Privacy and cookies
Last updated 21 September 2026
The short version
- We have no accounts, no comments and no newsletter, so we hold no profile of you.
- The site carries Google AdSense code so that Google can check the site before any advertising starts. No ads are shown yet, and analytics is not active.
- Before ads are shown, this page will be updated and visitors in the UK, EEA and Switzerland will be asked before any advertising cookie is set.
Who we are
Mug & Machine is an independent publisher based in the United Kingdom and is the controller of personal data processed through this site. Contact: contact@mugandmachine.com.
What is collected
Server and network logs
The site is served by Cloudflare, which processes your IP address and basic request details to deliver pages and protect against abuse. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.
Advertising
No ads are shown on this site yet. Each page loads Google AdSense code so that Google can confirm the site belongs to our AdSense account. When that code loads, your browser contacts Google, which receives your IP address and basic device details; Google explains how it uses information from sites that use its services. Before any ads are shown, visitors in the UK, EEA and Switzerland will see a consent message from Google's certified consent platform before any advertising cookie is set.
Analytics
Analytics is not currently active on this site. If we turn it on, this section will name the analytics provider and describe what it records, and it will stay switched off for visitors in the UK, EEA and Switzerland until they agree.
If you email us we keep your message for as long as needed to deal with it, and no longer than 24 months.
Cookies and your choices
This site does not set advertising or analytics cookies of its own, and no ads are shown yet. You can block or delete cookies in your browser at any time. Every page works the same whatever you choose.
Legal bases
- Delivering and securing the site: legitimate interests.
- Replying to your email: legitimate interests.
- Advertising cookies, personalised ads and analytics, if turned on in future: your consent.
International transfers
Cloudflare processes data in the United States and elsewhere under approved transfer mechanisms such as the UK-US data bridge and standard contractual clauses.
Your rights
Under UK and EU data protection law you can ask for access to your data, correction, deletion, restriction, and portability, and you can object to processing and withdraw consent. Email us to use any of these. You can also complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk, or to your local authority in the EEA.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes
We will update this page when the services we use change, and revise the date at the top.