Cookie Policy
Last updated: November 14, 2026
In short
This site uses no advertising cookies. It uses Google Analytics cookies only if you accept them in the cookie banner; if you decline, Google Analytics is not loaded at all. It also keeps two small settings in your browser's local storage, needed for features you use. Our basic visitor count uses no cookies.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Browsers also offer similar storage, called local storage. This policy covers both, because the rules for them are the same.
What we store
| Name | Purpose | How long | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
cookie-consent | Remembers your answer to the cookie banner, so we do not ask again on every page. | Until you clear your browser data | Strictly necessary (local storage) |
theme | Remembers whether you chose light or dark mode. Only stored if you switch it. | Until you clear your browser data | Functional (local storage) |
_ga | Google Analytics: tells visits from the same browser apart, using a random identifier. | 2 years after your last visit | Analytics cookie (only if you accept) |
_ga_* | Google Analytics: keeps track of your current visit. | 2 years after your last visit | Analytics cookie (only if you accept) |
The two local storage settings stay in your browser and are never sent to us or to anyone else. The Google Analytics cookies are set on this site's own domain, only after you accept, and are sent to Google with each page view to measure use of the site.
Visitor statistics without cookies
We count page views with Cloudflare Web Analytics, which uses no cookies or local storage and does not fingerprint you by your IP address or browser. It cannot recognise you across days or across other websites, so it needs no consent. How Cloudflare Web Analytics works.
Google Analytics (only with your consent)
If you click Accept in the cookie banner, we load Google Analytics, which sets the cookies listed above to show us which pages are read, for how long, and how readers arrive. Google does not store your IP address, and we do not use this data for advertising. If you decline or ignore the banner, Google Analytics is not loaded at all. How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Images from Unsplash
The photographs in our articles load directly from Unsplash's servers, so Unsplash receives your IP address and browser details, as with any image request. Details are in our Privacy Policy.
Advertising
We do not show ads at the moment. If we start, advertising partners (such as Google) will set cookies only after you agree to them separately; accepting analytics cookies does not cover advertising. We will update this page, including the list of those cookies, before any ads appear. How Google uses cookies in advertising.
Changing your choice
You can change your answer at any time with "Cookie settings" at the bottom of every page. If you withdraw consent, we stop Google Analytics straight away and delete its cookies. Your browser settings also let you view, delete or block cookies and local storage for any site.
Changes to this policy
If what we store changes, we update this page and the date at the top.
Questions about this policy: see the contact details in our Privacy Policy.