The law in the UK requires me to tell you about cookies used on this website, and also about any website analysis tools that gather information about visitors.
What are Cookies?
‘Cookie’ is an American word for what the English call a biscuit. In computer jargon, cookies are very small files placed on your computer when you visit a website, designed to store information about your visit and track your path from page to page. This trail of data gives rise to the name ‘cookies’, or as we prefer to say in England, breadcrumbs. Cookies that are essential for the site to work at all do not require consent. Non-essential cookies do require consent.
What is Website Analytics?
Website analytics is the practice of recording and studying the way visitors use a website. The information gained helps the website creator to produce materials his visitors will use and frequently return to.
Cookies and Analytics on Clay Lane
Until recently, I used a web analytics service, and set cookies on Clay Lane for that purpose. However, I have now removed that analytics service, and no longer set any cookies. Also, I have embedded YouTube videos in such a way that (according to YouTube) you will not be tracked unless you play one.