Cookies
Cookies and the consent record on this device
This static site is small. The consent banner stores your choice in local storage. If you accept, we may set a simple visit measurement cookie. Rejecting does not block investigations, rates, the journal, or the briefing form.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file a site stores in your browser. This site also uses local storage for the consent record itself, under the key kernelPulseGrid_cookieConsent. That record is not a third-party tracker. It only remembers Accept or Reject so the banner does not return on every page load.
Types we use
Essential: the consent record above, so we know whether you have already answered. Analytics: only if you press Accept — a first-party measurement cookie used to count visits to pages such as investigations and the journal. We do not load advertising networks. Third-party fonts are requested from Google Fonts; that request may allow Google to see your IP address as part of serving the file. Images on investigation cards are requested from Unsplash’s image host.
Cookie table
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| kernelPulseGrid_cookieConsent | Stores whether you accepted or rejected additional cookies (local storage, not an HTTP cookie) | Until you clear site data | Kernel Pulse Grid |
| kernelPulseGrid_visit | Counts a page visit after Accept; not set if you Reject | 6 months | Kernel Pulse Grid |
How to manage or disable
Use Accept or Reject on the banner. To change a stored choice, clear this site’s data in your browser, or delete the kernelPulseGrid_cookieConsent key in local storage, then reload. You can also block cookies entirely in the browser; the briefing form still works because it does not depend on analytics cookies.
Third-party cookies
Google Fonts and Unsplash may set their own cookies according to their policies when those hosts respond. We do not control those policies. If you reject analytics on our banner, we still do not set kernelPulseGrid_visit.
Impact of disabling
Rejecting analytics means we will not set kernelPulseGrid_visit. Pages, legal text, and the briefing form remain available. Fonts and images may still be requested from their hosts so the layout can render.
Personal data
How we handle briefing contents and crash materials is described in the privacy notice.