1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. They let a site remember things between pages and between visits — that you're signed in, what's in your cart, which pages you've read.
This policy explains which ones we use and how to control them. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy.
2. The cookies we use
| Type | What it does | How long |
|---|
| Essential |
Keeps you signed in, remembers your cart and gets you through checkout. The site can't work without these. |
Session to [1 year] |
| Membership |
Recognises an active member so premium articles open without signing in again. |
[Up to 1 year] |
| Preferences |
Remembers small choices, such as dismissing the newsletter pop-up so it doesn't reappear every visit. |
[Up to 1 year] |
| Analytics |
Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, which tell us which articles are read, how people arrive, and where pages are confusing. Clarity also records anonymised page interactions. |
[Up to 14 months] |
| Embedded content |
Instagram and YouTube set their own cookies when their posts or videos are shown on a page. |
Set by them |
3. Cookies set by other companies
Some cookies come from services we use rather than from us, and those companies set their own rules for them:
We don't use advertising networks, and we don't sell or share your browsing data for advertising.
4. Managing cookies
You can block or delete cookies in your browser at any time. The relevant settings are here:
Blocking essential cookies breaks the site
If you block cookies altogether, you won't be able to stay signed in, keep items in your cart, or complete a purchase. Blocking only analytics cookies changes nothing about how the site works for you.
You can opt out of Google Analytics across every site you visit with Google's browser add-on.
5. Do Not Track
Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" signal. There is no agreed standard for how sites should respond to it, so we don't currently act on it. The controls above give you the same result.
6. Changes to this policy
If we add or remove a service that uses cookies, we'll update this page and the date at the top of it.
