01. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of information that a website can ask a browser to store. They may support a session, remember a choice or help another service recognize a browser. Not every item of website storage is a cookie. Local storage is a separate browser feature, and this website uses it for age confirmation and privacy preferences. The supplied page code does not create document cookies. This policy explains the actual features included here and distinguishes them from optional categories that are available as choices but do not currently have tools installed.
02. How Cookies Work
A cookie may be associated with a domain and sent with later requests to that domain, subject to browser rules. Local storage normally remains available to scripts within the relevant origin rather than being automatically attached to each request in the same way. Browser settings, private browsing and extensions can change whether storage is available. Clearing data may cause preferences to be requested again. The website handles unavailable local storage without requiring you to enter personal information; your choice can still be used for the current page session.
03. Essential Cookies
The essential category describes the functions needed to remember the access confirmation and your privacy choices. In this website those functions use local storage rather than document cookies. The consent panel shows essential functions as always active because they support the controls themselves. They are not used to measure advertising performance or build a profile. If you prefer not to keep them, you can clear site data or restrict storage in your browser. Doing so may mean that the confirmation and consent controls reappear when you navigate or return.
04. Functional Cookies
Functional technologies can remember optional convenience settings or support an external feature. The preference panel includes a functional category, but this version does not install a functional tracking tool when that switch is enabled. City maps are separately activated by your direct selection of Load City Map. That selection makes a connection to Google Maps for the requested feature. A functional preference alone does not load maps automatically. If additional convenience services are introduced, their purpose, provider and actual storage use should be explained before they begin operating.
05. Analytics Cookies
Analytics technologies can measure visits, navigation patterns or interactions. No analytics script, audience-measurement pixel or traffic profiling service is included in the supplied website. Accepting analytics therefore records a preference without starting a measurement tool. Ordinary technical handling by a hosting provider is distinct from an analytics script embedded in a page. If a later version introduces analytics, the specific service, information involved and retention practices should be described, and optional processing should remain off until a suitable choice has been made.
06. Marketing Cookies
Marketing technologies can support advertising, measure campaigns or connect activity across services. This website does not include advertising tags, remarketing pixels or a marketing audience integration. The marketing switch records a category choice only. Completing the enquiry form does not create a marketing subscription, and the local form does not send its contents anywhere. If you leave this site by following an external link, the destination controls its own services. Your privacy choice on this website does not automatically change preferences maintained by another organization.
07. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
First-party storage is associated with the site you are visiting. Third-party content can introduce connections and storage controlled by another provider. The supplied site keeps its two preference entries locally and does not include an automatically loaded map frame. When you actively load a city map, Google provides that embedded content and may use its own technologies under its policies. The exact behaviour can depend on your browser and existing Google settings. The table below lists the storage controlled by this website; it does not pretend to be a complete inventory of an external provider’s systems.
08. Local Storage
The age confirmation entry is named mc_age_confirmed and stores the value yes after an adult confirmation. The privacy entry is named mc_cookie_preferences and contains the essential category, your three optional category choices and a timestamp. Neither entry contains the enquiry form fields. Local storage is specific to the browser and origin. A local file copy may be treated differently by different browsers. No fixed automatic expiry is implemented for these entries. You can remove them using the browser’s site data controls or clear the relevant storage manually.
09. Consent Management
The website first presents the age confirmation panel. After adult confirmation, it shows the privacy banner if no saved preference is available. Accept All enables the three optional categories in the stored preference. Reject Optional disables all three while leaving essential functions active. Cookie Settings lets you choose categories individually and Save Preferences records that choice. These controls do not install a service that is absent from the website. An invalid or unreadable saved preference is treated as missing so that you can make a fresh choice.
10. Cookie Preferences
You can reopen the settings panel from Cookie Preferences in the footer on every page or use the button on this page. Existing choices are shown in the switches so you can review them before saving a change. Closing the panel without saving preserves the previous preference. Rejection is offered alongside acceptance, and all optional switches begin off when there is no saved preference. A map already opened during the current page visit is a separate user-requested external feature. Reloading the page returns maps to their unloaded state.
11. Cookie Retention
The two site-controlled local storage entries remain until they are cleared or replaced. They do not use an application-level expiration timer. The preference timestamp records when a choice was saved and is not a tracking history. Saving again replaces the prior preference object rather than adding a chronological browsing record. The website does not maintain a server-side copy of these entries. External providers may have their own retention rules for information processed through their services. Consult the relevant provider when you need detail about a map or other external connection.
12. Managing Cookies
Use the website controls to choose optional categories, and use your browser settings to inspect or remove stored site data. If you use multiple browsers or devices, manage each separately because the website does not synchronize your choices through an account. Clearing all browser data can affect preferences for other sites as well. If you only want to reset this website, look for a site-specific data option. After clearing the local entries, return to a page and confirm your age and privacy choice again if you wish to continue.
13. Browser Settings
Most browsers provide controls for cookies and site storage within privacy or security settings. Consult the current support information for your browser rather than relying on a fixed sequence of menu names. Some browsers separate third-party cookies from other storage, and blocking one category may not remove existing local storage. Private browsing generally uses a separate context, but its precise behaviour depends on the browser. Shared-device users should review both storage and autofill settings before leaving the device.
14. Disabling Cookies
Restricting storage may cause the age or consent choices to reappear and may affect external services such as embedded maps. The page code catches local storage errors and still permits a choice for the open page. If scripts are disabled entirely, the local form cannot show its completion dialogue and the interactive controls cannot operate. You can still read static page content and use ordinary links supported by your browser. These practical limits do not require enabling optional marketing or analytics categories, which have no installed tools in this version.
15. Policy Changes
This Cookie Policy is dated 2 November 2026. It should be updated before introducing a new storage key, tracking script or optional provider. A change in category names alone does not explain the actual operation of a new service; the inventory and description must remain aligned with the code. Review the policy when revisiting after a period away or when a new choice is presented.
16. Contact Information
Questions about this website’s preference controls can be directed to [email protected]. The Contact page lists the main telephone and address details as well as the three destination contacts. Describe the browser and feature involved if you are reporting a technical issue, but avoid including unnecessary personal information. For general privacy questions, also read the Privacy Policy. For information about a provider activated through an external feature, consult that provider’s current policy and support resources so that the request reaches the organization responsible for the relevant processing.
Actual storage inventory
| Key / technology | Purpose | Contents | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| mc_age_confirmed localStorage |
Remember adult confirmation | yes | Until cleared |
| mc_cookie_preferences localStorage |
Remember privacy choices | Category flags and timestamp | Until changed or cleared |
| Site-controlled cookies | None set | None | Not applicable |
Google Maps is contacted only after you select Load City Map. Its processing is controlled by Google. No analytics or marketing tools are installed.