Last updated: 9 June 2026
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| Cookie | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
pg_consent | Functional | Stores your cookie consent decision (localStorage, not transmitted to server) | Persistent |
| Adsterra advertising cookies | Advertising | Set by Adsterra (Adsterra Group Ltd) and its demand partners to serve advertisements. If you decline consent, only non-personalised ads are requested. We do not use Google AdSense. | Up to 2 years (network-set) |
| Server logs | Strictly necessary | Standard web server access logs (IP, page, timestamp) for security and site maintenance | 90 days |
Funding Choices (Google CMP) — euconsent-v2, FCNEC | Consent (IAB TCF v2.2) | Google's Consent Management Platform stores your IAB Transparency & Consent Framework v2.2 signal (TC string) and presents the consent dialog to EEA/UK visitors. Set by fundingchoicesmessages.google.com. | 13 months |
Google Analytics 4 / GTM (G-QMJDPZ5NDT, GTM-WRB869R7) — _ga, _gid, _ga_<ID> | Analytics | Aggregate traffic analytics under Consent Mode v2 (default-denied; cookieless pings until you accept). Only set when you grant analytics consent via the Funding Choices dialog. Provider: Google Ireland Ltd. / Google LLC. | _gid: 24 hours; _ga / _ga_<ID>: 24 months |
pg_consent entry in your browser's localStorage and the standard IAB TCF v2.2 cookies (notably euconsent-v2, plus __gpi / __gads if present) that Google's Funding Choices Consent Management Platform writes on this domain. The Funding Choices revocation dialog will re-appear on the next page load so you can record a fresh choice.
We rely on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) to set advertising cookies. Strictly necessary cookies (server logs, consent storage) are set under our legitimate interest to operate the service (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). You have the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
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