies may prevent the site from loading correctly.

Third-party cookies

We do not set third-party advertising cookies. If we later add a third-party analytics provider, we will name it here and describe the cookie names, retention and purpose. Any change is versioned.

Contact

Questions about our cookie practice reach us through the contact page. 18+ Content on this site is intended for a UK adult audience.

Cookie choices persist across visits until you clear browser data. If you have devices you share, remember that consent choices are stored per-browser, not per-user, and someone else using the same profile will inherit them.

For readers who prefer to browse without any analytics loading, decline through the consent banner and consider enabling your browser's built-in tracking-protection features. Both approaches are compatible with our editorial content and cause no loss of functionality on this site.

Alex Ridley — Consumer Editor

Editorial oversight for cookie handling.