Cookie Policy

Learn how we use cookies and how you can control them.

Last updated: 22 June 2026

This Website uses cookies and similar storage technologies on your device to make the site work, keep it secure, remember your cookie choice, and — only if you agree — understand how the site is used. This policy explains what we use and how you can control it.

1. What cookies we use

Strictly necessary

These keep the site working and secure — loading pages and remembering your cookie choice so we don't ask again on every visit. The site can't function properly without them, so they don't require your consent. Your cookie choice is stored locally in your browser.

Analytics (off by default)

We use PostHog to count visitors, see which pages are used, and measure how people reach listed businesses, in an aggregated way. These are switched off by default and only load if you choose "Accept" on our cookie banner. If you decline or don't choose, no analytics cookies are set and nothing is captured.

Marketing

We do not use marketing, advertising, or third-party tracking cookies on this site.

2. Consent and your controls

Strictly necessary cookies are always on because the site needs them. Analytics cookies are opt-in: they are off until you actively accept them, which is your free choice.

  • • We tell you about every cookie category in this policy.
  • • Analytics stay off unless you click "Accept" on our banner, and you can withdraw consent at any time — see section 3.
  • • We do not load any marketing or third-party advertising cookies.

3. Our consent banner

On your first visit, our banner gives "Accept" and "Decline" equal prominence. If you click "Decline" — or simply don't choose — no analytics cookies load on your device and we capture nothing.

To change your mind later, use the "Manage cookies" link in our site footer to reopen this banner at any time. You can also block or delete cookies through your browser's privacy settings, or email us at uklocalbusinessdirectory@gmail.com and we'll exclude you from analytics.

4. Cookies set by others

Some storage is set by the third-party services we use to run the site:

Provider Purpose Category
PostHog (EU) Aggregated site usage statistics — only after you accept Analytics
Vercel Hosting, performance, and security Strictly necessary

PostHog's privacy policy is at posthog.com/privacy. Most items are short-lived; analytics cookies, where set, typically last up to around 12 months, after which they expire or refresh.

5. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as our cookie use changes. The "last updated" date above shows the current version.