Cookies are small text files that websites store in your browser. We use as few as possible. This page lists what we set, why, and how you can change your mind.
Strictly necessary
These keep the site functional. They cannot be turned off. None of them identify you to anyone outside your browser.
cc_cookie— records your cookie preferences so we don't ask again on every page load.biuk:theme(local storage) — your light/dark/system choice.biuk:newsletter-dismissed(local storage) — remembers that you closed the newsletter popup.
Analytics — opt-in
Loaded only if you accept the “Analytics” category in the cookie banner. We use these to understand which articles people read and finish.
- Plausible Analytics— privacy-friendly, cookieless. Always loaded; doesn't set cookies; doesn't track you across sites. No consent is required for Plausible.
- Google Analytics 4 — sets
_ga,_ga_*, and_gid. IP address is anonymised before being sent to Google. Cookies expire after up to two years. Removed from your browser if you opt out via the cookie banner.
Marketing — opt-in (where present)
Some outbound affiliate links may set their own cookies on the destination site to track that you came from us. These are dropped by the destination, not by Broke in UK. They expire according to that site's policy. We never set marketing cookies of our own.
Changing your choice
Click the button at the top of this page, or the “Cookie preferences” link in the footer of any page. Your new choice applies immediately and is remembered for next time.
Browser-level controls
Every modern browser lets you block or delete cookies in its settings. If you do this site-wide, some opt-in features (analytics, the newsletter popup memory) may behave as if you'd just arrived.
More information
For full detail on what data we collect and why, see our privacy policy.