Effective date: 29 November 2025

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site work properly, remember your preferences, and understand how people use the site so it can be improved.

How I use cookies

This website uses cookies only for essential functions and basic performance/usage information. I do not use cookies to run advertising campaigns or to sell your data.

Depending on how you use the site, cookies may be used to:

• Help pages load and display correctly
• Remember basic preferences (for example, if you’ve dismissed a banner)
• Understand which pages are visited, so I can improve the site (for example, using privacy-friendly analytics tools)

Types of cookies used

Essential cookies
These are required for the website to function properly (for example, security or load-balancing cookies). You can block them in your browser, but parts of the site may not work correctly.

Preference / functional cookies
These remember simple choices you make, such as whether you’ve accepted the cookie notice.

Analytics cookies (optional)
These help me understand how people use the site – for example, which pages are visited and how long people stay. Any analytics used are configured not to identify you personally and are not used for advertising.

Third-party services

Some parts of the site use third-party services which may set their own cookies. For example:

Embedded videos (YouTube)
Some pages include embedded videos hosted on YouTube. When you visit a page with an embedded video, or when you press play, YouTube may set cookies and collect data about your activity. This can include using information for personalised content and adverts, in line with YouTube’s own privacy and cookie policies. To find out more, please see YouTube’s own privacy information.

Email and forms
If I use a third-party service to manage newsletter signups or contact forms, that service may place cookies to help deliver the form securely and reliably. These cookies are used only to provide the service you’ve requested (for example, sending a newsletter or delivering your message).

I aim to use only reputable providers that respect your privacy and comply with data protection law.

Managing cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, including blocking or deleting them. To find out more, you can use your browser’s help pages.

You can manage your preferences and see the cookies used on this website below:

Please note that disabling cookies may affect how this website functions.