Privacy
Privacy & cookies
This site collects as little as possible. No ads, no cross-site tracking, no selling data.
Who I am
This is the personal site of Clive Shirley, based in Hampshire, UK. For any privacy question or request, email clive.shirley@mac.com.
Analytics (only with your consent)
If you click Accept on the cookie banner, the site loads Google Analytics 4 to count page views and see which articles get read. Google then collects the pages you visit, the referring site, your browser and device type, and your approximate location (country or city). Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses. Google Signals and ad personalisation are turned off.
Google Ireland Ltd processes this data on my behalf and may transfer it to the US under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and UK Extension. See Google’s privacy policy. Analytics data is kept for 14 months.
The legal basis is your consent. If you click Reject or ignore the banner, Google Analytics is never loaded.
Cookies and local storage
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics: tells visits apart (only after consent) | 2 years |
_ga_<id> | Google Analytics: keeps session state (only after consent) | 2 years |
cookie-consent | Remembers your analytics choice (local storage) | Until cleared |
theme | Remembers light/dark mode (local storage) | Until cleared |
Changing your mind
Use Cookie settings (also in the footer) at any time. If you reject, the analytics cookies are deleted.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you can ask to access or delete personal data, or complain to theInformation Commissioner’s Office.