1. Architecture of Browser Storage
Cookies are small alphanumeric files placed on your client device when you access matsyclipticker.garden. They enable web applications to distinguish individual client sessions, maintain security state, and store preference selections across page navigation events.
Our website utilizes a minimal storage architecture designed to preserve visitor privacy while maintaining high site availability and operational integrity.
2. Classification of Storage Tokens
In accordance with PECR and UK GDPR guidelines, browser storage mechanisms deployed across our domain are classified into three functional tiers:
- Strictly Essential Tokens: Required for the fundamental delivery of requested services, network routing, and security validation. These do not require prior consent under statutory law.
- Functional Preference Tokens: Retain client-side configurations—specifically your response to our cookie banner—so you are not prompted repeatedly across navigation sessions.
- Measurement and Performance Storage: Aggregated diagnostic data recorded by server infrastructure to assess request volumes and server resource usage without personal identification tracking.
3. Scheduled Inventory of Deployed Cookies and Local Storage
| Identifier | Category | Storage Modality | Operational Purpose | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
matsy_cookie_pref |
Functional / Consent | HTML5 LocalStorage | Records your preference (accept, reject, preferences) | 12 months |
__cf_bm |
Strictly Essential | HTTP Cookie (Secure, HttpOnly) | Edge proxy bot mitigation and distributed denial-of-service defence | 30 minutes |
matsy_session_id |
Strictly Essential | Session Storage | Temporary CSRF token verification for contact form submission | Browser session end |
matsy_diag_hit |
Measurement | HTTP Cookie (First-Party) | Counts total daily page requests at server edge without IP association | 24 hours |
4. Third-Party Tracker Prohibition
Our production deployment enforces a strict prohibition against third-party commercial analytics scripts, behavioral tracking beacons, remarketing pixels, and social media tracking widgets. No visitor telemetry is shared with commercial advertising networks or data syndicates.
5. Client-Side Browser Management & Opt-Out Controls
You maintain complete control over how cookies are stored on your computing equipment. In addition to our in-banner preference control buttons, all modern web browsers provide granular settings to view, block, or delete cookies:
- Mozilla Firefox: Navigate to Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Google Chrome: Navigate to Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies.
- Apple Safari: Navigate to Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Navigate to Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data.
Note that disabling strictly essential cookies through forced browser overrides may impact site rendering, form validation, and navigation reliability.
6. Policy Updates & Amendments
We review our storage footprint regularly to ensure ongoing alignment with evolving regulatory guidance from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Any amendments to our cookie ledger will be updated directly on this page alongside a revision timestamp.