Cookie Policy

Our current approach

The public website does not currently include optional advertising pixels or cookie-based audience analytics in its application code. There are no optional tracking categories to enable here. We use hosting and security services, and staff sign-in requires essential cookies. If optional tracking is introduced, we will update this information and obtain consent where required before enabling it.

Staff sign-in cookies

__Host-hlm_oauth is a first-party security cookie used during Google sign-in. It expires after 10 minutes and is cleared when sign-in completes. __Host-hlm_session maintains an authorised staff session for up to eight hours and is cleared on sign-out. These cookies are Secure, HttpOnly and restricted to this site. They are not advertising cookies.

Form verification

Cloudflare Turnstile checks form submissions for abuse. It processes browser and connection information to provide verification. Verification data and any security storage used by Cloudflare are part of that security service, not a marketing preference. Your browser may show storage associated with challenges.cloudflare.com. For details, see Cloudflare’s privacy information. Blocking verification can prevent a form from being submitted; email or telephone remains available.

Reading preferences

If you choose “Remember my reading preferences”, the website stores your selected text size, spacing, contrast, motion and reading-view settings under hlm-reading-preferences in local storage on your device. The saved settings expire after 180 days unless you save them again. They are not sent to HOLLISMERE. Without that choice, settings apply only to the current page. Resetting the controls or clearing site data removes the saved settings.

Fonts and external services

The website requests fonts from Google Fonts. Those requests disclose connection information, such as your IP address, to Google; a font request is not the same as optional advertising consent. Links to external services open sites with their own storage and privacy practices.

Manage storage and preferences

Use “Reading & accessibility” to change or reset saved reading preferences. You can also delete site data or block cookies in your browser. Blocking essential staff cookies prevents staff sign-in, and blocking security services may prevent enquiry verification. Public articles remain available without staff cookies.

For questions, contact anne@hollismere.com. This policy describes the current website implementation and will be updated as services change.