PECR · UK Cookie Compliance
Cookie Policy
What this site stores, why, and how you stay in control.
Last updated: 31 July 2026
This policy tells you what cookies and similar technologies this website uses and why, and supports the consent mechanism PECR requires before any non-essential cookie is set. It should be read with our Privacy Notice.
1. About cookies
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies let a site recognise your device, remember your preferences and understand how the site is used. Similar technologies such as pixels and local storage do the same job; where this policy says “cookies”, it means all of them.
2. Your consent
When you first visit this website we ask, through a banner, for your consent to non-essential cookies. Strictly necessary storage does not require consent and is always active. Nothing in a non-essential category is set until you have agreed to that category, and you can change your choice at any time using the Manage cookies control in the footer.
We use Google Consent Mode v2 with deny-as-default, so no analytics or advertising signal is sent before you have consented.
3. The categories we ask about
- Strictly necessary — required for the site to work, including remembering your cookie choice. Always active; cannot be switched off.
- Analytics — helps us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. Set only with your consent.
- Marketing — would be used to measure campaigns or advertising. Set only with your consent.
4. What this site actually stores
This website sets no cookies at all. The only thing it stores is your own cookie choice, and it stores it in your browser’s local storage rather than in a cookie:
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
fs-cookie-consent | Strictly necessary (local storage) | Remembers your cookie preference so the banner is not shown on every visit | Until you clear it in your browser |
That entry holds only your choice. It is not shared with anyone and is not used to identify you.
Analytics is currently dormant. The site ships with Google Analytics 4 present but configured with a placeholder measurement id, so no analytics cookie is set and no analytics data is collected, even if you consent. If and when analytics is switched on, Google Analytics 4 will measure aggregate page traffic only, with IP addresses anonymised and no advertising profile built — and we will update this policy and the table above before that happens.
No marketing tags are present. The category exists so campaign measurement can be introduced transparently in future, with this policy updated and the banner shown again first.
5. Third-party cookies
Some websites set cookies through third parties whose services appear on their pages — analytics providers, embedded video, social widgets. This site currently embeds none, so there are no third-party cookies. Were we to add any, they would be non-essential, set only with your consent, and listed in the table above.
6. Managing your choice
Use the control, also available in the footer of every page, to re-open the banner and change your preference at any time. You can also clear cookies and local storage through your browser settings; guidance is available in your browser’s help pages. Blocking strictly necessary storage may affect how the site works.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in the technologies we use or in the law. The current version is always available on this website.