Cookie Policy
1. What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies and similar storage or access technologies are small files or identifiers used by websites and online services to operate features, remember choices, protect against abuse and, where permitted, understand how a website is used.
2. How we use them
- Strictly necessary / security: technologies required for website operation, security, spam prevention or a service specifically requested by the visitor.
- Analytics: optional technologies used to understand website usage and improve performance.
- Other non-essential technologies: if any are introduced later, they must be classified correctly and, where required, remain disabled until the appropriate consent is obtained.
3. Current services
Google reCAPTCHA
Google reCAPTCHA is used on our contact form to help protect the website from spam, abuse and automated submissions. reCAPTCHA may set cookies or use similar technologies from Google for security and risk analysis.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is used to understand how visitors use the website, including pages visited, referral source, device/browser information and general usage patterns. Analytics cookies are only used where the visitor has accepted optional analytics cookies.
| Provider | Technology / cookie | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | __cf_bm | bot management / security protection | 30 minutes | Strictly necessary / security |
| Cloudflare | cf_clearance | stores proof that a visitor has passed a Cloudflare security check | up to 1 year | Strictly necessary / security |
| Website / consent platform | hatched_cookie_choice | remembers whether the visitor accepted or rejected optional cookies | 1 year | Strictly necessary / consent management |
| WordPress Consent API / Google Site Kit | wp_consent_statistics | records statistics/analytics consent state | up to 30 days | Strictly necessary / consent management |
| Google Analytics | _ga | distinguishes visitors for analytics | up to 400 days | Analytics / non-essential |
| Google Analytics | _ga_L9T32H9DTJ | stores GA4 session/measurement state | up to 400 days | Analytics / non-essential |
| Google reCAPTCHA | _GRECAPTCHA | spam and abuse prevention on forms | up to 6 months | Strictly necessary / security |
5. Your choices
On your first visit, the consent mechanism should allow you to Accept Cookies or Reject Cookies. Non-essential choices are off by default unless an applicable legal exemption genuinely applies.
6. Changes
We may update this Cookie Policy when technologies or providers change. The live cookie table should be reviewed whenever tracking, analytics, embedded media, advertising or website functionality is added or materially changed.