Cookie Policy
This site sets no cookies of its own. The only cookies it uses come from Google Analytics, and they are set only if you accept them.
What we use, and why
Google Analytics shows us how many people visit and which pages they read, so we can improve the site. We don’t use advertising cookies and we don’t run ads: the advertising settings in Google’s consent controls stay switched off whatever you choose.
Until you accept, Google Analytics isn’t loaded at all, so no analytics cookies are set and nothing is sent to Google. If you reject, it stays that way.
The cookies
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Cookie · Google AnalyticsTells one visitor from another, so we can count visits and see which pages are read.
- How long it lasts
- 2 years
- When it is set
- Only if you accept
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Cookie · Google AnalyticsKeeps a visit together as one session, so pages viewed in a row are counted as one visit. The name ends with our Analytics ID.
- How long it lasts
- 2 years
- When it is set
- Only if you accept
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Local storage · this siteRemembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics cookies, so we don’t ask on every page. It is never sent to us or to anyone else.
- How long it lasts
- 6 months, then we ask again
- When it is set
- When you choose
Changing your choice
You can change your mind at any time: open here or at the foot of any page. If you reject after accepting, we delete the Google Analytics cookies from your browser straight away. We ask again after six months.
Your browser can also block or delete cookies for any site. Its help pages explain how.
Questions
Email colin@ssotanalytics.com or phone 086 813 8027.