Version 20261113-150948-262996 · Published 13 November 2026
Essential website technologies
We use essential first-party cookies to protect forms, manage signed-in Admin sessions and operate the verified privacy-request area. The table below describes their names, purposes and lifetimes. A cookie may be set only when the relevant function is used; simply viewing a portfolio page does not require an advertising or analytics cookie.
We do not currently use advertising cookies, analytics trackers, third-party video embeds or browser local-storage identifiers in this implementation. Uploaded portfolio and hero media are served as website files. External professional links open other providers' websites, where their own practices apply.
Consent and your choices
The cookies described here support necessary security or functions you request. We do not present an optional-tracking consent banner when there is no optional tracking to choose. We will assess any new cookie, embedded player, analytics service or similar technology before introducing it, and obtain consent before use where required by law. A later change will be reflected in this notice.
You can remove or block cookies in your browser. Blocking necessary cookies may prevent form submission, sign-in or identity verification from working. Contact enquiries@firedrake-studios.co.uk or +44 7835 391224 if you need another way to contact us or exercise your privacy rights. You do not have to use the online verification area to make a rights request.
What cookies do not mean
A cookie name or session does not itself grant publication permission or confirm a booking. Public crew listing requires its own optional consent and staff approval. The verified privacy session has a shorter access limit than a general server session. See the Privacy notice for purposes, lawful bases, retention and your rights.
Contact
Nicholas Lymberis T/As Firedrake Studios is responsible for this website. Ask about cookies at enquiries@firedrake-studios.co.uk or +44 7835 391224. Our Business information page gives our address and trading details.
Cookie names and lifetimes
| Cookie | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
csrftoken | Protects forms against forged submissions. Set when a form needs a security token. | Up to 364 days; may be renewed when a protected form is used. |
sessionid | Maintains requested sign-in and verified privacy-session functions. It does not publish a crew profile or confirm a booking. | Browser session; the server-side session expires after 60 minutes. Verified privacy access expires after 15 minutes. |
messages | Temporary signed Admin action confirmations where Django's message storage uses a cookie. | Usually removed after the message has been read, or when the browser session ends. |
Contact enquiries@firedrake-studios.co.uk · +44 7835 391224.