Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Digging Deep Histories may use cookies and similar technologies on this website.

What cookies are

Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function, remember settings, improve performance, and understand how visitors use the site.

How this website may use cookies

Digging Deep Histories may use cookies or similar technologies for:

Essential website functions
Website security
Contact form functionality
Analytics and performance measurement
Embedded content, including YouTube videos
User experience improvements
Spam protection where used

Essential cookies

Essential cookies help the website work properly. These may support page loading, security, form submission, spam protection, and basic site functionality. These cookies may be required for the website or a requested service to work.

Analytics cookies

Analytics cookies may help understand how visitors use the site, such as which pages are visited and how people move through the website. This information helps improve DDH content, navigation, performance, and user experience. Non essential analytics cookies should only be used where the correct consent setup is in place.

Embedded content cookies

Some pages may include embedded content from third party services, including YouTube. These services may set their own cookies when you view or interact with embedded content.

Third party cookies

Third party services used on this website may set cookies according to their own policies. Examples may include video embeds, analytics tools, spam protection tools, website performance tools, or security tools.

Cookie name	Purpose	Provider	Type	Duration
wordpress_test_cookie	Checks whether cookies are enabled in the browser	Digging Deep Histories	Essential	Session
wp-settings, wp-settings-time	Remembers admin interface preferences for logged in users	Digging Deep Histories	Essential	1 year
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, CONSENT	Set by YouTube when an embedded video is viewed or played	YouTube (Google)	Embedded content	Up to 2 years

This table reflects the cookies most commonly associated with the tools currently in use on this website. It should be reviewed against a live cookie scan before being relied on for compliance purposes.

Managing cookies

You can usually manage or block cookies through your browser settings. If the website uses a cookie banner or consent tool, visitors should also be able to manage non essential cookie choices through that tool. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the website work.

Changes to cookie use

If the website changes the tools it uses, this Cookie Policy and any consent settings should be reviewed and updated where needed.

Privacy Policy

For more information about how DDH may handle visitor information, see the Privacy Policy.

Contact

For cookie related questions, use the Contact Digging Deep Histories page.