Ground & Gauge
Privacy and cookie information
What this publication stores, when analytics can run, and how to change your choices.
Who is responsible?
Ground & Gauge is the publication covered by this notice. The legal operator, postal address and verified privacy contact are still being completed. Optional analytics remains off until those details are recorded.
Optional analytics
Google Analytics is not currently loaded and no analytics requests are sent by this site. The consent integration is prepared but collection remains disabled while the operator/contact details are completed.
Your choice and withdrawal
You can reject analytics without losing access to articles or tools. The “Cookie settings” control in the footer opens these choices again. Withdrawing consent disables further collection through our integration, clears this site’s Google Analytics cookies and reloads the page to unload the tag. Withdrawal does not erase information already received by Google.
A choice is remembered on this domain for up to 180 days. It is not shared with the other publications. If storage is blocked or you clear site data, the choice may need to be made again. Analytics cookies, when enabled, are configured for up to 180 days without extending their expiry on each visit. Browser restrictions can shorten those periods.
Calculators, notes and downloads
Calculations run in your browser. Inputs and saved notes are not uploaded by the tools. Choosing Save may store the records listed below on this device. A downloaded calendar, image or calculation file is saved by your browser; importing it into another service is your choice.
| Feature | Storage and purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Cookie choice | Host-only sm_consent cookie, storing the choice, version and timestamp after a selection. | Up to 180 days; reset by clearing site cookies. |
| Google Analytics | _ga and _ga_* cookies only after consent and only when analytics is enabled. | Configured for up to 180 days. |
| Calculators and interactive references | Temporary browser memory for the current page. No upload of input values. | Until the page is closed or reloaded, unless a separate Save option is used. |
Hosting and external services
Cloudflare serves the site and handles network requests. Hosting and security services receive request information such as IP address, URL, user agent and timing. This is distinct from optional Google Analytics. We have not configured a separate application database of calculator inputs.
Fonts, interface scripts and editorial images are served with this publication. Following an external link takes you to the linked provider, whose own privacy practices apply. No embedded newsletter signup, video player or contact form is collecting submissions in this edition.
Contact, access and deletion
Use the verified privacy contact above when available to ask about access, correction, deletion or other applicable rights. You can delete locally saved tool records using the tool’s clear option or your browser’s site-data settings. If you contact a publication by email, your mail provider and the receiving provider process that correspondence under their own arrangements.