About this notice
This notice explains cookies and similar technologies used on ukfossils.co.uk, operated by UKGE LTD. Read it alongside our privacy notice, which explains how personal information is used and how to contact us about your rights.
What cookies do
Cookies are small pieces of information stored by your browser. Similar technologies include local storage and pixels. They can remember settings, maintain a signed-in session, help protect a service, measure visits or support embedded media.
Some storage lasts for a browsing session; other storage remains until it expires or you delete it. What is used depends on the page, your browser settings, your choices and whether you are signed in to the relevant service.
Services used on this website
Hosting, security and sign-in
WordPress.com, Automattic and Jetpack support the hosting, performance, security and administration of this website. Sign-in and settings features can use cookies to recognise a session or remember preferences. Forms and spam protection may also process technical information needed to protect the service.
Visitor statistics
The website loads Google Analytics and WordPress/Jetpack statistics services to help measure visits and understand how pages are used. These services can use cookies or similar technologies, depending on their configuration and your settings. Their provider notices explain the information involved and available controls.
Videos and social content
Some pages include YouTube videos or social content such as TikTok and Instagram. When embedded content loads, your browser connects to that provider, which receives technical information such as your IP address and browser details. The provider may use cookies or similar storage for playback, preferences, security, measurement or advertising, depending on its service and your choices.
Maps and external services
Online maps request map images from the map provider, which receives the connection information needed to deliver them. Following a link to another website takes you to a separate service with its own privacy and cookie information.
The shop, forum and app
Our shop at ukfossils.com and the Discuss Fossils forum are separate online services. They can use their own cookies and sessions for features such as baskets, checkout, accounts and posting. Please check the privacy information and choices provided by the service you use.
When you use these services inside the UK Fossils app, their browser views can retain cookies and signed-in sessions. The guide app itself does not include an advertising or analytics SDK. Saved favourites and downloaded guides are separate from website cookies.
Your choices
Your browser settings let you review, block or delete cookies and other website data. You can also use the privacy and cookie choices supplied by the relevant provider. Blocking third-party storage or embedded content may limit features; deleting cookies can sign you out or remove saved preferences.
Browser controls are separate from any consent choices offered by a website. This notice provides information: reading it or continuing to browse does not itself give consent.
See Google’s cookie information and controls and Automattic’s cookie information and controls. For social content, see TikTok’s cookie policy and Instagram’s cookie policy.
Further information
Provider cookie names and lifetimes can change, so this page describes the services and purposes rather than presenting a fixed list of cookies for every visitor. Provider notices give more detail about their technologies and settings.
If you have a question about this website’s use of cookies, please contact UK Fossils. We review this notice when the services we use change.
