Cookie Policy

Last updated: September 2026

Cookies are small files a website stores on your device. This page lists every category we use, what it does, and how to turn it off.

Categories we use

Category	What it does	Examples	Lifetime	Consent
Strictly necessary	Keeps the site working: page routing, your theme choice, and your cookie decision itself.	vaf-consent-v2, theme	Up to 12 months	Not required
Analytics	Counts visits and shows which pages are read, so we know what to improve. IP addresses are anonymised.	_ga, _ga_* (Google Analytics 4), Vercel Analytics	Up to 14 months	Required
Advertising	Lets Google and its partners select and measure ads. With consent these may be personalised; without consent, ads are non-personalised.	__gads, __gpi, IDE, test_cookie	Up to 13 months	Required

Changing your mind

Open to review or change your choices at any time. You can also clear cookies in your browser settings, which resets the banner on your next visit.

Blocking advertising cookies does not remove the ads — it makes them non-personalised. Blocking strictly necessary cookies is not possible without breaking the site.

Third-party controls

Google Ads Settings — turn off ad personalisation across Google.
Google Analytics opt-out — a browser add-on that blocks Analytics everywhere.
aboutads.info/choices and NAI opt-out — industry-wide opt-outs.

How we handle the data behind these cookies is described in our Privacy Policy.