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Cookie Policy

Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. This page lists every cookie and similar technology this site uses, and why.

1. In short

Browsing this site sets no cookies and stores nothing in your browser. The only cookie is a strictly necessary sign-in cookie for TRD staff using the private admin area, which is why you don't see a cookie banner. You can still review the categories in .

2. Necessary

Needed for the site to work, such as the staff sign-in cookie and remembering your cookie choices. Always on.

NamePurposeDuration
sb-…-auth-tokenKeeps TRD staff signed in to the admin area. Never set for visitors.Session, refreshed while signed in
trd-consent-v2 (browser storage)Remembers the choices you make in Cookie Preferences. Only saved once you make a choice.Until you clear it

Strictly necessary storage doesn't need consent under UK and EU rules because the site can't work without it.

3. Analytics

We don't use analytics cookies. We count page views anonymously on our own server: each view adds one to a daily total for that page, with no cookie, device identifier or network address involved.

4. Marketing

We don't use advertising or marketing cookies, pixels or tags.

5. Functional

We don't use functional cookies. There are no embedded videos, maps, chat widgets or social media plug-ins.

6. Third-party links

The WhatsApp buttons are ordinary links: WhatsApp only receives anything if you click one and start a conversation, under WhatsApp's own policies. Fonts are served from this site, not from a font provider.

7. Your choices

Change your choices at any time in (also linked in the footer of every page). Your browser settings also let you block or delete cookies. For how we handle personal data, see our Privacy Policy. Questions: info@theresearchdesks.com.