What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help the site work properly, keep it secure, improve performance, and allow us to understand how people use our website.
Some cookies are essential for the site to function. Others are optional and only placed with your consent.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using our cookie banner.
How we use cookies
We use both first-party cookies (set by our website) and third-party cookies (set by services we use, such as YouTube).
We use cookies for three purposes:
• Necessary – required to operate the site securely
• Performance & Analytics – help us understand site usage
• Advertising – cookies used by Google services connected to YouTube that may support ad-related systems, even if we don’t run ads ourselves
We do not use cookies to sell your data.
What cookies do we use?
Necessary
These cookies are required for core site functions such as security. They do not store personal information.
| Cookie | Provider | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| crumb | Squarespace | Session | Helps protect the site from cross-site request forgery (security). |
| rc::a | Google reCAPTCHA | Persistent | Helps detect bots and prevent spam. |
| rc::c | Google reCAPTCHA | Session | Helps detect bots during form use. |
Performance and Analytics
These help us understand website traffic and performance and improve the user experience. They only load with your consent.
| Cookie | Provider | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ss_cvr | Squarespace | 1 year | Identifies unique visitors for site analytics. |
| ss_cvt | Squarespace | 1 hour | Tracks visitor sessions for site analytics. |
| YSC | YouTube | Session | Tracks the views of embedded videos on our site. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | 6 months | Measures bandwidth to provide the best video player experience. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Persistent | Stores the last clicked search result to improve video experience. |
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YouTube (owned by Google) sets cookies that may be used within Google’s wider advertising ecosystem.
| Cookie | Provider | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| NID | 6 months | Supports Google services including ad personalisation and performance. | |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | YouTube / Google | 6 months | Supports feature rollouts and service stability for embedded video content. |
| __Secure-YEC | YouTube / Google | Varies | Supports secure functionality related to embedded YouTube features. |
| test | YouTube | Persistent | Used to check whether the browser supports cookies. |