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Lonnard James Broadband Review
Cookie Policy
This policy explains how Lonnard James Broadband Review uses cookies and similar storage technologies on this website. It covers the categories of cookies we set, what they do, and how you can control them.
Applies to lonnardjames.com, including our speed test guides and newsroom pages. Last reviewed October 2026.
On this page
Plain answers about the storage this site uses
Cookie questions come up most often when a reader wants to know whether a broadband speed test on this site records anything about them. The short answer: this site sets very few cookies, and none of them build an advertising profile. The sections below spell out what is stored, who sets it, and how to remove it.
This policy sits alongside our Privacy Policy, which covers the personal data we handle when you contact the newsroom or subscribe. If your question is about data rather than cookies, that page is the right starting point.
- What cookies are
- The basics of browser storage, and why similar technologies are covered here too.
- Cookies we set
- The small set of first-party cookies this site relies on to work.
- Analytics
- What we measure about page views, and what we deliberately do not measure.
- Third-party cookies
- Embedded media and subscription tools that sit outside our control.
- Managing cookies
- How to review, block, or delete cookies in your own browser.
- Do Not Track
- Why browser privacy signals do not change how this site behaves today.
- Changes to this policy
- When and why we revise this page, and where the current version lives.
- Contact
- Where to send a question about this policy.
Storage basics
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser when you visit a site. They allow a site to recognize a returning browser, remember a preference, or measure how pages are used. They are not programs, and they cannot run on your device.
Similar technologies, such as local storage, serve comparable functions and are covered by this policy. Local storage works in much the same way as a cookie but keeps its data inside your browser rather than sending it with every request. Wherever this page refers to cookies, the same rules apply to those related storage methods.
- Small files, not software: nothing is installed on your computer.
- Scoped by site: a cookie set by lonnardjames.com is only sent back to lonnardjames.com.
- Time-limited: most cookies expire, either when you close the browser or after a set period.
First-party only
Cookies we set
We use a small number of cookies necessary for the site to function, including preferences such as display settings. If you submit a form, a cookie may record that a submission has occurred to prevent duplicate entries. These cookies do not identify you personally, and we do not sell or share what they contain.
Form handling
Duplicate submissions
When you send a message to the newsroom, a short-lived cookie marks that a submission has gone through, so a refresh or a slow connection does not send the same note twice.
Function
Basic site operation
Cookies that keep pages loading correctly and help us spot broken requests. Without them, parts of the site, including forms, may stop working.
Measurement
Analytics
Where analytics tools are used, they record aggregated information about page views, referring sources, and general location. This data helps us understand which stories are read and how readers navigate the site. When we publish a guide like How to Run a Reliable Speed Test, aggregate reading patterns tell us whether the instructions land or need a rewrite.
Analytics data is not used to build a personal profile for advertising, and it is not tied to your name or email address. Reports reach us as totals and trends, not as a record of what any one reader did. If you want to see how reading behaviour differs from measured broadband speed, our Reading Your Speed Results piece sets out the method we use.
Because analytics records happen at the aggregate level, we cannot look up a single visit and see who made it. If you would rather not be counted at all, browser settings and common blocking extensions will remove you from these totals without affecting the pages you read.
What analytics records
- Page views and the order pages were read in
- The site or search result that brought you here
- General region, at city or state level rather than an address
- Device type and browser, used to fix layout problems
- Errors or broken links, so we can repair them
We do not run retargeting, and we do not pass analytics data to advertising networks.
Third-party cookies
Some features may set cookies from third parties, such as embedded media or email subscription services. Those providers have their own policies, and we do not control the cookies they set. Links to third-party sites are governed by the privacy policies of those sites.
Embedded media
Video or audio players loaded on a page may set their own cookies. If you prefer not to accept them, most browsers let you block third-party cookies for a single site while leaving this one working.
Email subscriptions
The newsletter service that handles sign-ups keeps its own records. You can read what that involves on the Newsletter page before you subscribe.
Outbound links
When a story links to a regulator, operator, or another publication, the destination site applies its own cookie rules from the moment you arrive there. We have no access to those cookies.
If a third-party embed is loading slowly or setting something you would rather avoid, you can report it to the newsroom using the details further down this page.
Your controls
Managing cookies
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view stored cookies, remove individual entries, and block cookies from specific sites. Blocking all cookies may affect site functionality, including form submissions.
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Open your browser settings
Look for a privacy or site data section. In most browsers it sits under Settings, then Privacy and security.
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Review what is stored
Filter the list by lonnardjames.com to see only the entries this site created. Each entry shows when it expires.
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Remove or block what you choose
Delete individual entries, clear everything, or block third-party cookies while allowing the first-party ones this site needs.
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Check that forms still work
If you have blocked functional cookies and the contact form will not send, allow cookies for this site and try again, or write to us by email instead.
Do Not Track
Browsers may send a Do Not Track signal. Because there is no common industry standard for responding to these signals, this site does not currently alter its behavior in response to them. We do not permit third parties to collect personal information across sessions for advertising purposes.
We would rather state that plainly than imply a setting does something it does not. If a shared standard for these signals is adopted, we will revisit this section and say so here.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy if our use of cookies changes or if applicable requirements change. The current version is always posted on this page, and the review date at the top tells you when it last changed.
If a change affects how a reader interacts with the site, we will describe it in plain language rather than only revising the wording quietly. Our Editorial Standards page sets out how this newsroom handles corrections and transparency more broadly.
Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent to the newsroom. Include the page or feature you are asking about, and we will reply during working hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
- Phone
- +1 206 438 9529
- Post
- 3003 13th Ave W
Seattle, WA 98119-2021 - Working hours
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
For questions about measured connection speeds rather than cookies, the Policy section collects our coverage of rules and consumer protections.