This page explains which cookies this website uses, what each one is for, and how to change your mind at any point. If you would rather have the short version, there is a summary in our privacy policy.
What a cookie actually is
A cookie is a small file a website asks your browser to keep. It might remember a preference, keep you signed in, or let a company recognise you when you turn up somewhere else. Cookies are not all the same, and treating them as one thing is how people end up agreeing to more than they meant to. That is why the choice on this site is split by what the cookies are for.
Cookies this site sets no matter what
One cookie is set whatever you choose, because it is the record of what you chose.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| mag_consent | This website | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected cookies, so you are not asked again on every page. | 6 months |
If you clear it, or once it expires, we will ask you again. It holds nothing about you: only the word accepted or rejected, and a number telling us which version of this notice you answered.
Measuring how the site is used, without cookies
We want to know which pages are useful and which are not. For that we use Umami, an analytics tool we host ourselves on our own server. It sets no cookies at all. It does not follow you to other websites, does not build a profile, and cannot tell who you are. It records the kind of thing a visitor counter records: the page viewed, the site that referred you, and roughly which country you are in.
Because it stores nothing on your device and cannot identify you, it does not need your permission and it runs on every visit. We think that is a fair trade: we get to see whether the site is working, and you are not tracked to get it.
Cookies that wait for you to say yes
These only load if you accept. Reject, and the code that would load them is held back and never fetched, so nothing at all is sent to these companies.
| Set by | Purpose | Typical cookies |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | More detailed reporting on how people move through the site, which pages lead where, and which do not work. | _ga and _ga_ followed by a property code, usually lasting up to two years. |
| LinkedIn Insight Tag | Tells us whether our LinkedIn activity brings people to the site, and allows LinkedIn to show our updates to people who have visited. | Several, including bcookie, lidc and UserMatchHistory, with durations ranging from a day to around a year. |
Those two companies set and control their own cookies, so the exact names and durations are theirs to change and can differ from the list above. Their own cookie policies are the authoritative record. What we can tell you is the part we control: neither one runs unless you accept.
Changing your mind
There is a Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page. Open it and you can accept or reject again, as often as you like.
If you accepted before and now reject, the page will reload. That is deliberate. A script that has already started running cannot simply be called back, so reloading is the only honest way to stop it rather than telling you it has stopped when it has not.
Controlling cookies in your browser
Your browser gives you the final say, whatever any website offers. Every major browser lets you see what a site has stored, delete it, and block cookies in future, usually under Settings and then Privacy. You can also opt out of Google Analytics across every website at once using the browser add-on Google provides.
Blocking everything will change how many sites behave, not just this one, so it is worth knowing that is the trade before you do it.
Questions
If you want to know what we hold about you, or you would like it deleted, the contact details are in our privacy policy. You do not need a reason to ask.