What cookies are
Cookies are small files a website stores on your device. Similar technologies, such as local storage, work in the same way. They can be essential to how a site works, or optional, such as analytics.
What this site uses
This site keeps things to a minimum. There are no advertising cookies, no social media trackers and no third-party fonts or embeds.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
st-consent | Essential (local storage) | Remembers your cookie choice so the notice doesn't keep appearing. | Until you clear it |
hld-access1 | Essential (local storage) | Remembers the settings you choose in the accessibility menu, such as text size or contrast. Only set if you change a setting. | Until you clear it |
hlda.v1 | Analytics (local storage) | Used by HLD Website Analytics to group page views into visits. No cookies, no keystrokes or form contents. | Reset each visit, unless you accept all |
st-visit | Analytics (session storage) | Marks the start of a visit so basic analytics can reset its identifier. | Until you close the tab |
__cf_bm | Essential (cookie, set by Cloudflare) | May be set by my website host to tell people and bots apart and protect the site. | 30 minutes |
Analytics
This site uses HLD Website Analytics, provided by HLD Group in Australia. It sets no cookies and honours your browser's Do Not Track setting.
- Basic only (and before you choose): anonymous visit statistics such as pages visited, device type, approximate location and page performance. The analytics identifier is reset at the start of each visit.
- Accept all: also clicks, pointer heatmaps, scroll depth, form starts (never what you type) and which sections you view, with returning visits recognised.
If you switch from Accept all back to Basic only, the site clears the stored analytics identifier.
Managing your choice
You can change your choice at any time:
You can also block or delete cookies and site data in your browser settings. Essential storage only remembers your preferences, so blocking it won't stop the site working.
More information
For details on how I handle personal information, see my privacy policy.