Paediatric Psychology Clinic Cookie Policy

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Thank you for reviewing out our cookie policy.  We are committed to ensuring our website and the use of cookies comply 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 use 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 that 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 – without the website speed being affected.

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.

Functionality Cookies – These make your experience on our website easier by remembering user preferences and simplifying interactions. Some examples of what these cookies enable include remembering your language preferences or your font sizes.

Advertising Cookies – These can also be known as Targeting Cookies. These cookies track your visits to our website, including the pages you visit, and any links you have followed from said pages. This information is then used to display adverts to you, based on what we have learned about your preferences from these cookies.

To provide you with the best, tailored browsing experience, we may share this information with third-parties, so they can display adverts based on what we know you like.

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.

Cookie Name; Purpose & Duration

_acloggedin

  • Supports login by Acuity Scheduling client if the client has an account

  • January 1, 2025

_dd_cookie_test

  • Tests if cookies are supported

  • Expires instantly

_dd_s

  • Tracks browser errors

  • Four hours

_dd_site_test

  • Tests if cookies are supported

  • Expires instantly

_grecaptcha

  • Helps reduce spam in Acuity Scheduling

  • Type: localStorage

  • No expiry

_ssid

  • Remembers devices for anti-fraud purposes

  • Four years

Crumb

RecentRedirect

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

  • 30 minutes

squarespace-announcement-bar

  • Prevents the announcement bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it

  • Type: localStorage

  • Persistent

squarespace-likes

  • Shows when you've already "liked" a blog post

  • Type: localStorage

  • Persistent

squarespace-popup-overlay

  • Prevents the promotional pop-up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it

  • Type: localStorage

  • Persistent

squarespace-video-player-options

ss_performancecookiesAllowed

  • Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Performance and Analytics cookies on their browser, if your site has a cookie banner and is restricting the placement of cookies

  • 30 days

ss_marketingcookiesAllowed

  • Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Marketing cookies on their browser, if your site has a cookie banner and is restricting the placement of cookies

  • 30 days

ss_sd

Test

  • Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors

  • Session

ss_cid

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

·       Two years

ss_cpvisit

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

·       Two years

ss_cvisit

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

·       30 minutes

ss_cvr

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

·       Two years

ss_cvt

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

·       30 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, analytics providers, and advertising networks.

We have no control over the cookies third-parties use, so please review the cookie policies of these websites for more information.

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 “Reject 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. [

You can also deactivate third-party cookies with your chosen browser. These steps vary slightly dependent on your browser choice, but more often than not can be located on the Settings page.

Google Analytics also provides the option for you to opt out of being tracked by them across all websites you visit. To do so, we recommend visiting http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout]

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 on the following details:

Info@paediatricpsychologyclinic.co.uk

We will ensure we get back to you within a reasonable period of time.