Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. This Cookie Policy explains which cookies The Trade-off Log uses, what they are for and how you can manage them. The site uses as few cookies as possible and no advertising cookies at all.

Cookies used on this site

Essential cookies
Required for the site to work. The contact form sets an anti-forgery token that protects it against forged submissions; it contains no personal data and expires with your session.

Security cookies (Google reCAPTCHA)
The contact form is protected by Google reCAPTCHA, which may set cookies and process technical data to distinguish humans from bots. These are governed by Google's privacy policy and are only loaded on the contact page.

Analytics cookies
Used to count visits and understand which essays are read. The data is anonymised and aggregated; it does not identify you personally and is not shared with advertisers.

Cookies this site does not use

No advertising, retargeting or social media tracking cookies are set. Links to LinkedIn and GitHub are plain links; those sites only set cookies once you visit them.

Managing cookies

You can delete or block cookies at any time in your browser settings; most browsers also let you block cookies from specific sites. Blocking essential cookies may prevent the contact form from working. The "Cookie preferences" link in the footer brings you back to this page.

Changes

This policy is updated whenever the cookies used by the site change. The current version is always published on this page. For questions about cookies or personal data, use the contact page or see the Privacy Policy.