Four cookies. None of them follow you.
We use what the cart and checkout need to work, plus aggregate page counts. No advertising cookies, no cross-site tracking, no data sold or shared with brokers, and nothing that records what materials you looked at against your identity.
What is set, and why
PECR REG. 6 RECORD
| NAME | PURPOSE | TYPE | EXPIRY | CONSENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zenithics-cart | Holds the contents of your cart between pages (browser storage) | Necessary | Until cleared | NOT REQUIRED |
| payload-token | Keeps you signed in to your account and protects checkout against forged requests | Necessary | Session | NOT REQUIRED |
| cc.ruoAck | Records that the research-use-only and 18+ confirmation has been given, so it is not asked on every page | Necessary | Until cleared | NOT REQUIRED |
| Analytics | Counts page views in aggregate - which pages are used, no identifier stored. Set only if analytics is enabled and accepted | Analytics | 14 months | REQUIRED |
Strictly necessary cookies are exempt from consent under PECR because the cart and checkout cannot function without them. The analytics cookie is set only after you accept, stores no identifier we can tie to you, and is discarded after 14 months.
The notice can be reopened from the footer on every page. Declining analytics does not degrade the cart, checkout or your order records in any way.
We do not run advertising pixels, we do not build interest profiles, and we do not share browsing data with anyone. What you looked at is not attached to your order record.
Every browser can refuse or clear cookies. If you block the necessary cookies the cart will not hold items and checkout will not complete - you can still email an order.
What we collect, why, and how long we keep it is set out in the Privacy Policy, including the six-year retention on order records.