Cookie Policy

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1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. They help websites function, allow us to understand how visitors interact with our site, and support personalised experiences.

Cookies can be:

• First-party (set by us)
  
• Third-party (set by external services we use)
  
• Session cookies (deleted when you close your browser)‍
• Persistent cookies (remain for a set period)

2. How We Use Cookies?

‍We use cookies to:

• Make our website function properly
  
• Understand how visitors use the site
  
• Improve website performance
  
• Provide a reliable and consistent browsing experience
  
  

We do not use cookies to collect identifiable personal data without your consent.

Under GDPR and the UK ePrivacy Regulations, non-essential cookies (e.g., analytics) require your prior consent.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation and security of our website and cannot be switched off.

We currently do not use any strictly necessary cookies beyond those required for basic operation of our hosting environment.

B. Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use.

• ‍Cookie: _cfuvid
• Provider: runyourself.co (Cloudflare)‍
• Duration: Session‍
• Purpose: Used to maintain session consistency and optimise user experience, including identifying trusted traffic and enabling security features.

C. Performance / Analytical Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits, see how visitors move around the site, and understand which pages are most popular. This helps us improve the Website. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.

• Cookie: _ga_9H77MJTON9
  Provider: Google Analytics
  Duration: 1 year 1 month
  Purpose: Used to maintain session state and track visitor interactions.

• Cookie: _ga
  Provider: Google Analytics
  Duration: 1 year 1 month
  Purpose: Used to distinguish unique users via a randomly generated identifier for aggregated analytics reporting.

• Cookie: _gid
  Provider: Google Analytics
  Duration: 1 day
  Purpose: Tracks and stores a unique value for each page visited to analyse pageviews.

Google Analytics cookies are anonymised and do not directly identify you. For more information on Google’s data practices, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies

D. Targeting / Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to manage website traffic and ensure the efficient functioning of analytics requests.

• ‍Cookie: _gat_gtag_UA_219554478_1
• ‍Provider: Google Analytics
• ‍Duration: 54 seconds
• ‍Purpose: Used to throttle the rate of requests sent to Google Analytics.

Although this cookie does not directly track you for advertising purposes, Google classifies it as a performance/targeting cookie due to its role in managing analytics functionality.

4. How to Control Cookies

You have full control over cookies other than those strictly necessary.

A. Through Our Cookie Banner

When you first visit our website, you will be prompted to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

B. Through Your Browser

You can block or delete cookies via your browser settings. Please note: disabling certain cookies may affect how the Website functions.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our site’s operation. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us in the following ways:

‍Email: DPO@runyourself.co

Registered address: 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU