Cookie policy

Type

Type	What it is for	Who sets it
Audience measurement	Counting how many people read each page, so we know what is worth expanding.	Us and the analytics provider
Advertising	Choosing and measuring the ads that pay for the site. With consent, they may take earlier visits to other sites into account.	Google and advertising partners
Consent	Remembering your answer to the cookie notice, so it is not asked again on every page.	The consent platform
Video	Playing the video embedded at the end of the page and storing player preferences.	YouTube (Google)

What a cookie is, plainly

A small file a site stores in your browser so it can recognise that browser on a later visit. It gives no access to your files or your camera; it is used to count visits, remember a preference and pick an ad.

Some are set by us, others by companies that deliver part of the page — that is the case for the ads and the video player.

Ads and consent in the European Economic Area

This site serves readers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, and in several European countries. In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, personalised advertising may only be shown with consent collected through a platform certified under the industry framework. That is why a notice appears in those regions asking first — and your choice counts: refuse, and the ads stay but stop being personalised.

Outside those regions you can switch personalisation off at any time in your Google account ad settings, or through the industry opt-out tools listed on the privacy page.

How to delete or block them

Every browser lets you delete stored cookies and block new ones, per site or across the board. Look for "cookies" or "site data" in your browser settings.

Blocking everything does not break this site: you can still read every page. What may stop working is the embedded video and the audience count.