Browsing and filters
The condition checker uses only the fields you enter and does not request precise location or an account. Query parameters appear in the URL and may appear in browser history or hosting logs. Avoid entering personal or sensitive information.
Corrections
The correction form stores a rule ID, an optional evidence URL, your message and a submission time. Do not include names, contact details, medical information or account credentials. Reports are used to check data, are not published automatically and are removed after 90 days unless needed for an active correction.
Your analytics choice
Google Analytics 4 loads only after you choose Allow analytics. Necessary only leaves Google Analytics code, requests and cookies off. Cookie settings at the bottom of every page lets you withdraw; this clears our Google Analytics cookies and reloads the page to unload the code. Your choice is stored in your browser for up to 180 days. With JavaScript disabled, optional analytics does not run.
What Google Analytics receives
After consent, Google receives page views, the public material slug and result count for a valid condition check, and the public source slug when an official-source link is opened. We strip query strings and fragments from page URLs and send no referrer URL, raw search text, household quantities or answers, correction messages, user IDs or account details. Google processes browser/device information and the network address needed to receive a request. Analytics cookies may last up to 180 days. Google signals and advertising personalization are disabled in our implementation. Counts exclude visitors who decline and may include testing; they are not a complete census.
Security and external links
Forms use a security cookie. We do not load external fonts or embedded maps. Official-source and optional map links open external services with their own privacy practices. Google Analytics data is processed by Google under its privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy; Google explains its use of partner-site data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. This may involve processing outside the UK.
Daily usage totals
The server keeps daily totals for guide views, valid material queries, empty results, official-source opens and saved corrections. Each counter contains only a date, event name, public material/guide/source slug and count. These counters do not store an IP address, visitor ID, browser fingerprint, raw search text, household answers or correction message. Requests can include bots and repeat visits; the totals are not unique-person counts. Official-source links may pass through our own redirect before opening the council page.
Advertising status
We have applied to connect this website to Google AdSense. Public ownership metadata and ads.txt identify the publisher but do not load advertisements. Advertising is not active. Ad serving requires approval, a revised notice and appropriate advertising consent through a Google-certified platform; analytics consent does not grant advertising consent.