Cookie Policy



Why do we have a cookie policy?

The European Parliament brought in a law, commonly known as the EU Cookie Law or EU E-Privacy directive, that perhaps had the well intentioned aim of helping consumers make informed choices about what cookies they accept on their computer. What the law has accomplished is a lot of work for webmasters and a detrimental online experience - unless of course you happen to like sites giving you notifications about cookies and offers to read a plethora of cookie policies like this one.

If you would you like to know more about the EU cookie law then we recommend that you read the article "Why the cookie law is total clownshoes".

What are cookies?

A cookie is a tiny file that is downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience and to help websites to work. As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information on cookies see the Cookies explained.

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The Cookies We Set

Were it it not for the EU Cookie Law we would not set any cookies (beyond the third party cookies already mentioned). The EU Cookie Law indirectly requires us to - as there is no other practical mechanism to record that you have viewed the cookie consent prompt. (Once you have viewed and dismissed the cookie consent a cookie is used to record that you have done so, that way we can avoid showing you that annoying message the next time you open a page.) It is a legal obligation of all websites within the EU to ask for consent or to make you aware that they use cookies.