Cookie policy

This cookie policy explains how Shaved Thermos Strings, 42 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2FE, United Kingdom, uses cookies and local storage on our website. It should be read with our privacy policy. We aim to follow the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) alongside UK GDPR, with guidance informed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a site. Local storage can hold similar preference data in your browser. Some cookies are strictly necessary to remember a choice you made; others help us understand how the site is used if you consent.

Cookies we use

Necessary. We store your cookie preference (Accept, Decline, or a custom Settings choice) in local storage so the banner does not reappear on every page load during the same browser profile. This storage is required to respect your decision and to keep basic consent tooling working.

Analytics (optional). If you Accept or enable analytics in Settings, we may use privacy-respecting analytics cookies or scripts to learn which pages are visited. These are not turned on by default. If you Decline, we do not enable optional analytics cookies.

Your choices

On first visit, a compact banner offers Accept, Decline, and Settings. Accept allows necessary storage plus optional analytics. Decline keeps only necessary preference storage and refuses optional analytics. Settings lets you keep necessary items and toggle analytics before saving. You can clear site data in your browser to reset the banner. Changing your mind later is as simple as clearing that stored preference and reloading the page.

Third parties

We may load fonts from a font provider. Those requests can involve network logs on the provider’s side; they are used to display typography, not to sell your data from our studio. We do not run advertising cookie networks on this site.

Retention

Consent preferences remain until you clear them or we change our consent key. Analytics cookies, when enabled, follow the retention periods set by the tool in use—typically measured in months, not indefinite archives for a small studio site.

More information

For personal data rights and contact details, see our privacy policy. Questions about cookies: [email protected] or +44 161 555 0184. You may also consult the ICO’s guidance on cookies and similar technologies at ico.org.uk. Last updated 2026.