1. The short version
This site sets no advertising cookies, no analytics cookies and no third-party tracking cookies. It stores a small amount of information in your own browser so it can remember you are signed in and how you like the site to look. That is all.
2. What is actually stored
| Name | What it is for | How long |
|---|---|---|
cirq.session |
Keeps you signed in and remembers which dashboard you can open | 14 days, or until you sign out |
cirq.theme |
Remembers whether you chose the light or dark version | Until you clear your browser |
cirq.shortlist |
Remembers the profiles you have saved, so a shortlist survives a refresh | Until you clear your browser |
These are stored using your browser’s local storage rather than cookies. They are not sent to any third party.
3. Why there is no cookie banner
Consent is needed for cookies that are not strictly necessary — advertising, analytics and tracking. We do not set any, so there is nothing to consent to and no banner to dismiss. If we ever add analytics, we will ask first and this page will change before it happens.
4. Fonts and other resources
Our brand typeface is served from our own domain rather than a font network, so loading a page does not tell anyone else that you visited.
5. Embedded video
Featured Work plays on this site rather than sending you to another platform. Where a video is hosted on Vimeo or YouTube, the player only loads after you press play, and it runs in do-not-track mode where the platform supports it. Once it loads, that platform may set its own cookies, governed by its own policy.
6. Clearing it
Signing out removes your session immediately. Clearing site data in your browser settings removes everything listed above. The site keeps working afterwards; it will simply have forgotten your theme and your shortlist.
7. Contact
Questions: contact@thecirq.com.