The short version
This site does not use advertising cookies, analytics cookies, or social media tracking. The only cookies set are the small number required to keep the site secure and the forms working. Because these are strictly necessary, no consent banner is shown. If that ever changes (for example if I add analytics) you will be asked for consent before any non essential cookies are set.
What is a cookie
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by your browser when you visit a website. Cookies let a site remember things across pages and visits (such as that your form submission is in flight) or help the site stay secure (such as blocking automated abuse).
Cookies this site uses
Strictly necessary cookies
These keep the site functioning and secure. They cannot be switched off in our settings, but you can block them in your browser at the cost of some functionality (for example you may not be able to submit a form).
- Vercel edge cookies. Set by the hosting platform to route requests to the nearest server and to protect the site from abusive traffic. Session lifetime.
- __cf_bm (set by Cloudflare on behalf of the database provider, Supabase). Used to distinguish humans from automated traffic when the forms talk to the database. Lifetime: up to 30 minutes from the last interaction.
- sb-* (future). When the private admin area is switched on, it will use a short lived session cookie so I can stay logged in to manage submissions and the newsletter. This cookie is only set when the admin signs in.
Analytics cookies
None. The site does not use Google Analytics, Plausible, Fathom, Vercel Analytics, or any other analytics service.
Advertising and tracking cookies
None. No advertising network is loaded on any page of this site.
Social media cookies
None. Links to external services (such as the Council website or Reform UK) open in a new tab and do not embed any third party tracker on this site.
Controlling cookies
You can clear or block cookies in your browser at any time. The links below take you to the relevant guidance for the most common browsers.
Do Not Track
This site does not load tracking that would respond to a Do Not Track signal in any case, so the setting has no practical effect here. It is mentioned only for completeness.
Changes to this policy
I may update this policy if the site’s cookie use changes. Any new non essential cookies will be introduced with a clear consent prompt before they are set. The latest version of this policy will always be at this URL, and the “last updated” date at the top of the page will tell you when it was last revised.
Questions
If anything in this policy is unclear, email nicola.lloyd@redditchbc.gov.uk and I will do my best to explain.