What cookies and local storage do
Cookies are small text records that a website or its service provider can place in a browser. Local storage is a related browser feature that stores information on a device without sending it automatically with every page request. This website uses local storage to remember the choice made through the cookie banner.
Some storage is essential to carry out a request or preserve a privacy choice. Other storage may support audience measurement or optional site features. Where consent is required, optional categories should activate only after the visitor chooses them. Rejecting optional storage does not block access to the editorial guides.
Storage categories
| Type | Purpose | Basis | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | Stores the cookie banner choice in local storage and supports security or basic delivery functions. | Necessary site operation and legitimate interests | Until cleared or replaced by a new choice |
| Analytics | Reserved for consented audience measurement, such as understanding which guide pages are requested and identifying broad technical problems. | Consent where activated | Determined by the configured measurement service |
| Functional | Remembers optional interface settings or enhanced features requested by the visitor. | Consent where required | Depends on the selected feature |
The static site records the value cookieChoice in local storage. That value shows whether you accepted all categories, rejected non-essential categories or saved a custom preference. Essential technical logs created by a hosting or security provider may exist outside the browser and are not controlled by the banner.
Analytics configuration
The website’s consent interface includes an analytics category so that measurement cannot be treated as essential. Any analytics service connected to the site must remain blocked unless the required permission has been recorded. If a measurement provider is configured, this policy should be updated with the provider, storage names, purposes, transfer details and retention periods before the service is activated.
Choosing “Accept All” records permission for optional categories. Choosing “Reject Non-Essential” records that optional categories should remain blocked. The “Preferences” button opens controls for analytics and functional storage. Saving those controls records the selected categories.
Change or remove your choice
You can clear local storage and cookies through your browser settings. After the saved choice is removed, the banner will appear again on a later page load. Browsers generally provide controls under privacy, site data or security settings. You can usually inspect stored data by website, delete data for one domain, block third-party cookies or block all cookies.
Blocking all browser storage may prevent the site from remembering that you dismissed the banner. Private browsing modes commonly remove local data when the private session closes. Settings may differ between devices, so a choice made on one browser will not automatically apply on another.
Browser and device controls
Use your browser’s help pages for exact instructions. Look for controls covering cookies, site data, local storage, tracking protection and permissions. Mobile operating systems may also offer controls for advertising identifiers or cross-app tracking, but those settings are separate from this website’s own consent record.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control signals are browser-level preferences. Where a legally recognised signal applies to a configured service, it should be respected. The website does not use the banner to override a browser restriction.
Third-party content
External websites reached through editorial links may set their own cookies after you leave this domain. Their storage is controlled by their operators and covered by their policies. This website does not embed external advertising, social media feeds or video players in the supplied static pages.
Privacy and contact
Browser identifiers and analytics information can be personal information when they identify or single out a device. The privacy policy explains legal bases, processors, international transfers, retention and data rights. Questions about cookies can be sent to [email protected] or posted to Top Tally Team Tonc Media Ltd, Office 4, 83 Ducie Street, Manchester M1 2JQ, United Kingdom.
We may revise this policy if storage categories, providers or site features change. The published version describes the controls visitors should use when browsing the site.