What this site stores in your browser, and why.
Everything that's stored, why, and for how long.
Cookies are small files a website saves in your browser. Sites can also use similar storage built into the browser, called local storage and session storage. This page explains everything this site and its client dashboard store, why, and for how long. It sits alongside the privacy policy.
Only what's needed for the site to work runs without asking. Everything else waits until you allow it in the cookie banner, and nothing optional is switched on by default. You can change your mind at any time using the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page. If you switch something off, the page reloads so it stops straight away. You can also clear or block storage in your browser's settings.
dd_cookie_consent (local storage, always on). Remembers your cookie choice so you aren't asked on every page. Holds no personal information. Kept for 6 months, then you're asked again.The site sets no cookies of its own, and the hosting sets none either.
If you allow it, the site counts page views, daily unique visitors, time on page, and taps on the phone number, email address and map links. That's how I see which pages are useful. It uses no cookies and no outside analytics company. Visitors are told apart on the server using a one-way scrambled code made from your IP address, browser and the date; your IP address itself is never stored, and the codes are deleted within a few days. The reports I see are totals, not individuals.
Some pages may show content from other services, such as a map or a video. Those services can set their own cookies and receive your IP address, so they only load once you've allowed embedded content. Any service added will be listed on this page, with a link to its own policy.
Not in use. If I ever run adverts, anything used to measure them will only run if you allow marketing, and it will be listed here first.
Typefaces are loaded from Google Fonts. Your browser asks Google's servers for the font files, so Google receives your IP address with that request. No cookies are set.
If you're a client, the dashboard keeps you signed in using your browser's own storage rather than a cookie. It also stores a cookie that remembers your cookie choice there, for one year. When you pay through the dashboard, Stripe's payment page sets two cookies used to prevent fraud:
__stripe_mid (set by Stripe). Fraud prevention for card payments. Kept for 1 year.__stripe_sid (set by Stripe). Fraud prevention for card payments. Kept for 30 minutes.Email hello@doughtydigital.co.uk and I'll answer directly.
Last updated 25 October 2026.