Cookie policy
A cookie is a small file a website stores in your browser. This page lists every cookie this site can set, and what it is for. It is written for the UK and reflects PECR and UK GDPR.
The short version
No analytics cookie is set unless you press Accept. There are no advertising cookies on this site at all. You can change your mind at any time using Cookie settings.
Strictly necessary
These are not cookies. They are small values stored in your own browser so the site works the way you asked it to, and they are never sent to any server.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| tmg-consent | localStorage | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics | Until cleared |
| tmg-theme | localStorage | Remembers if you switched to the dark or light theme | Until cleared |
These require no consent because they exist only to deliver something you explicitly asked for, and they contain no identifier.
Analytics, set only if you accept
If you press Accept, Google Analytics 4 is loaded and sets the following cookies. If you reject, or close the banner without choosing, none of these are ever created and no request is made to Google.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes one browser from another so visits are not double counted | 2 years |
| _ga_E2LNF61HKB | Google Analytics | Holds the session state for this site's property | 2 years |
IP anonymisation is enabled, and every advertising and personalisation signal is set to denied. No data from this site is used for advertising.
Cookies this site does not use
- No advertising or remarketing cookies.
- No social media pixels from Meta, TikTok, X or LinkedIn.
- No heatmap, session recording or A/B testing tools.
- No third-party fonts, which means no cookies or IP logging from a font provider.
When you leave this site
Outbound links to retailers pass through /go/ on this site. That handler stores nothing and sets no cookie. Once you land on a retailer's site, that company sets its own cookies under its own policy, including any affiliate tracking cookie. This site has no control over those and cannot read them.
Changing your mind
Use Cookie settings at any time. Choosing Reject there also deletes any analytics cookie already in your browser. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, and turn on Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control, which this site respects by asking you again rather than assuming consent.
More
See the privacy policy for what happens to information more generally, or the editorial independence policy for how the site is funded.