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Cookie notice
Cluckingham Palace currently uses only first-party cookies needed for account security and basic site operation.
Secure session cookie
When you browse account pages, a temporary secure cookie protects forms, keeps you signed in, and enforces your access level. It is marked Secure, HttpOnly, and SameSite=Lax, and normally expires when the browser session ends.
Notice acknowledgement
When you dismiss the cookie notice, a small cookie remembers that choice for up to one year. It does not identify you.
What we do not use
There are currently no advertising, cross-site tracking, or third-party analytics cookies. If that changes, this notice and the available controls will be updated before those tools are enabled.