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Cookie Policy

One small functional cookie, and a short list of what we deliberately do not use.

Last updated 1 May 2026.

In short

  • This site uses one small functional localStorage entry: to remember that you have dismissed our cookie banner.
  • It expires after 12 months and contains no personal data.
  • There are no analytics, advertising or social-media tracking cookies.
  • You can clear it at any time from your browser's site-data settings.
  • If we ever add another cookie, we will update this page and ask first.

What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file (or, in our case, a small entry in your browser's local storage) that a website may save on your device. They are commonly used to remember preferences, keep you logged in, or — less innocently — to track what you do across the web.

The one we use

Name Purpose Type Retention
jwf_cookie_ok_v1 Remembers that you have dismissed the cookie banner so we do not show it again. Essential / functional 12 months

What we do not use

  • No Google Analytics, Plausible, Fathom or any other analytics platform.
  • No Facebook Pixel, Twitter pixel, TikTok pixel, or any other social-media tracker.
  • No advertising cookies. We do not run advertising.
  • No third-party fundraising-platform cookies. We do not currently use a third-party donations platform.
  • No A/B testing or behavioural-analytics cookies.

If any of that changes — for example, if we add a payment processor whose own cookies are required — we will say so plainly here and will ask for your consent first.

Third-party content

Two third-party services are embedded on the site and may set their own cookies if you interact with them:

  • OpenStreetMap, used to show the map on our contact page. OSM does not set tracking cookies on its embed iframe, but its own privacy policy applies.
  • Google Fonts, used to load the EB Garamond and IBM Plex typefaces. Google's terms apply when the font is loaded; we have set display=swap so the site remains readable while the font loads.

How to control cookies

You can clear or block cookies and local storage from your browser's site-data settings at any time. Doing so on this site will simply mean the cookie banner appears again the next time you visit; nothing else changes.

How to complain

If you are concerned about anything to do with cookies on this site, please write to [email protected]. You may also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk, 0303 123 1113.

Changes to this policy

If we add a new cookie, we will update this page, refresh the cookie banner, and ask again. The date below is when we last updated this policy.

Last updated · 1 May 2026