Cookies policy

1.  Introduction

1.1    Our website uses cookies.

1.2    Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of www.skylarkhypnotherapy.co.uk and our services, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.

2.  Credit

2.1    This document was created using a template from Docular (https://seqlegal.com).

3.  About cookies

3.1    A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

3.2    Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

3.3    Cookies may not contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

4.  Cookies that we use

4.1    We use cookies for the following purposes:

(a)    functional and required cookies - we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and to help you navigate our website and use key features.

(b)    analysis - we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services.

(c)    cookie consent - we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.

You can find a list of the cookies we use at the end of this document.

5.  Cookies used by our service providers

5.1    Our service providers use cookies, and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.

5.2    We use Google Analytics. Google Analytics gathers information about the use of our website by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our website. You can find out more about Google's use of information by visiting https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ and you can review Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

5.3 We use a Meta pixel on our website. Using the pixel, Meta collects information about the users and use of our website. The information is used to personalise Meta advertisements and to analyse the use of our website. To find out more about the Meta pixel and about Meta's use of personal data generally, see the Facebook cookie policy at https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/ and the Facebook privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy. The Facebook cookie policy includes information about controlling Facebook's use of cookies to show you advertisements. If you are a registered Facebook user, you can adjust how advertisements are targeted by following the instructions at https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217.  To see the Instagram cookie policy go to https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370 and the Instagram privacy policy at https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/?entry_point=ig_help_center_data_policy_redirect.

6.  Managing cookies

6.1    Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a)    https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome);

(b)    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);

(c)    https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/ (Opera);

(d)    https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);

(e)    https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and

(f)     https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).

6.2    Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.

6.3    If you block cookies, you may not be able to use all the features on our website.

7.    Our details

7.1    This website is owned and operated by Pauline Crosthwaite, trading as Skylark Hypnotherapy.

7.2    Our principal place of business is at 27 Hawthorne Avenue, Warrington, WA5 1RJ.

7.4    You can contact us:

(a)    by post, to the postal address given above;

(b)    using our website contact form;

(c)    by telephone, on the contact number published on our website; or

(d)    by email, using the email address published on our website.

Cookies Breakdown

 

Name

Crumb

RecentRedirect

Squarespace-announcement-bar

Squarespace-likes

Squarespace-popup-overlay

Squarespace-video-player-options

ss_cookieAllowed

Test

ss_cid

ss_cvisit

ss_cvr

ss_cvt

ss_cpvisit

Purpose, type and duration

Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF). Cookie. Session.

Prevents redirect loops if a site has custom URL redirects.  Redirect loops are bad for SEO. Cookie. 30 minutes.

Prevents the announcement bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it. Local storage. Persistent.

Shows when you’ve already ‘liked’ a blog post. Local storage. Persistent.

Prevents the promotional pop-up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it. Local storage. Persistent.

Remembers video player selected preferences (volume, playback speed, and quality) for videos uploaded directly to Squarespace. Local storage. Persistent.

Remembers if a visitor agreed to playing analytics cookies on their browser if a site is restricting placement of cookies. Cookie. 30 days.

Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors. Cookie. Session.

Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. Cookie. Two years.

Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. Cookie. 30 minutes.

Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. Cookie. Two years.

Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. Cookie. Two years.

Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site. Two years.