// PECR COMPLIANCE & FUNCTIONAL STORAGE

Cookie & Local Storage Policy

Route /cookies

Effective Date August 2026

PECR Status Consent Banner Exempt (Strictly Necessary)

   ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ZERO NON-ESSENTIAL TRACKING & ZERO ADVERTISING PIXELS │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ • Third-Party Cookies: NONE                           │
│ • Ad Pixels:           NONE                           │
│ • Fingerprinting:      NONE                           │
│ • LocalStorage Keys:    1                             │
│ • Session Cookies:      2                             │
│ • Tracking Banners:     NONE                          │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

[PECR Framework]

Why This Site Does Not Display a Cookie Consent Banner

Most websites display intrusive pop-up banners because they load third-party analytics, remarketing tags, or advertising pixels that track your behaviour across the internet.

This site sets zero non-essential tracking cookies and zero advertising cookies. Under PECR, storage or access technologies that are strictly necessary to provide a service requested by the user may fall within the exemption from consent. This site still provides information about the storage technologies it uses.

[Technical Inventory]

1. Storage Technologies Used on This Site

This platform limits storage to essential, privacy-safe functional tokens.

The site may also use browser localStorage. This is not a cookie, but it is included here because UK rules can apply to technologies that store or access information on a user's device.

Name / Storage Key	Type	Purpose	Expiry	Category
`theme_preference`	Browser `localStorage`	Remembers your preference for dark or light mode interface rendering.	Persistent (until cleared by user)	Strictly Necessary / Functionality
`PHPSESSID`	First-Party Cookie	Maintains temporary session security state when interacting with contact forms or system prompts.	Expiry: Session-based; used only while the relevant secure session is active.	Strictly Necessary / Security
`csrf_token`	First-Party Cookie	Prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks during form submissions.	End of session	Strictly Necessary / Security

The inventory above must match the actual production implementation. If the site introduces, removes, or changes any cookie or storage technology, this policy must be updated at the same time.

[Privacy Boundaries]

2. What This Site Does NOT Do

No Advertising Pixels: No Meta (Facebook), LinkedIn, or Google Ad pixels are loaded.
No Cross-Site Tracking: Your device is not fingerprinted, and your browsing activity is not shared with data brokers.
No Third-Party Cookies: No external domains are permitted to drop cookies on your machine when browsing this platform.

[User Control]

3. How to Manage Local Storage in Your Browser

Even though this site uses only essential storage, you retain full control over your browser. You can clear your cookies and localStorage keys at any time through your browser settings:

Google Chrome

Settings → Privacy and security → Delete browsing data.

Mozilla Firefox

Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.

Apple Safari

Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data.

Microsoft Edge

Settings → Cookies and site permissions.

Note that clearing localStorage will simply reset site interface preferences (such as dark mode) back to default.