Cookie Policy

This cookie policy outlines the different types of cookies used on my website, how they are used, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by websites you visit. I believe that the use of these tools enables me to provide users with a more meaningful web experience. Cookies are used to make websites work, to improve the efficiency of websites, to enhance the user’s experience and to provide usage information on websites. Cookies should make your website visits more productive by storing information on your habits and remembering your preferences, either by the length of your visit and how you navigate the site (a session cookie, which only exists throughout your visit to the site) or for returning visits (a persistent cookie, which can be stored for up to 2 years).

My website may also use cookies to target content and marketing messages based on your location or browsing habits, identifying and recording what is most relevant to you.

Types of cookies used

Essential cookies:

These cookies are necessary for the basic operation of the website, such as enabling you to use online forms or watch videos. They do not collect any personal data that could be used for marketing or tracking purposes.

Marketing cookies:

These are used to recognise you when you return to this website. They also record your visit to this website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. This information makes this website, advertising and communications more relevant.

Analytical cookies:

These are used to track how users interact with a website and improve the user experience. Analytics cookies collect data about how users navigate and interact with this site, including the number of visitors, the pages they visit, and where they came from. The data collected by analytics cookies is also used to improve this site's content and features.

Third party cookies

GA4:

I use Google Analytics ('GA4') to help improve the way this site works, for example by ensuring users find what they are looking for easily by identifying which pages are visited and if any errors are encountered. The information collected is anonymous and is used to help me improve how this site works, understand what interests its users, and measure how effective any advertising is. GA4 cookies are enabled from your first visit to the website, although if you select “Disable Cookies” when prompted they will be disabled.

Google Search Console:

I use Google Search Console to help monitor and improve the performance of this website in Google Search. Google Search Console may set additional cookies to enable its features and track website usage data. The cookies set by Google Search Console are subject to Google's privacy policy, which can be found here.

Google Ads:

This site sometimes uses remarketing functionality, enabling targeted display ads to be shown to previous stie visitors. Google AdWords remarketing is used, which sets information within a doubleclick.net cookie. You can find out more information by visiting Google Ads Preferences. I use Google’s doubleclick.net cookie to track the performance of Google Ads campaigns. If you visit certain pages on our website, Google will be able to tell that your visit was a result of a click on one of these ads. If you’d like to know more about how Google handles information gathered from the use of cookies, please read their privacy policy.

Meta:

This site also uses Meta’s cookies set for conversion tracking and measuring the performance of Meta advertising campaigns. Additionally, user behaviour on this website may be used to build custom audiences for my Meta advertising, such as displaying an ad on Meta if you visited our site or looked at a few pages but didn’t make contact. The below links have more information on Meta’s interest-based advertising and how to opt out:

Controlling cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences by adjusting your browser settings. Most web browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can choose to refuse or delete them. For more information on how to do this, please refer to the guide at http://files.investis.com/info/disabling-cookies.html.

Contacting me

If you have any questions about this cookie policy, please contact me at aimeebishop.counselling@gmail.com. You may be requested to provide some form of identity verification to ensure your personal data is safeguarded.