What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a site can write to your browser. Similar storage, such as localStorage, can hold a preference without a classic cookie. We use both ideas in the ordinary sense: a small record that remembers a choice you already made.
Types we use
Essential records keep the site usable: remembering that you closed the consent banner, and nothing that blocks programmes, fees, or the journal if you reject analytics. Optional analytics records, if you accept, help us see which essays are opened. Rejecting does not hide content, change fees, or stop the enquiry form.
Cookies table
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloudVectorpoint_cookieConsent | Stores Accept or Reject so the banner does not return on every page load | Until you clear site data or choose again | Cloud Vectorpoint (first party, localStorage) |
| _cv_journal_ref | Optional analytics: which path was opened after Accept. Not set if you Reject | 90 days | Cloud Vectorpoint |
| fonts.googleapis.com / fonts.gstatic.com | Serves the typefaces used on this site. May set third-party cookies according to Google’s own policies | Per Google Fonts | Google Fonts (third party) |
How to manage or disable cookies
Use the banner’s Accept and Reject buttons. They are equal choices. You can also clear cookies and site data in your browser settings, or use a private window. Blocking all storage may hide the banner again on the next visit; the rest of the site still loads.
Third-party cookies
Images may load from Unsplash or Pexels. Typefaces load from Google Fonts. Those hosts may process your IP address as they would for any public asset. We do not load advertising networks. If a future sitting uses a video host, we will name it here before it appears.
Impact of disabling
Rejecting analytics cookies does not remove programmes, the Cohort Atlas, or contact. You may see the banner again if storage is blocked entirely. Embedded images and fonts may still be requested by your browser as ordinary page resources; that is not consent to optional analytics.