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Cookie policy
What this website stores on your device, why, and how to change your mind at any time.
The short version
We use one cookie to remember your cookie choice, and Google Analytics to see which pages people actually read. Nothing else. We do not run advertising or social media trackers on this site, we do not sell data, and nothing is used to follow you around other websites.
Analytics is off until you say yes. If you decline, or simply ignore the banner, no analytics cookies are set.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to keep. It can hold a setting, such as your cookie choice, or an anonymous identifier that lets a measurement tool recognise the same browser across pages. Cookies cannot read other files on your device or run programs.
Cookies we set
Strictly necessary, no consent needed
These are the ones the site cannot sensibly work without. UK law lets us set them without asking, because they only do what you have asked for.
md_consent
Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics, so we do not ask again on every page. Holds one word and nothing else.
WordPress session cookies
Only set if you log in to the site, which for a visitor means never. They keep an editor signed in while they work.
Analytics, only after you accept
We use Google Analytics 4, loaded through Google Tag Manager, to understand how the site is used: which pages get read, which links get clicked, roughly where visitors come from. It tells us whether the site is doing its job. It is set up to run in a consented mode, so these cookies are only written once you choose Accept.
_ga
Gives your browser an anonymous identifier so repeat visits are not counted as new people every time.
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Keeps the state of your visit, such as when the current session started, for our specific Analytics property.
Google acts as our processor for this data, and Google Analytics 4 does not store full IP addresses. You can read how Google handles it in how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
What we do not do
There are no advertising pixels, no Facebook or LinkedIn tracking, no session recording, no heat mapping and no affiliate cookies on this site. If that changes, this page changes with it, and the banner will ask you again.
Changing your mind
Your choice is not permanent. Use the button below, or the Cookie settings link in the footer of any page, to bring the banner back and choose again. Declining also clears any analytics cookies already stored.
You can also manage cookies in your browser settings, where you can block or delete them for any site. Blocking all cookies will break parts of most websites, including this one.
Questions
If you want to know exactly what we hold, or you would like your analytics data removed, email hello@meandigital.co.uk or call 01453 374453. Our privacy notice explains the wider picture of what we collect and why.