What cookies do
Cookies are small pieces of information that a website can store in your browser and read on a later visit. Similar technologies may also store or access information on your device. Whether consent is needed depends on what a technology does and whether an applicable exception covers its use; a cookie is not exempt merely because it is described as functional.
Cookies confirmed for this site
This site runs on WordPress. Authentication cookies are used for administrator sign-in. They support access to the administration area and are relevant to people who sign in to manage the site, rather than being an advertised feature for general readers. The available information does not confirm their names, expiry periods or whether any other WordPress cookies are set during an ordinary visit.
The site has no public forms or comments, and analytics and advertising are switched off. Those facts do not, on their own, establish that a visitor’s browser receives no cookies or similar storage. We therefore do not describe all possible browser storage as either present or absent.
When consent may be needed
An authentication cookie that is strictly necessary to provide a sign-in service requested by a user may qualify for an exception to the UK consent requirement. That depends on how the cookie is actually used; the presence of an administrator login does not create a general exception for other cookies. Non-essential storage or access technologies, if introduced, may require consent before they are used unless a specific exception applies. Simply visiting or continuing to browse the site should not be treated as consent to advertising cookies.
Analytics and advertising are currently switched off. This page does not suggest that visitors need to accept advertising cookies to read the site, and it does not claim that a consent banner or preference tool is installed. If site features change, the technologies used and any consent arrangements should be assessed and explained before non-essential technologies are activated.
Your browser choices
You can use your browser settings to inspect, delete or block cookies. Blocking authentication cookies may prevent an administrator from signing in or remaining signed in. Deleting a cookie already stored in your browser does not, by itself, stop a website from setting it again when you use a feature that requires it.
Where consent is required for a technology, people should be able to withdraw that consent. No site-specific consent or withdrawal tool has been confirmed, so this page does not direct you to a control that may not exist. Browser controls can help you manage storage on your device, but they are not a substitute for any consent choice the site must provide if it introduces non-essential technologies. Questions about cookies can be sent to contact@petrolheadguide.site.
Server logs are different
The server keeps technical logs. A server log is not itself a cookie or proof that information has been stored in your browser. The available information does not confirm how long those logs are kept or the conditions of any data transfers. Hosting is provided by Contabo, but hosting alone does not establish which cookies, if any, Contabo places in a visitor’s browser.