Cookie Details
Essential
"Essential" cookies let you move around the website and use essential features like secure areas and online billing. These cookies don't gather any information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you've been on the internet.
| Name | Description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_test_cookie | This cookie is used by WordPress to check if cookies are enabled on the browser. | Session |
| privacy_cookie_status | This cookie records the user’s cookie consent preferences, including which categories of cookies have been accepted or declined, so that these preferences can be applied on subsequent visits without the user being asked again. | 1 year from set/update. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | This cookie is set by Google reCAPTCHA, which protects our site against spam enquiries on contact forms. | 6 months |
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our website. It sets first-party cookies that assign each browser a randomly generated client ID, so that we can measure visits, sessions and the general performance of the site. This client ID does not tell us your name or contact details, but it is treated as personal data under data protection law and is only set with your consent. For more information see Google's Privacy & Terms.
| Name | Description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Set by Google Analytics 4 to distinguish users by assigning a randomly generated client ID. Used to count visitors and to recognise a browser that has visited before. | 2 years by default. Browsers apply their own limits to first-party cookie lifespans, so the effective duration is often shorter. |
| _ga_<container-id> | Set by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state for this property, so that page views within a single visit are grouped into one session. | 2 years by default. Browsers apply their own limits to first-party cookie lifespans, so the effective duration is often shorter. |
Stripe
These are the cookies set by Stripe which are essential to the functioning of the 'Pay online' page.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| _stripe_mid, _stripe_sid, m.stripe.com (called _guid/ m cookie) | Stripe's software allows us to accept payments through our website. The cookies set are set for fraud prevention purposes. More information from Stripe |
