Cookie policy
Last updated October 3, 2026
The short version. This site sets no cookies of its own, has no analytics and no adverts, so there is no cookie banner. The only cookies come from Google reCAPTCHA on the newsletter sign-up form, which stops spam sign-ups.
What cookies are
Cookies are small files a website saves in your browser. Some are needed for a site to work; others track you across the web for advertising. This site avoids both kinds wherever it can.
Cookies this site sets
None. Reading the site, browsing the blog, searching it and downloading freebies set no cookies at all.
Cookies from other services
| Where | Service | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter sign-up forms (home page, Freebies page and the end of blog posts) | Google reCAPTCHA, through our newsletter service SendFox | Checks that the person signing up isn’t a spam bot. Google may set or read cookies such as _GRECAPTCHA to do this. See Google’s privacy policy. |
| After you click an affiliate link | Amazon, Zazzle or Etsy | Their own sites may record that you arrived from our link, so they can credit us. That happens on their site, under their cookie policies, not on ours. |
These reCAPTCHA cookies are strictly necessary to protect the sign-up form, which is why we don’t ask for consent first. If you’d rather avoid them, you can contact Ash and she’ll add you to the newsletter by hand.
Things that aren’t cookies
- The blog search runs entirely in your browser. It downloads a small index from this site and sends nothing anywhere.
- Your browser may remember pages and images it has already downloaded (its cache) so the site loads faster next time. That stays on your device.
Controlling cookies
You can block or delete cookies in your browser’s settings. Blocking them won’t affect this site, except that the newsletter sign-up form may not work.
Changes and contact
If this changes, for example if we ever add analytics, we’ll update this page first. Questions? Email privacy@phospress.com or read the privacy policy.