Privacy
Privacy
Short version: we don’t track you, we don’t use analytics cookies, banner ads load only if you say yes, and there are no forms on the public site that collect your details.
Cookies
We don’t use tracking or analytics cookies, and fonts, images and scripts all come from this site. We set no cookies of our own for visitors. The only one is a session cookie for the site owner’s admin area, which is only sent on admin pages.
When you first visit, a bar asks whether you’re happy with ads cookies. We keep your answer in your browser’s local storage (or, if that’s blocked, in a small cookie from this site called ads_consent) for 6 months, so we don’t have to ask on every page. It holds only “accept” or “reject” and the date, and it isn’t sent to anyone.
Banner ads
Some pages have up to two banner ads: one under the menu, and one part-way through the page. There are none on this page, the contact, terms and affiliate pages, the photo credits page or the sugar & units calculator’s results. The ads come from 5od (5od.co.uk), a small ad service run by the owner of this site. They’re contextual: 5od chooses a banner to suit the page you’re reading, not you. 5od itself sets no cookies and builds no profile of you; your browser sends it the site, the ad position and size, and the address of the page.
The banners are for shops and brands in the Awin affiliate network. Awin’s banner images and links can set Awin’s own cookies: when a banner is shown, and when you click one, so that a purchase can be credited to us. That’s why nothing loads until you choose:
- Accept ads cookies: banners load, and Awin is told you agreed.
- Reject: no banners load at all, and your browser doesn’t contact 5od or Awin for ads.
- JavaScript off: no ads load and you won’t be asked.
Like any website, 5od’s server sees your IP address when your browser asks it for a banner. 5od doesn’t store raw IP addresses: it keeps a scrambled (salted and hashed) version for up to 2 days, only to limit abuse.
Changing your mind
Use Cookie settings (also at the bottom of every page) to see your current choice and change it at any time. If you switch from accept to reject, banners stop loading straight away. Any Awin cookies already set stay in your browser until they expire, or until you delete them in your browser’s settings (clearing this site’s data also resets your choice, and we’ll ask again).
What we store
- Outbound link counts. When you follow a link to another site (for example Amazon.co.uk), it passes through a
/go/address on our site. We record the date and time, which link it was and which of our pages it was on — no IP address, no cookie and nothing that identifies you. - Server logs. Like any website, our web server keeps standard technical logs (such as IP address, browser type and the page requested) for security and troubleshooting. They are not used to profile visitors.
- Calculator. The sugar & units calculator works in your browser and in the page address; we don’t save what you type.
- Email. If you email us, we use your message only to reply.
Other websites
When you follow a link to Amazon.co.uk or any other site, that site’s own privacy policy and cookies apply. Amazon may use cookies to record that you arrived from us, which is how affiliate commission works (see our affiliate disclosure).
Videos
If a page shows a YouTube video, nothing is loaded from YouTube until you press play. After you press play, the video loads from YouTube’s privacy-enhanced domain (youtube-nocookie.com) and Google’s privacy policy applies.
Fonts and images
All fonts, images and scripts are served from this website — your browser doesn’t contact any third party just by viewing our pages, unless you accept banner ads (see above).
Contact
Questions about privacy: hello@slush-maker.co.uk.