This page explains the cookies and similar storage used on toolkitgarden.click. It should be read with our privacy notice. The consent banner on first visit lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies. Either choice still leaves the pages, the journal, and the contact form working.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small piece of text a site stores in your browser. Some last only for the visit; some remain until a date, or until you clear them. Local storage is a close cousin: it stays in the browser until something deletes it. We use local storage for your consent choice.
Types we use
Essential. Needed to remember that you have answered the banner, so we do not ask on every page load. These run whether you accept or reject non-essential cookies.
Analytics. First-party only, and only if you press Accept. We do not load a third-party measurement company. If you reject, we do not set the analytics cookie.
Cookies table
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| toolkitgarden_cookie_consent | Stores your Accept or Reject choice so the banner can stay away | Held in local storage until you clear the browser or choose again | Toolkitgarden (first party) |
| toolkitgarden_read | Set only after Accept; a simple first-party note that a page was opened, used to see which briefings are read | 6 months | Toolkitgarden (first party) |
No advertising cookies are used. Rejecting non-essential cookies does not hide rates, audits, or the form.
Third-party requests
Type is loaded from Google Fonts. That is a request to a third party for letterforms (Cinzel Decorative, Cinzel, Cormorant Garamond). Google may see your IP address as part of serving the files. Those font files are not our analytics cookie, and refusing cookies does not block the type from loading. If you prefer not to call Google, use browser settings that block third-party requests; the site remains readable in a fallback serif.
Images on some pages are requested from Unsplash’s image hosts. Those requests are for pictures, not for a Toolkitgarden advertising profile.
How to manage or disable cookies
Use Accept or Reject on the banner. To change a choice later, clear site data for toolkitgarden.click in your browser, reload, and answer the banner again. You may also block cookies entirely in the browser; the essential consent store may then fail, in which case the banner may reappear, and the rest of the site still works.
Instructions vary by browser. Look for cookies, site data, or local storage in the browser’s privacy settings. Device-level settings on some phones offer a further switch.
Impact of disabling
Essential storage is only the consent note. Disabling it is inconvenient (the banner returns) but does not stop you reading a briefing or sending a message. Disabling the analytics cookie means we will not record that first-party page-open note for your browser. Images and fonts may still load unless you block those hosts separately.