Sarah Wallace VA | Cookie Policy

Hello there!

Thank you for checking out our cookie policy.  We are committed to ensure our website and the use of cookies, complies with UK laws on privacy and data protection.  This policy sets out the types of cookies we use, the exact cookies used on our website, whether we are using any third-party cookies, how you can control our use of cookies, what their expiry dates are and how you can get in contact with us for more information.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files of information, usually containing letters and numbers, that websites store on your browser, or the hard drive of your computer. You must however agree to these cookies being stored for them to be stored on your device.

Our website needs to use these cookies so we can understand what works well with our website, and what we can do to improve. These cookies also allow us to distinguish you from other website visitors, helping us to provide you with a seamless experience on our site.

What type of cookies do you use?

We use the following cookie types:

Essential Cookies – These can also be known as Strictly Necessary Cookies, and they’re very important for us to make sure our website runs as it should. As a result, these cookies are always automatically enabled, to make sure our website works sufficiently. Some examples of uses of essential cookies include the distribution of website traffic across multiple servers.

Analytical Cookies – These can also be known as Performance Cookies, and they gather information about how website visitors use a website. These cookies help us to keep count of the number of visitors on our website and also helps us to understand how these visitors use our website. This enables us to understand what works well on our website, and what doesn’t work so well, so we can continuously improve the site for visitors.

What exact cookies do you use on your website?

We’ve provided a detailed breakdown below of all the cookies we use on our website, and why we use them: 

Performance and functionality cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.

Name: PHPSESSID

Purpose: Cookie generated by applications based on the PHP language. This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is normally a random generated number, how it is used can be specific to the site, but a good example is maintaining a logged-in status for a user between pages.

 Provider: app.squarespacescheduling.comService:PHP.net  View Service Privacy Policy

 Type: server_cookie

 Expires in: 29 days

 

Name: test

 Provider: www.sarahwallaceva.co.uk

 Service: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy  View Service Privacy Policy

 Type: html_local_storage

 Expires in: persistent

Analytics and customization cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.

Name: ss_cvr

Purpose: Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site

 Provider: www.sarahwallaceva.co.uk

 Service: Squarespace  View Service Privacy Policy

 Type: http_cookie

 Expires in: 1 year 1 month 4 days

 

Name: p.gif

 Provider: p.typekit.net

 Type: pixel_tracker

 Expires in: session

 

Name: crumb

 Purpose: The crumb cookie is used in order to recognise a computer when a user visits our website. It also prevents cross-site request forgery.

 Provider: www.sarahwallaceva.co.uk

 Service: Showtime Analytics  View Service Privacy Policy

 Type: server_cookie

 Expires in: session

 

Name: ss_cvt

 Purpose: Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site

 Provider: www.sarahwallaceva.co.uk

 Service: Squarespace  View Service Privacy Policy

 Type: http_cookie

 Expires in: 29 minutes

Do you use any Third-Party Cookies?

Third party cookies are not set by us but are set by other domains than the website you visit. These cookies are placed on website visitor’s devices by third-party outlets. Common examples of these third parties can include social media platforms, analytical providers, and advertising networks.

We do not share any information collected from our cookies with any third parties.

 

How can I control these cookies?

You are able to control your use of cookies on our website. You can do the following:

  • Reject all cookies

  • Select certain cookies you wish to use, and reject other cookies

To decide which essential, analytical, functionality and targeting cookies our website sets, follow the below steps:

You can select “Decline All” in our cookie banner. But if you do so, this also blocks essential cookies, which means you may not be able to access all parts of our website, and our website may not work to the best of its ability for you.

 

How do I ask you for more information?

If you’d like to learn more about our use of cookies, or if you have any questions, please get in touch with us:

hello@sarahwallaceva.co.uk