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What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device when you visit a website. Cookies let a site remember things between visits or page loads, like your cookie consent choice, or let an advertiser recognise that you've visited before.
The cookies this site uses
| Cookie | Type | Purpose | Set by | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Strictly necessary | Remembers your cookie consent choice | First-party ([Site Name]) | 6 months |
| _ga, _ga_* | Analytics | Distinguishes users for site analytics | Third-party (Google Analytics) | Up to 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics | Distinguishes users for site analytics | Third-party (Google Analytics) | 24 hours |
| __gads, __gpi | Advertising | Ad delivery and frequency capping | Third-party (Google AdSense) | Up to 13 months |
| IDE, test_cookie | Advertising | Ad personalisation and measurement | Third-party (Google/DoubleClick) | Up to 2 years |
This table reflects the cookies typically set by the analytics and advertising services this site uses. Exact cookies, names, and durations can change when Google updates its services; this table is reviewed periodically to stay current.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the site to function as you'd expect, for example, remembering that you've already responded to the cookie consent banner so we don't ask every page load again. We don't ask for consent to set these, since the site can't work properly without them, but they don't track you across other sites.
Analytics cookies
These help us understand how visitors use the site, which pages are popular, where people drop off, and whether a new feature is actually being used. We use Google Analytics for this. These cookies are only set once you've given consent through our cookie banner if you're visiting from the UK or EEA.
Advertising cookies
This site is monetised through Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners use cookies to serve ads, including ads personalised to your browsing history across sites, and to measure ad performance. As with analytics cookies, these are only set for UK/EEA visitors after you've given consent. You can read Google's own explanation of how it uses this data at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
How to manage your cookie preferences
You can change your consent choice at any time using the cookie settings link in the site footer, which reopens the consent banner.
You can also block or delete cookies directly through your browser settings; most browsers let you do this for all sites or for specific ones. Blocking essential cookies may stop parts of the site working correctly; blocking analytics or advertising cookies won't affect how the calculators themselves work.
For advertising specifically, you can opt out of personalised ads across participating networks (not just this site) via Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.
What we don't use cookies for
The marks, weightings, and credits you enter into a calculator are stored using your browser's local storage, not cookies, and are never sent to our servers. See our Privacy Policy for the full details on how that data is handled.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy if we change analytics or advertising providers or if the specific cookies those providers set change. The "last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision.
Contact us
For any questions about the cookies this site uses, contact us at [Contact Email].