Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies and Similar Storage Technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. This website also uses local browser storage to remember consent preferences, session storage to retain the 18+ access confirmation for the current browser session, and a minimal server-side consent log for compliance evidence when an explicit cookie choice is submitted.

2. Cookie Categories

• Strictly necessary: security controls, core site functionality, consent state storage, server-side consent logging, and current-session age verification.
• Analytics (optional): first-party internal website measurement only after explicit consent. This currently covers page views, key navigation or call-to-action clicks, campaign attribution context, and pseudonymous analytics identifiers.
• Functional (optional): currently not deployed on this website; reserved for enhanced interface preferences only if introduced later and enabled after consent.

3. Lawful Operation

• Non-essential categories are disabled by default until explicit consent is provided.
• You can reject non-essential categories and continue using the site.
• Accepting all cookies or saving settings stores your preference locally in the browser for up to 180 days and records the submitted choice on controlled infrastructure for compliance evidence.
• If analytics is enabled, first-party analytics identifiers and event records are activated only after that consent choice is captured.
• Clearing browser storage or using browser privacy controls may reset both consent preferences and the current-session age-gate approval.

4. What Information Is Stored or Processed

• Necessary technical context for secure website operation and session handling.
• Consent preference state for necessary, analytics, and functional categories.
• A pseudonymous consent identifier, consent timestamp, policy version, source page, and minimal network/browser metadata for compliance evidence.
• Where analytics is enabled, a pseudonymous analytics visitor ID, analytics session ID, page path, page title, minimal referrer context, campaign parameters, event type, event label, and timestamp.
• Current-session age verification state for access control.

No third-party advertising tags, social media pixels, session replay tools, or fingerprinting scripts are deployed through this consent mechanism.

5. Storage and Review

Consent preferences are stored locally in your browser. Explicit cookie choices are also logged on controlled infrastructure with a consent identifier, categories selected, timestamp, policy version, source page, pseudonymised network metadata, and browser metadata. If analytics is enabled, first-party analytics events are stored on controlled infrastructure and may be reviewed in internal CRM tooling by authorized personnel for site measurement, service improvement, security, and compliance purposes. Analytics records are retained for up to 13 months unless a longer period is required for incident investigation or legal obligations.

6. Browser Controls

You can manage cookies and local browser storage directly in your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary technologies may affect site operation. You can also reopen Cookie Settings from the site footer to withdraw analytics consent or change preferences at any time.

7. Related Policies

Please also review our Privacy Notice and Terms and Conditions.