Cookie Policy
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies used on cerchdisti.com, the choices available to you, and how to change your mind at any time.
Last updated: 12 June 2026 · Cerchdisti Media Ltd, cerchdisti.com
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels and software development kits. They allow a site to remember your actions and preferences, and allow us and our partners to measure how the site is used. This policy uses the word “cookies” to cover all of these.
2. Our legal basis
Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 we may place strictly necessary cookies without consent. All other cookies — analytics and advertising — are placed only after you give consent through our banner. You can accept all cookies, accept only essential ones, or change your choice later.
3. Categories we use
3.1 Strictly necessary
Required for the website to function: serving pages, balancing load, maintaining security and storing your cookie preference. These cannot be switched off through our banner, though you can block them in your browser at the cost of site functionality.
3.2 Analytics
Help us understand which articles are read, how long readers stay and where they leave. We use this in aggregate to improve our content. Where possible we configure IP truncation and disable cross-site tracking features.
3.3 Advertising and affiliate measurement
This is a promotional website funded by commission. When you click a product link, an affiliate network may set a cookie or append a click identifier so that a resulting order can be credited to us. We receive aggregated reporting only. These cookies may be set by third parties on their own domains and are subject to their privacy policies.
4. Cookies in detail
| Name | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cerchdisti-cookie-consent | Strictly necessary (local storage) | Remembers the cookie choice you made so the banner is not shown on every page. | Until you clear browser storage |
| Session / load-balancing identifiers | Strictly necessary | Keeps the site working, routes your request to a healthy server and protects against abuse. | Session |
| Analytics identifiers | Analytics (consent required) | Counts visits, measures which articles are read and how far readers scroll, in aggregate. | Up to 13 months |
| Affiliate click identifiers | Advertising (consent required) | Attributes a click on a product link to a subsequent purchase so the retailer can pay commission. | Typically 24 hours to 30 days, set by the network |
The exact identifiers set by third-party networks vary by campaign. We keep this table under review and update it when our providers change.
5. Managing your choices
- On this site: clear your browser's local storage for cerchdisti.com and reload the page — the consent banner will appear again and you can make a new choice.
- In your browser: every major browser lets you block or delete cookies, and offers a private browsing mode. Look under Settings → Privacy.
- Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control: where our analytics provider supports these signals we honour them.
Blocking all cookies will not stop you reading our articles, but parts of the site may behave unexpectedly and your consent choice will be requested on every visit.
6. Third-party recipients
Cookies placed by analytics and affiliate partners are controlled by those partners. Some are established outside the United Kingdom; transfers are covered by the safeguards described in our Privacy Policy. We do not sell personal data and we do not permit partners to use data collected on this site to build advertising profiles for unrelated purposes.
7. Changes to this policy
We update this policy when we add, remove or reconfigure cookies. The revision date at the top of the page reflects the latest version. Questions can be sent to [email protected].