Cookies are tiny text files a website parks in your browser. Some are essential (the site won't work without them), some help us see how the place is being used. The banner you saw on your first visit lets you accept or decline the optional set. This page explains what each one does — no marketing fog.
These are non-negotiable. They keep the site behaving like a website. Decline them and you'd just get a blank screen, so they're always on:
If you accepted the banner, we load a lightweight analytics tool that counts page views and rough device types. No personal data, no cross-site profile, no advertising network. If you declined, none of this fires — the site still works, we just see less.
We don't run ads and we don't load Facebook or TikTok pixels. Google Fonts is the one external service in use, and it doesn't drop tracking cookies — just delivers the font files. Outbound links to harm-reduction partners (GambleAware, etc.) take you off-site, where their own cookies and policies apply.
Three ways, take your pick:
If we add or drop a cookie, this page gets edited and the date at the top moves. We'll re-show the banner if the new cookie is anything you'd want a fresh choice on.
Want the rest? The privacy policy covers what data we keep beyond cookies — short answer: very little.
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