Cookie Policy

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device and remember certain information, such as your preferences. Similar technologies, including local storage and pixels, work in comparable ways. In this policy we refer to all of these collectively as "cookies".

2. Why we use cookies

We use cookies for a limited set of reasons: to keep the website working as intended, to remember the choices you make about cookies, and — only where you agree — to understand how our recipes and notes are read so that we can improve them. We do not use cookies to build detailed profiles of individuals.

3. Categories of cookies we use

Our cookie banner groups cookies into the following categories, mirroring the controls you are offered:

• Strictly necessary. These are always active because the website cannot function correctly without them. They support core features such as page navigation, security, and remembering your cookie choices. They do not require consent.
• Analytics. With your consent, these help us measure how visitors use the site in an aggregated, non-identifying way, for example which articles are read most often. You can decline them with no loss of functionality.
• Marketing. With your consent, these help us understand the effectiveness of any referral or campaign links that bring readers to the site. They are switched off until you enable them.

4. How long cookies last

Cookies are either "session" cookies, which are removed when you close your browser, or "persistent" cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them. The record of your cookie choices is stored so that we do not ask you on every visit; you can clear it at any time using the controls described below. Where analytics or marketing cookies are enabled, they typically expire within a period of up to twenty-four months.

5. Third-party cookies

Some cookies may be set by third parties that provide services to us, such as analytics providers or the content delivery networks that serve fonts and icons. These third parties act as our processors or operate under their own policies. We aim to keep the number of third parties to a minimum and to choose providers that respect user privacy.

6. Managing your consent

When you first visit the site, a banner invites you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or open the cookie settings to choose categories individually. You can change your decision at any time by selecting the cookie settings link, which also appears in the footer of every page. Updating your choices takes effect immediately for future activity.

7. Browser controls

In addition to our banner, most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the website from working as expected. Guidance for managing cookies is usually available in the help section of your browser.

8. Updates to this policy

We may revise this Cookie Policy as our use of cookies or the relevant law changes. The review date at the top of the page reflects the most recent update. Significant changes will be made clear through the banner where appropriate.