Cookies

This website uses only the cookies it needs to work and to stay secure. I've switched off Squarespace's analytics cookies, and the site doesn't use advertising cookies or analytics cookies from anyone else. That's why there's no cookie banner. Last updated: [date of publication].

What a cookie is

A cookie is a small file a website saves on your device so it can recognise your browser later. The law requires a website to ask your permission first, unless the cookie is strictly necessary for something you've asked for.

The cookies this site sets

This website runs on Squarespace, which sets a few cookies that it classes as necessary: they protect the site and its enquiry form from attack and keep the pages working. Cookies that are strictly necessary don't need your consent, and I can't switch these off. Which ones your browser gets depends on what you do on the site. [verify on the live site: which of the cookies below appear, their exact names and how long they last; delete any line for a cookie the site doesn't set]

• crumb protects the site's forms against "cross-site request forgery", an attack that tricks your browser into sending something you didn't mean to. It's deleted when you close your browser.

• Test, _dd_cookie_test and _dd_site_test check that your browser accepts cookies. They're deleted straight away or when you close your browser.

• _dd_s helps Squarespace spot errors in the page. It lasts four hours.

• _ssid helps Squarespace recognise a device to prevent fraud. It lasts four years. [verify on the live site: whether this site sets it at all]

• [Keep only if the site uses URL redirects.] RecentRedirect stops your browser being sent round in a loop between redirected pages. It lasts 30 minutes.

Squarespace lists every cookie it can set, including ones for features this site doesn't use, such as online shops and customer accounts, in The cookies Squarespace uses.

Visitor statistics

I count visits with Squarespace Analytics, which is built into Squarespace. I've switched off its analytics cookies (ss_cid, ss_cpvisit, ss_cvisit, ss_cvr and ss_cvt), so it doesn't place them on your device. [verify on the live site: none of these five cookies appears on any page] It still counts visits, using a small script in the page, but without those cookies it can't link one page you view to the next or recognise you when you come back, so each page view counts as a separate visit. The privacy notice explains what it records.

The enquiry form

When you send the form, your message goes to Squarespace, which emails it to me and keeps a copy in my Squarespace account. Sending it doesn't add any cookies beyond the necessary ones above; the crumb cookie is the one that protects the form. [verify on the live site: send a test enquiry from a private window and check that no new cookie appears]

[Keep only if Google reCAPTCHA stays switched on for the enquiry form, which is Squarespace's default; otherwise delete this paragraph.] To keep out spam, the form uses Google reCAPTCHA, which checks whether the form is being filled in by a person or an automated program. It loads from Google when you start filling in the form [verify on the live site: whether reCAPTCHA loads when the page opens or only when you click into a field; correct this sentence to match], and Google may set or read cookies of its own to do that [verify on the live site: which Google cookies or stored items appear, under which domain, and how long they last]. It's there to protect the form you're using, so it's treated as strictly necessary. Google's privacy policy and terms apply.

Booking a call

[Keep this section only once the booking link is added to the site, then delete this bracket.] The booking link is an ordinary link to my booking page on Cal.com, not something built into this site, so Cal.com can't set cookies here. Once you're on Cal.com's website, its own cookie policy applies.

Instagram pictures

[OPTIONAL — keep this section only if an Instagram block is added to the site, then delete this bracket.] The pictures of my latest Instagram posts come from my Instagram account, through Squarespace. If you click one, you'll go to Instagram, where Instagram's cookie policy applies. [verify on the live site: whether the pictures load from Instagram's own servers (cdninstagram.com or fbcdn.net) and whether any cookie is set for those domains; if they do load from Instagram, add: "Viewing them connects your browser to Instagram, which receives your IP address and browser details."]

Fonts

The typefaces on this site are served by Squarespace, not from Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts or any other outside service. [verify on the live site: no requests to fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com, use.typekit.net or p.typekit.net on any page]

Other websites

Links to press coverage, LinkedIn, Instagram [and Cal.com — keep only once the booking link is added] take you to other websites, which have their own cookie policies.

Managing cookies

You can see, block and delete cookies in your browser's settings. Blocking them won't stop you reading this site, but if you block all cookies the enquiry form may not send [verify on the live site: block cookies for the site, try the form, and delete this clause if it still sends]. If that happens, email me at hello@vo2pr.com instead.

Questions

Email hello@vo2pr.com. The privacy notice explains how I handle personal information.