Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device to remember information about your visit. Similar technologies, such as browser local storage, serve the same purpose. This policy explains which cookies and similar technologies the FDC website uses, why, and the choices you have.

On your first visit, a banner lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies. Non-essential cookies are only set after you choose “Accept All”. If you choose “Reject”, no analytics cookies are set and any that already exist are removed immediately. Your choice — whether acceptance or rejection — is remembered on your device for 6 months, after which we will ask again.

We use one item of browser local storage that is required for the site to respect your privacy choices. It is not used for tracking:

• fdc_cookie_consent — records whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies, so we do not ask you on every visit. Kept for 6 months.

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the website — which pages are viewed, how visitors arrive, and how the site performs — so we can improve it. This information is aggregated and does not identify you personally. Google Analytics sets the following cookies:

• _ga — distinguishes visitors; expires after 2 years.
• _ga_56PPPJ74GJ — maintains the session state for this website; expires after 2 years.

If you rejected cookies, nothing further is needed — no analytics cookies exist on your device. If you accepted and later wish to withdraw consent, clear this website's cookies and site data in your browser settings; the consent banner will then appear again on your next visit and analytics will remain off unless you accept. You can also block cookies entirely in your browser, although some website features may not function properly.

Analytics data is processed by Google LLC on our behalf. Google's own privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy. We do not use advertising cookies and we do not sell data collected through this website.