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Cookie Policy
Last reviewed 26 October 2026
The short version
At the time of writing, this site sets no cookies. It writes two values into your browser's own local storage so that it need not ask you the same two questions on every page. Nothing is sent to a third party, and no measurement runs unless you press Accept.
The two keys, named
qc_age_ok
Written when you answer the age question on the home page. The value is the word yes. It stays in your browser until you clear site data. It exists only to stop the overlay reappearing on your next visit. If you answer No, nothing is written and the question is asked again.
qc_consent
Written when you answer the cookie bar. The value is granted or denied. It stays in your browser until you clear site data or change your answer. It keeps the bar from coming back and tells the page which consent state to apply.
Both are written inside a try and catch block. In a private window, or with storage switched off, the write fails silently and the site carries on asking. We cannot read either value, neither travels to a server, and neither contains anything about you.
What Consent Mode v2 does here
Every page carries a small block in the head, running before anything else, which sets four Google consent signals to denied: ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization and analytics_storage. It also sets a wait of 500 milliseconds, so nothing fires before your stored answer has been applied.
Pressing Accept sends an update that switches the same four signals to granted, and pressing Decline sends one that confirms them as denied. No Google tag is installed yet, so these signals currently have nothing to act on; they are in place so that the day a tag is added, the default is off.
What a tag would add, if one is added
If a Google Analytics 4 tag is installed, and only after you press Accept, it would set the cookies it normally uses: _ga, which holds a random client identifier and lasts about two years, and _ga_<container>, which holds session state for the same period. If a Google Ads tag is installed, it would set _gcl_au, which lasts about 90 days and is used for conversion measurement.
None of these exist on the site today. If that changes, this page will be updated before the tag goes live, and the date at the top will move.
Changing your mind
Use the Cookie settings control in the footer of any page. It brings the bar back so you can answer again, and the new answer replaces the old one immediately. You can also clear the site's data in your browser, which removes both keys and returns the site to asking.
Blocking everything in the browser
- Chrome: Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies and Site settings.
- Firefox: Settings, then Privacy & Security, Enhanced Tracking Protection and Cookies and Site Data.
- Safari: Settings, then Privacy, Block all cookies, and Manage Website Data.
- Edge: Settings, then Cookies and site permissions.
Blocking storage will not break anything here. The age question and the cookie bar will appear on every visit, which is the fallback.
What is not used
- No social network pixels. No Meta, X, LinkedIn, TikTok or Pinterest code of any kind.
- No browser or device fingerprinting, canvas probing or font enumeration.
- No session recording, heatmaps or scroll tracking.
- No advertising network tags, retargeting lists or data brokers.
- No embedded video, map or font from another host. The two typefaces are served from this domain.
- No chat widget and no A/B testing script.
Questions
Ask at reception, or write to [email protected]. What happens to a message you send is covered by the Privacy Policy.