Cookie Policy

Last updated: 17 November 2025

CheckYourDrinking.net (“we”, “our”, “the website”) uses a minimal cookie approach. Most of the website – including the Alcohol Consumption Calculator and Unit Converter – is designed to work without storing personal data in cookies.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which types may be used on this site, and how you can control them.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to:

• Keep websites functioning properly
• Improve performance and security
• Measure traffic and usage statistics
• Remember certain preferences

CheckYourDrinking.net aims to use only essential or privacy-friendly cookies, if any.

2. Cookies We Use

2.1 Essential cookies (functional cookies)

Essential cookies are necessary for the basic operation and security of the website. If they are used, they may:

• Help distribute traffic across servers (load balancing)
• Protect the site against malicious requests and attacks
• Maintain a simple session between your browser and the server

These cookies do not store personal data such as your name, email address or calculator answers. They are typically short-lived and are removed after a limited period or when you close your browser.

2.2 Analytics cookies (anonymous)

We may use privacy-respecting analytics tools to understand how visitors use the website, for example:

• How many people access the site
• Which pages are visited most often
• Which device types (mobile, desktop, tablet) are used

Where analytics cookies or similar technologies are used, they are configured to avoid collecting personally identifiable information. We do not use analytics to track individual users or to associate analytics data with your calculator answers.

2.3 No advertising or marketing cookies

CheckYourDrinking.net does not use:

• Advertising cookies
• Behavioural targeting or remarketing cookies
• Social media tracking pixels for personalised ads

Your activity on this site is not used to build an advertising profile.

3. Cookies Not Required for the Calculator

The Alcohol Consumption Calculator and Unit Converter run inside your browser using JavaScript. They do not require cookies to perform the calculations.

• We do not store your inputs in cookies.
• We do not use cookies to save or transmit your drinking information.
• Your results are visible only in your browser session.

4. Third-Party Services and Cookies

We may use trusted third-party providers for:

• Website hosting and content delivery
• Security and firewall protection
• Anonymous analytics

These providers may set their own strictly necessary or anonymous cookies in order to provide their services (for example, to protect the site from attacks or to cache content more efficiently). These cookies are not used to access your calculator inputs.

5. Managing and Controlling Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

• Block all cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Delete existing cookies
• Enable tracking protection or strict privacy modes

Blocking or deleting cookies should not prevent you from using the Alcohol Consumption Calculator, since it does not rely on cookies to work. However, some general site features (such as security or analytics) may be affected.

6. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

Where applicable law (such as the GDPR) requires a legal basis for the use of cookies, we rely on:

• Legitimate interests for essential cookies used to maintain security, prevent abuse and ensure basic site functionality.
• Consent for any non-essential analytics cookies, if such tools are deployed in a way that requires it.

Our aim is always to use the least intrusive cookies possible and to avoid unnecessary tracking.

7. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we change the analytics tools we use or update our security setup. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the latest version took effect.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies and similar technologies, please contact:

Email: support@checkyourdrinking.net
Website: https://checkyourdrinking.net/