What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by websites you visit. They let sites remember your preferences, keep you signed in, and understand which pages readers actually use.
Cookies we set
- Essential cookies, required for the site to work. These handle session security, form submissions, and basic navigation. You cannot switch these off.
- Analytics cookies, set by Google Analytics only after you choose “Accept all” in the cookie banner. They tell us which stories readers reach and how they get there. Google’s advertising features are switched off, and if your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal these cookies stay off.
- Preference cookies, remember your consent choices so the cookie banner does not reappear on every page.
Cookies set by third parties
- Affiliate networks, when you click a partner link (for example, a software deal or gear link), the merchant’s platform may set a cookie so it can attribute the referral. We do not receive personal data from those cookies; we only receive an aggregated commission report.
Managing cookies
You can accept or reject non-essential cookies through the cookie banner shown on your first visit. You can also block or delete cookies at any time in your browser settings, see aboutcookies.org for a clear walkthrough of every major browser. To revisit the choice you made here, reopen your cookie settings.
Do Not Track
Where technically possible, we respect the “Global Privacy Control” and “Do Not Track” browser signals for non-essential tracking.