Cookies and similar technologies
A cookie is a small text record stored on a browser or device by a website. Similar technologies include local storage, tracking pixels, tags and other methods that store information on a device or access information already stored there.
UK rules distinguish between technologies that are strictly necessary to deliver a service requested by the user and optional technologies used for purposes such as analytics, personalisation or advertising.
How this website currently uses storage
The public catalogue and information pages do not require advertising, behavioural tracking or analytics cookies. The contact workflow uses a short-lived server session only after a form is submitted. Its purpose is to ensure that the confirmation page can be displayed only when the server reports that the message was accepted for delivery.
Standard hosting logs may record requests to the server. These logs are not browser cookies, but they may contain technical information such as IP address, request time and response status. Their use is described in the Privacy Policy.
Current cookie register
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Everlenton website | Maintains the one-time server session used after successful contact-form delivery. It is not used for advertising or cross-site profiling. | Browser session, subject to server session expiry | Strictly necessary |
The exact session-cookie name can differ if the production server is configured to use a custom PHP session name. The purpose and category remain the same.
When consent is required
Strictly necessary storage can be used without optional-cookie consent where it is essential to provide a service requested by the user. Clear information must still be provided. Optional analytics, preference, advertising or cross-site tracking technologies will not be activated unless an appropriate consent mechanism is in place where required.
Continuing to browse the website is not treated as consent to optional cookies. If optional categories are introduced, controls must allow a user to make a clear choice and to refuse non-essential storage without losing access to ordinary website content.
Browser and device controls
Most browsers allow you to inspect, delete or block cookies, prevent third-party cookies and clear website data when the browser closes. Private-browsing modes can reduce local storage after a session but do not make browsing anonymous to websites, network providers or employers.
Blocking the strictly necessary session cookie may prevent the website from displaying the verified form-delivery confirmation. It does not prevent you from reading the catalogue pages.
Third-party resources
The website may request font files or other technical resources from an external content provider. Such a request can disclose ordinary connection information, including IP address and browser headers, to that provider even where no cookie is placed. Third-party resources should be reviewed when the production website is deployed, and self-hosting should be used where appropriate.
Audits, changes and contact
The cookie register should be checked whenever scripts, analytics, embedded media, marketing tags or hosting services change. If a new technology stores or accesses information on a device, its provider, purpose, duration and consent status must be assessed before release.
Questions about website storage can be sent to privacy@everlenton.com. Information about personal-data rights is available in the Privacy Policy.