Privacy Policy

Your privacy matters, and this page explains how this site handles information that relates to you. I keep things simple, any data stored in your browser, such as cookies or localStorage entries, are used only to provide functionality, improve how content is delivered, and remember the choices you make. I do not use these technologies for advertising, behavioural profiling, or selling your information.

As new features are added, this policy will expand to describe how each one works and what data it may store, so you always know exactly what’s happening behind the scenes.

Cookies and localStorage

Websites rely upon small pieces of browser‑based storage to function smoothly and remember certain choices you make. Two common technologies used for this are cookies and localStorage.

Cookies allow a site to store short pieces of information that help maintain essential features or support service integrations. LocalStorage provides a way for the site to keep data in your browser for longer, usually to preserve settings or improve how content is delivered. These tools do not inherently collect personal information, they simply hold data that enables the site to operate as intended.

The specific items used on this site, along with their purpose and behaviour, are described in the sections below.

Essential

This site stores a small record of your consent choice in your browser so it can remember whether you’ve accepted or dismissed the use of cookies and similar storage. This helps ensure your preferences stay in place as you navigate the site and prevents the consent message from appearing repeatedly. The information stored is minimal, does not include personal data, and exists solely to apply your chosen settings.

Essential - Data

The site writes localStorage keys such as:

• essentialConsent
• youtubeConsent

Essential - Usage

These localStorage items allow this to:

• indicate if permission was given for this site to store data into localStorage
• indicate if permission was given to third-party services to store data into Cookies or localStorage

Essential - Controller

All locaStorage entries create by this site are:

• created and controlled by your site interactions
• not identifiers or used to track your device and interactions beyond storing permissions
• not accessible to the server
• modified or removed by using the Cookie Consent prompt

YouTube

This site uses YouTube‑nocookie embeds to display video content inside iframes. When a visitor interacts with a YouTube video on this site:

• the YouTube player loads inside the iframe
• the player initializes its required settings
• YouTube writes the functional localStorage keys described above

The localStorage entires are necessary for the embedded video player to work correctly. These are not advertising cookies, but they are still considered device identifiers under UK GDPR/PECR.

YouTube - Data

YouTube typically writes localStorage keys such as:

• yt-remote-device-id
• yt-remote-session-app
• yt-remote-connected-devices
• yt-player-bandwidth
• yt-player-volume
• yt-player-quality

These values may vary depending on browser, region, and player version, but they all serve the same purpose, to make the embedded video player function correctly.

YouTube - Usage

These localStorage items allow YouTube to:

• remember your playback settings (volume, quality, bandwidth)
• maintain a stable connection between the embedded player and YouTube’s backend
• track which device is currently controlling the player (for multi‑device playback)
• ensure the video loads efficiently and consistently

They are not used for personalised advertising when using youtube-nocookie.com, but they are still persistent identifiers stored on the user’s device.

YouTube - Controller

All localStorage entries created by the YouTube player are:

• created and controlled by YouTube (Google LLC)
• subject to YouTube’s own privacy and cookie policies
• not accessible to this site or server
• removed only when the user clears their browser storage

This site does not read, modify, or store these values. They are entirely managed by YouTube as part of the embedded video player.