# Cookie Policy

This site sets one cookie to remember your consent choice and, **only if you
allow it**, lets Google Analytics 4 set its own. There is no marketing or
advertising category. You chose when you first visited; change or withdraw that
choice at any time:

<p><button type="button" data-cookie-settings class="btn btn--primary">Manage cookies</button></p>

## Strictly necessary — always on

Required for the site to function. These need no consent and cannot be switched
off.

| Cookie | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| `ssg_consent` | Stores which categories you allowed and the policy version you saw | 180 days |

## Analytics — off until you allow it

Tells us which pages are read so we can improve them. Nothing in this category
loads before you consent.

| Service | Cookies / storage | Provider | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics 4 | `_ga`, `_ga_*` | [Google](https://policies.google.com/privacy) | `_ga` 2 years, `_ga_*` 2 years |

Google Consent Mode v2 is used, so when analytics is denied the tag sends no
identifiers and sets no cookies.

## Where the banner is shown

The banner appears to visitors in the EEA and the United Kingdom, where prior
consent is required. Visitors elsewhere are treated as having granted only the
necessary category until they open **Manage cookies** and choose otherwise.

## Your rights

Under the GDPR and UK GDPR you can withdraw consent as easily as you gave it —
use **Manage cookies** above. Withdrawing stops analytics cookies being set from
that moment; to remove ones already stored, clear this site's cookies in your
browser. For how personal data is handled more broadly, see the
[privacy policy](/privacy).