Cookies and local storage are different
A cookie is a small value a website can ask a browser to store and return with relevant requests. Local storage also saves information in the browser, but it is not automatically attached to each page request. Both technologies can fall within rules on storing or accessing information on a device.
The supplied site code does not set analytics or advertising cookies. It uses local storage only when you choose to save a preference with the controls below. Fonts, scripts, styles and photographs are served as site files rather than loaded from third-party tracking widgets.
What a saved preference contains
| Name | Location | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| spritzpuzzlewhistl-consent | Browser local storage | Stores “accepted” or “essential” to remember your selected preference | Until cleared or replaced; no automatic expiry |
This value contains no name, email address or unique visitor identifier. The preference tool does not transmit it to us. Accepting does not install analytics, advertising or other optional services: none are currently provided. If optional services are introduced, their purposes and storage must be explained and any legally required consent obtained before activation.
Your browser preference
You can record a choice or remove the saved value. Either choice leaves the current publication available without optional tracking.
Enable JavaScript to view or change a saved preference.
Drafts, clipboard and downloads
The contact tool does not store its form fields in cookies or local storage. A draft stays in the current page's memory while the page remains open. Copying writes to the clipboard when permitted; downloading creates a local text file. Those copies are controlled by your browser and device and are not removed by clearing the preference above.
Browser controls and external websites
You can inspect or delete site data in your browser's privacy settings. Blocking local storage may prevent a preference from being remembered, but the articles remain readable. Clearing this site's data does not clear records held by independent websites you visit through research links.
Server access logs are not cookies and are addressed in our privacy notice. For questions about storage or data handling, contact [email protected].