Privacy · last updated 4 October 2026
Privacy policy
We collect as little as possible. There is no tracking, banner ads (and their cookies) only load if you say yes, and there is no account to sign up for.
Who we are
Thunderbird Models (thunderbirdmodels.co.uk) is an independent UK website. For any privacy question email hello@thunderbirdmodels.co.uk.
Cookies
We don’t use tracking or analytics cookies, and fonts, images and scripts all come from this site. We set no cookies of our own for visitors. The only one is a strictly necessary session cookie for the site owner when signing in to the private admin area (it is limited to the /admin/ pages).
When you first visit, a bar asks whether you’re happy with ads cookies. We keep your answer in your browser’s local storage (or, if that’s blocked, in a small cookie from this site called ads_consent) for 6 months, so we don’t have to ask on every page. It holds only “accept” or “reject” and the date, and it isn’t sent to anyone.
Banner ads
Some pages have up to two banner ads: one under the menu, and one part-way through the page. There are none on this page, the contact, terms and affiliate pages, the photo credits page. The ads come from 5od (5od.co.uk), a small ad service run by the owner of this site. They’re contextual: 5od chooses a banner to suit the page you’re reading, not you. 5od itself sets no cookies and builds no profile of you; your browser sends it the site, the ad position and size, and the address of the page.
The banners are for shops and brands in the Awin affiliate network. Awin’s banner images and links can set Awin’s own cookies: when a banner is shown, and when you click one, so that a purchase can be credited to us. That’s why nothing loads until you choose:
- Accept ads cookies: banners load, and Awin is told you agreed.
- Reject: no banners load at all, and your browser doesn’t contact 5od or Awin for ads.
- JavaScript off: no ads load and you won’t be asked.
Like any website, 5od’s server sees your IP address when your browser asks it for a banner. 5od doesn’t store raw IP addresses: it keeps a scrambled (salted and hashed) version for up to 2 days, only to limit abuse.
Changing your mind
Use Cookie settings (also at the bottom of every page) to see your current choice and change it at any time. If you switch from accept to reject, banners stop loading straight away. Any Awin cookies already set stay in your browser until they expire, or until you delete them in your browser’s settings (clearing this site’s data also resets your choice, and we’ll ask again).
What we record
- Outbound link clicks: when you click a link to another site (for example Amazon.co.uk or eBay.co.uk) it passes through our /go/ address. We count the click — the date and time, which link and which of our pages it was on. We do not record your IP address or anything that identifies you.
- Server logs: like every website, our web host keeps standard server logs (IP address, browser, page requested) for security and troubleshooting. They are kept for a short period and are not used to profile visitors.
- Email: if you email us, we keep your message and address only as long as needed to reply, and never share them.
The site has no comment forms, newsletter sign-ups or user accounts.
Fonts, images and videos
All fonts, images and scripts are served from our own server, so loading a page does not contact any third party (unless you accept banner ads, see above). If we embed a YouTube video, nothing loads from YouTube until you press play; it then plays from youtube-nocookie.com and YouTube’s privacy policy applies.
Shops we link to
When you follow a link to Amazon.co.uk or eBay.co.uk, you are on their website and their privacy and cookie policies apply. They may use cookies to recognise that you arrived through an affiliate link — see our affiliate disclosure.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018) you can ask what personal data we hold about you, and ask us to correct or delete it. Because we don’t collect personal data from visitors, there is usually nothing to report — but email us and we will check. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).