Cookie Policy
Original effective date: September 16, 2025
Last updated: November 1, 2026
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use (i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used), and how to manage your cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when a website loads in your browser. These cookies help ensure that the website functions properly, enhance security, provide a better user experience, and analyse performance to identify what works and where improvements are needed.
How do we use cookies?
This website stores your analytics preference in your browser’s local storage. Google Analytics and Matomo are enabled for this website and load only after your analytics consent. When enabled for this website, Google Analytics and Matomo load only after your analytics consent and not when Do Not Track is enabled. Google Analytics may store analytics cookies; Matomo is configured without analytics cookies. These services receive connection data and information about page views and selected actions. YouTube videos require separate consent before the embedded player is loaded and a connection to YouTube (Google) is made. Loading a video may transfer connection data to Google. The player uses youtube-nocookie.com; this does not establish that Google stores no information on your device.
When Google Analytics is enabled and you consent, _ga distinguishes users and _ga_<container-id> stores session state. This website configures these cookies with a two-year expiry (63,072,000 seconds), renewed when updated. Browsers may shorten this period.
Browser storage on this website
| Storage | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Browser local storage: smt-analytics-consent-v1 | Remembers your analytics choice for this website. | No automatic expiry is configured. The stored choice can be changed in Privacy settings or removed by clearing this website’s browser storage. |
| Browser session storage: smt-consent-return-focus | Temporarily restores keyboard focus after withdrawing analytics consent and reloading the page. | Removed when read after reloading; otherwise browser session storage. |
Manage cookie preferences
You can change your choice for Google Analytics and Matomo using Privacy settings in the website footer. Selecting Reject / withdraw disables both services; withdrawing consent reloads the page. YouTube videos have a separate consent step. Use Close video to remove an embedded player that has already been loaded.
Additionally, different browsers offer various methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies in major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.
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