Cookies Without the Jargon
"Cookies" has become shorthand for all the small bits of information websites leave in your browser. Some are harmless and useful; others follow you around the internet to build an advertising profile. Here is a straightforward account of what happens on this site.
The short version
Scotland Wide Living stores exactly one item in your browser: your answer to the notice that appears on your first visit. That is all. There are no advertising cookies, no analytics cookies and no tracking cookies from us or from anyone else.
What the item is
Technically it is not even a cookie. It is an entry in your browser's local storage, a small notebook each website can keep on your own device. Ours writes down whether you clicked accept or decline. The next time a page loads, the site checks that note so it does not have to ask again.
A few things worth knowing about it:
- It stays on your device and is never sent to us or to anyone else.
- It contains no name, email address, identifier or browsing history.
- It cannot see other websites you visit.
- Declining works just as well as accepting: the site still remembers that you said no, and nothing else is stored.
Changing your mind
Want the notice back? Delete this website’s saved data from your browser’s settings menu. In most browsers you will find this under privacy or site settings, where you can remove data for a single website without affecting the rest. Using a private or incognito window has the same effect, because the note is forgotten when the window closes.
What about other technical records?
When any web page is delivered, the hosting provider's servers make brief technical records for security and to fix faults. Those are not cookies and nothing is placed on your device. They are described on our Privacy and Your Details page.
If things change
Should we ever add something that stores more information, we will update this page first and ask for your consent where the law requires it. If any part of this still puzzles you, drop the team a line through the contact page.
Last updated: October 2026