Cookie Policy

1. What Is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store on your device. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies can be classified in several ways:

• Session cookies are temporary and are erased when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
• First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting.
• Third-party cookies are set by a different domain (e.g., advertising or analytics providers).

Local storage is a similar browser technology that allows a website to store data in key-value pairs on your device. Unlike cookies, local storage items are not automatically sent to the server with each request, and they do not have an expiry date set by the server - they persist until cleared by the website's code or by you.

On this website, we do not use HTTP cookies of any kind. We use only browser local storage, specifically a single key to remember your consent preferences.

2. Technologies We Use

Flatoutserver uses a minimal, privacy-first approach to browser storage. We use browser local storage only, and only for one purpose: to remember the preferences you set in our cookie consent banner.

We do not use:

• HTTP cookies (session or persistent)
• Third-party advertising cookies or pixels
• Analytics cookies (e.g., Google Analytics)
• Social media tracking pixels
• Fingerprinting techniques
• IndexedDB or other browser storage APIs beyond local storage

This means your browsing of this website is not tracked for advertising, remarketing, or profiling purposes.

3. Storage Key Table

The following table lists all browser storage items set by this website:

This is the complete list. We will update this table if we introduce additional storage items in the future.

4. The Five Preference Categories

Our consent banner offers five preference categories. Here is what each one means in practice on this website:

Necessary

Storage items that are essential for the website to function correctly. This includes fos_consent_v1, which records your own preferences so the banner doesn't appear on every visit. These cannot be disabled because without them the consent banner cannot remember your choices.

Functional

Storage items that remember your preferences and settings to improve your experience, such as language choices or display settings. Currently, no functional storage items beyond Necessary are active on this website. This category is presented so that we may activate such features in the future without requiring a new consent interaction.

Analytics

Storage items used to measure how visitors interact with the website (e.g., which pages are most visited, where visitors come from). Currently, no analytics tools are active on this website. If activated in the future, this category will cover any such measurement tools.

Marketing

Storage items used to track visitors for advertising and remarketing purposes. Currently, no marketing or advertising tools are active on this website. This category is presented to maintain transparency for any future activation.

Personalisation

Storage items used to tailor content to your interests or profile. Currently, no personalisation tools are active on this website. This category is presented for future transparency.

5. Managing Your Preferences

You can review and change your cookie and storage preferences at any time by clicking the button below or the "Cookie settings" link in the footer:

Open cookie settings

You can also manage or delete local storage data through your browser settings. Most modern browsers allow you to view and clear site data stored by individual websites. Consult your browser's help documentation for instructions specific to your browser.

Please note: clearing local storage will erase your stored consent preferences, and the cookie banner will reappear on your next visit.

6. Impact of Rejecting Optional Cookies

This website is designed to function fully regardless of your consent choices. Rejecting optional categories (Functional, Analytics, Marketing, Personalisation) has no impact on your ability to read articles, use the contact form, navigate the site, or access any other content.

The only consequence of rejecting all optional categories is that no optional storage items will be set. Since none are currently active on this website, your experience will be identical whether you accept or reject optional categories.

We believe privacy should be the default, not a reward for navigating complex settings. Our goal is to provide a fully functional website with the absolute minimum of browser storage necessary.

7. Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the technologies we use or applicable legal requirements. When we make material changes - for example, if we introduce new storage items or third-party services - we will update the table in Article 3 and revise the effective date at the top of this page.

If material changes affect already-stored preferences, we may reset stored consent and ask for your preferences again. We will also post a notice on the website for at least 30 days following any material update.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we handle browser storage.

8. Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or about how we handle browser storage, please contact us:

For privacy-related concerns more broadly, including requests for access to or correction of your personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.