What a cookie is
A cookie is a small piece of text a website asks your browser to store, then sends back to that site on later requests. Sites use them to remember things across page loads — that you're signed in, what you've consented to, or (for advertisers) which ads you've already seen. localStorage, which several tools on this site use instead, is similar in spirit but is never sent to a server at all — see the privacy policy for how that's used here.
Cookies this site sets itself
None, for an ordinary visitor. The page-view analytics on this site is built to work without cookies — it counts a path, a referrer host and a device class per day, with nothing that needs a cookie to tie requests together. The only first-party cookie this site ever sets is an admin-session cookie, and it is only ever set when the site owner signs in to the admin panel at /admin. It is never set for a regular visitor browsing tools, and it has nothing to do with tracking or advertising.
Cookies Google AdSense sets
If advertising is enabled and you accept non-essential cookies, this site loads Google AdSense, which may set third-party cookies to:
- measure ad performance and prevent the same ad showing too often,
- personalise ads based on your browsing, if you haven't opted out,
- detect invalid traffic and clicks.
These are set by Google and its advertising partners, not by this site, and are governed by Google's own cookie policy. You can review and adjust ad personalisation at adssettings.google.com.
How consent works on this site
A banner asks first-time visitors to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Choosing “Accept all” is what allows AdSense to load; choosing “Reject non-essential” keeps it switched off. Nothing that requires a cookie is ever loaded before you make that choice — the scripts genuinely aren't present on the page until you accept them, not merely hidden or inactive.
Your choice is remembered on this device only, in your browser's local storage.
Change your choice
You can reopen the consent banner at any time and change your decision: . The same control is always available in the site footer under “Cookie settings.” You can also block or delete cookies directly through your browser's own settings, though doing so may also clear the record of your consent choice, causing the banner to reappear.