Cookies
No tracking cookies. One stored preference.
The whole cookie position on this site, which is shorter than most: there is nothing measuring you.
What this site sets
Two things, and only one of them can be switched off:
| What | Set by | Purpose | Lifetime | Optional? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
am-consent, am-optout-sale | AquaMesh (local storage) | Remembering your cookie choice and your opt-out, so we do not ask again | Until you clear site data | Strictly necessary |
_ga, _ga_<ID> | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishing one visit from another and measuring which pages are read | Up to 2 years; data retained 14 months | Yes — only if you accept |
There are no advertising cookies, no remarketing tags, no pixels, no session recording and no A/B testing on this site.
Nothing runs before you choose
Google Consent Mode v2 is set to denied for analytics storage, advertising storage, ad user data and ad personalisation before any tag loads. If you reject, it stays denied and no analytics cookie is written. If you accept, analytics storage is granted and nothing else changes — advertising stays denied either way, because there are no ad tags here.
We also run Analytics with Google Signals off and ad personalisation disabled, so the data cannot be used to build an advertising profile or follow you between devices.
Fonts
Typefaces load from Google Fonts. That sets no cookies, but the request itself discloses your IP address to Google on every page. It is the only other third-party request the site makes, and we mention it because it would be easy not to.
Changing your mind
Use the opt-out page to turn analytics off, or clear this site’s data in your browser and the notice will appear again on your next visit. If your browser sends Global Privacy Control, we apply the opt-out automatically and you will not see a banner at all.