Last updated: March 2025. This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, pixels, and scripts that store or access information on your device. Together, we refer to these as “cookies” unless we distinguish them for a specific purpose.
2. Legal framework (ePrivacy and GDPR)
Under EU law, storing or accessing information on your device (other than strictly necessary cookies) generally requires your consent, subject to limited exceptions. We also process any personal data collected via cookies in line with GDPR (lawful basis, transparency, rights, etc.).
3. How we obtain and record consent
We present a cookie banner that allows you to accept all non-essential cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. Non-essential cookies are not activated until you make a choice that permits them. You can change or withdraw consent at any time via the “Cookie settings” control.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
4. Categories of cookies we use
- Strictly necessary cookies: required to enable core website functionality, including security, network management, load balancing, and storing your cookie choices. These are used based on our legitimate interests and/or legal obligations to provide a secure service, and—where applicable—do not require consent under ePrivacy rules for strictly necessary storage/access.
- Analytics cookies (optional, consent-based): help us measure traffic, understand how visitors use the site, and improve performance. This may include Google Analytics and related measurement features. These are activated only if you consent.
- Functional cookies / technologies (optional, consent-based): enable enhanced features such as certain integrations that may rely on the Google AI Studio API or similar services. These are activated only if you consent.
5. Tools and providers mentioned in our stack
Depending on your choices and our configuration, the website may interact with tools provided by Google, including (as applicable):
- Google Search Console (site diagnostics and search performance insights);
- Google Analytics (web analytics);
- Google AI Studio API (functional features where integrated).
These providers may process online identifiers, usage data, and technical logs in accordance with their documentation and privacy terms. We recommend reviewing Google’s privacy information for the relevant products you enable.
We also rely on capabilities of web browsers (e.g., storage APIs) to store preferences where necessary and proportionate.
6. Retention
Cookie lifetimes vary by cookie type and provider configuration. Strictly necessary cookies persist only as long as needed for their purpose. Analytics and functional cookies persist according to provider settings and your choices, and are minimised where possible.
7. Google Consent Mode / tag behaviour
Where we implement Google tags compatible with consent settings, non-essential analytics storage should remain disabled until you provide consent, in line with our banner choices and applicable product documentation.
8. Browser controls
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may impair website functionality. Browser “Do Not Track” signals are not universally standardised; our consent tool is the primary mechanism for exercising cookie choices on this site.
9. Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technologies, providers, or legal requirements. Please review this page periodically.
10. Contact
For questions about cookies or this policy, please contact us using the details in our Privacy Policy.