1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to the website owner about how visitors use the site.

Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), I am required to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

2. How I use cookies

The Website at jamesbakerseo.co.uk uses cookies in the following categories:

2.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the Website to function and cannot be switched off. They do not collect personal information. They include:

• Session cookies required to maintain your visit to the Website

• Security cookies that help protect against cross-site request forgery

These cookies do not require your consent under PECR.

2.2 Analytics cookies (require consent)

I use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Website. This helps me improve the content and user experience. Google Analytics may set the following cookies:

• _ga — distinguishes unique users, expires after 2 years

• _gid — distinguishes users, expires after 24 hours

• _gat — throttles request rate, expires after 1 minute

Google Analytics collects anonymised data including pages visited, time on site, and approximate geographic location. This data is processed by Google LLC and subject to Google’s privacy policy.

You can opt out of Google Analytics at any time by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

2.3 Functional cookies (if applicable)

If the contact form or booking functionality uses session storage, a functional cookie may be set to remember form data during your session. This expires when you close your browser.

3. Managing your cookie preferences

When you first visit the Website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies.

You can update your preferences at any time by:

• Clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of the Website

• Clearing cookies in your browser settings

• Using your browser’s private/incognito mode

3.1 How to control cookies in your browser

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies

• Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data

• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data

• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.

4. Third-party cookies

Some third-party services used on the Website may also set cookies. These include:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC) — analytics and performance measurement

I do not control these third-party cookies. Please refer to the respective third-party privacy policies for more information.

5. Cookie retention periods

Cookie retention periods vary by cookie type as described in Section 2 above. All cookies that require consent will only be set after you have provided consent via the cookie banner.

6. Changes to this policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect changes in the cookies used on the Website or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please check this page periodically. The “last updated” date at the top indicates when it was last revised.

7. Contact

 

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact me at: [email protected]