This page explains what cookies are on Fred Duncombe, which ones we set, the third-party services that may place their own and how you can manage them through your browser.
What cookies mean here
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store. When you return, the site reads it back and recognises you. Cookies let us remember your preferences and see which pages attract the most visits.
Some cookies disappear when you close your browser; others stay until their expiry date or until you delete them. We do not use cookies to identify you personally.
Cookies this portal sets
We place a cookie to remember which consent banner you dismissed, so you are not shown it twice. That cookie lasts twelve months. If you adjust a display preference—such as contrast or text size—another cookie holds that choice for your next visit.
Our web-analytics service places a cookie to count unique visitors and track which sections are read most often. The identifier is anonymous; we see patterns, not individuals.
Third-party scripts and cookies we do not control
This site embeds scripts for analytics and, on some pages, video players or social-media widgets. Each of those services may set its own cookies under the policies of the company that runs it.
We choose suppliers whose privacy practices are transparent, but we do not control the cookies they set or the data they collect once their script is loaded. Check the privacy notice of the third party if you want to know what it does with your information.
Turn cookies off without breaking the site
Every modern browser lets you block or delete cookies. Look in your browser's settings under Privacy or Site Data; you can usually refuse all cookies, allow only first-party ones or clear stored cookies at any time.
Blocking cookies will not stop you reading Fred Duncombe. You may need to dismiss the consent banner more than once, and any preferences you set will not carry over between sessions.
When this policy changes
We update this page when we add a new service or retire an old one. The change takes effect as soon as the revised text is published. We do not send individual notices; revisit this page if you want to see the current version.
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