Cookie policy
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store. On the next visit the browser sends it back, which lets the site recognise you, remember settings or measure traffic. Cookies set by the site you are on are first-party; cookies set by another company's code on that page are third-party. Similar techniques, such as local storage and pixels, are covered by this policy too.
Cookies this site sets
The only first-party cookies come from Google Analytics, which we use to count visits and see which articles are read. The script is loaded by Google Tag Manager when a page opens. It sets a cookie named _ga, which holds a random identifier so that repeat visits from the same browser are counted once, and a second cookie beginning _ga_ that keeps the current session together. Google documents both at support.google.com/analytics. The first lasts up to two years, the second is renewed on each visit. Blocking or deleting them, or installing Google's opt-out browser add-on, stops the counting and does not affect the site.
The contact form submits directly to Web3Forms and does not set a cookie.
Third-party cookies that may be added
We plan to apply to Google AdSense. If ads go live, Google will set cookies on this site to serve and measure them. The principal cookie is the DoubleClick cookie, which Google uses to show ads based on your visits to this and other sites. Before any of these cookies is set, visitors in the UK, EEA and Switzerland will see a consent prompt and can decline. You can also manage personalised advertising directly at Google's Ads Settings, and read Google's own explanation at policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.
This page will be updated on the day advertising is switched on.
How to control cookies
Every browser lets you view, block and delete cookies. Blocking all cookies will not break this site.
- Chrome — Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies, or Site settings → Cookies. Google's guide.
- Safari (Mac) — Safari → Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data. Apple's guide.
- Safari (iPhone and iPad) — Settings → Apps → Safari → Block All Cookies.
- Firefox — Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection. Mozilla's guide.
- Edge — Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies. Microsoft's guide.
To opt out of personalised advertising across many vendors at once, use youronlinechoices.com, which covers the main UK and EU vendors.
Questions
Email hello@ophors.com. The privacy policy covers everything else we do with data.