NDG Cookie Policy
Your privacy
When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose to decline our cookies.
What we use, and why
We use a small number of analytics and security tools. Two of them set cookies, and they are treated differently:
- Analytics cookies are optional. Google Analytics loads only if you accept. Declining turns it off and clears its cookies.
- Security cookies are essential. Google reCAPTCHA protects our forms from automated abuse and runs on pages with a form whether or not you accept analytics. Without it we could not safely accept form submissions.
The site works the same either way.
| Tool | What it does | Cookies |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Measures page visits and how visitors move around the site. Loads only if you accept. | _ga, _gid, _gat |
| Umami | Counts page visits. Self-hosted by NDG and collects no personal data. | None |
| Google reCAPTCHA | Protects our contact and request forms from automated abuse. Active on pages with a form, and essential to those forms working. | Set by Google on form pages. Not covered by the analytics choice. |
| Newsletter signup | If you subscribe, your email address is sent to our mailing platform. Subscribing is optional and you can unsubscribe at any time. | None |
Analytics information is aggregated. We do not share it with third parties, and we do not sell advertising on this website. If you decline, we will not know when you have visited our site, and we will not be able to monitor how it performs.
Manage cookie settings
The choice is yours. Allow or decline our cookies at any time using the Cookie settings link in our footer.