Evidence DeskIndependent Australian consumer reference
Cookie use on this static site
The recovery edition does not set publisher cookies or use localStorage, sessionStorage, advertising tags or analytics scripts. Its small JavaScript file controls only the navigation menu.
Research checkpoint:
| Technology | Publisher use | Current purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Cookies | None in authored site code | No recognition or preference storage |
| Local or session storage | None | No menu, analytics or profile state |
| Local JavaScript | Yes | Accessible mobile navigation behavior |
| Browser cache and history | Browser controlled | Delivery efficiency and local visit records |
Evidence step 01
Current browser behavior
Pages are rendered as static documents. The local script opens and closes the mobile menu, updates accessibility attributes and returns focus when the menu is dismissed. It does not write an identifier, remember a preference or send a measurement event. The stylesheet and script are served as local assets, so loading the page does not require a marketing or analytics domain.
No consent banner appears because the authored site code has no optional cookie category to enable or reject. A banner would be misleading if it suggested choices for trackers that are not present. This statement concerns the current publication files, not every network component a browser or hosting provider might use outside the authored page logic.
Evidence step 02
Cookies compared with other storage
A cookie is a small value associated with a domain and may be sent with later requests. localStorage and sessionStorage are separate browser stores, while cached files and history serve different purposes again. The current site uses none of those stores to recognise a reader, retain menu state, measure visits or connect browsing with gambling activity.
Ordinary browser caching may keep copies of HTML, CSS, JavaScript or images to improve loading, subject to response headers and browser settings. That is not a publisher tracking profile. A shared device can nevertheless reveal visited pages through history or cached content, so readers researching a sensitive matter should manage the device according to their own privacy needs.
Evidence step 03
Hosting and external sites
The hosting network may apply technical security or delivery mechanisms at the edge. The publisher does not describe those mechanisms as its own analytics cookies and cannot promise that infrastructure will never change. Browser developer tools can show cookies and storage associated with the domain at the time of a visit, while current provider documentation can explain provider-controlled behavior.
Official evidence and support links lead to separate domains. A destination may set cookies under its own policy after the reader follows the link. Clearing this site's storage does not clear another domain, and a choice made on another domain does not alter this publication. There are no links to Rainbet or another gambling operator in the recovery edition.
Evidence step 04
Changes to this policy
If analytics, advertising, personalisation, embedded media or a contact feature is introduced, the publisher should assess its storage before release. The policy would need to identify purpose, provider, duration and reader control accurately. Optional technology should not load before any legally required choice, and a refusal should be as practical as acceptance.
Readers can check current behavior by opening browser storage and network panels, reloading a page and examining the domains and values created. A single inspection is evidence for that visit and software state, not a permanent guarantee. Reported discrepancies should include the page, time, browser context and observed domain without including private session values.
Questions
Questions for this evidence task
Does this recovery site set analytics or advertising cookies?
No. The authored static files contain no analytics, advertising, affiliate or personalisation tracking.
What does the navigation script store?
Nothing. It changes the open state and accessibility attributes of the menu only for the current page interaction.
Can an external evidence site use its own cookies?
Yes. A separate destination operates under its own cookie and privacy terms after a reader follows its link.