What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Some are needed for the site to work. Others remember choices or measure how the site is used.
Your choice
When you first visit brokerbricks.com we ask whether you accept analytics cookies. Until you choose “Accept all”, only essential cookies are set. “Essential only” is just as valid an answer, and the site works the same either way.
We remember your answer for 6 months, then ask again. We also ask again if the cookies we use change. You can change your mind at any time: , or use the Cookie settings link at the foot of every page. If you withdraw consent, the Google Analytics cookies are removed from your browser.
Essential cookies
Needed for the site to work. These are always on.
| Cookie | Set by | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
wires |
brokerbricks.com | Keeps your visit together as you move between pages, and holds the security token that stops forged submissions of the site's forms. | Until you close your browser |
cookie_consent |
brokerbricks.com | Remembers your cookie choice, so you are not asked on every page. | 6 months |
Analytics cookies
Set only if you choose “Accept all”. Google Analytics tells us which pages are read and how people find them. Google’s own explanation of these cookies is on its cookie page.
| Cookie | Set by | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics | Tells one browser from another, so a return visit is not counted as a new person. | 2 years |
_ga_04NCSKGGL4 |
Google Analytics | Keeps track of the current visit, so the pages you read in one sitting count as one session. | 2 years |
Measured without cookies
Plausible Analytics. Counts visits and which pages are read. It sets no cookies, collects no personal data and does not follow you to other sites, so it runs whatever you choose.
No advertising
This site runs no adverts and sets no advertising cookies.
Managing cookies in your browser
Most browsers let you see, block or delete cookies in their settings. Blocking the essential cookies will stop the site’s forms from working. For more on cookies in general, see the Information Commissioner’s guide.
Last updated: October 2026.