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Cookie policy
1. What this policy covers
This policy explains how chipperycuriousvalt.bond uses cookies and similar technologies, including browser storage such as localStorage. It should be read alongside our privacy policy, which explains how personal data is handled more generally. The site is published by Halcyon Circuit Media Ltd, Unit 4, Vantage House, 62 Ashcombe Row, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6QN, United Kingdom.
2. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store. Similar technologies, including localStorage and sessionStorage, keep small amounts of information in the browser in the same way. They can be set by the site you are visiting (first-party) or by another service loaded on the page (third-party). Some expire when you close the browser (session), others persist until they expire or you delete them (persistent).
3. How we ask for consent
Storage that is strictly necessary for the site to work is used without consent, as the law permits. Everything else is set only after you agree. When you first visit, a banner offers three choices: accept all categories, reject everything that is not essential, or open preferences and decide category by category. Your choice is recorded in your browser so the banner does not reappear on every page. You can change it at any time by clearing this site's storage in your browser, which brings the banner back on your next visit.
4. Categories used on this site
| Category | Purpose | Type | Set without consent? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential — consent record | Stores the choice you make in the cookie banner so it is not shown again on every page. | First-party browser storage, persistent until you clear it | Yes |
| Essential — security and delivery | Supports secure page delivery, load balancing and protection against abuse of the site by our hosting and content delivery provider. | First-party, session | Yes |
| Analytics | Aggregated measurement of which pages are read and how visitors reach the site, used to decide what to write next. Reports are viewed in aggregate and are not used to identify individuals. | First-party where technically possible, persistent | No — only if you accept |
| Functional | Remembers small display preferences so the site behaves consistently when you return. | First-party, persistent | No — only if you accept |
We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies, we do not run remarketing tags, and we do not permit third parties to use storage set through this site to build advertising profiles. If we ever add a category beyond those listed above, it will appear in this table and in the banner's preferences panel before it is used.
5. Third-party content
Pages on this site link out to external websites. If you follow a link, the destination site may set its own cookies, which are governed by its own policy and not by this one. We do not embed third-party video players, social media widgets or comment systems on this site.
6. Controlling cookies in your browser
Independently of the banner, every mainstream browser lets you block or delete cookies and site data. The controls are usually found under settings for privacy, security, site permissions or site data, and typically allow you to delete existing data for a specific site, block all cookies or block only third-party ones, clear everything on exit, and browse in a private window that discards storage at the end of the session. On mobile devices the equivalent controls appear in the browser app's own settings rather than in the operating system.
Blocking all cookies and browser storage will not stop you reading this site, but the consent banner will reappear on each visit because the record of your choice cannot be kept.
7. Do Not Track and global signals
Browsers may send a Do Not Track header or a global privacy control signal. There is no settled standard for how sites should respond to Do Not Track, so we do not rely on it; the categories you set in the banner determine what is used, and rejecting non-essential storage has the same practical effect.
8. Legal basis
Non-essential cookies and similar storage are used on the basis of your consent, under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations and the UK GDPR. Strictly necessary storage is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in delivering a working, secure website. You may withdraw consent at any time using the methods described above.
9. Changes
If our use of cookies changes — for example, if we add or remove an analytics provider — we will update this page and the preferences panel so that both describe what the site actually runs.
10. Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent to [email protected], or by post to the registered address above. If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.