Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on how we use cookies on our website. This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally. It also sets out your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us if you have a complaint.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, phone or any device you use to access our website. They are used on almost all websites.

When you visit our website, we use these cookies stored on your device to help us improve the website, for example, by making our information and advice easy to find and user-friendly. It helps us improve our services to young people, parents and carers as well as professionals working with young people.

These cookies are downloaded and stored when you visit our website and can be used at a later date. They also help us to recognise you and your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions. These are things like if you’ve visited our website before, and what pages you look at.

If you would like more information on how cookies are used on websites, including what you can to do control what cookies are stored and shared, take a look at:

• www.aboutcookies.org

• www.allaboutcookies.org

The websites above are published by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO makes sure organisations like us in the UK are collecting your data and information in line with the law. They also make sure you have a right to control your information and data.

Cookies on our website

When you visit youngmindshypnotherapy.co.uk we will ask for your consent to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where they are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested (e.g. to enable you to put items in your shopping basket and use our check-out process).

You can withdraw any consent to the use of cookies or manage your cookie preferences by clicking on the cookie button (small cookie shaped icon) any page on our site. You can switch different types of cookies on or off using the slider buttons. It may be necessary to refresh the page for the updated settings to take effect.

Cookies on our subdomain websites

Please be aware that when you accept cookies on our main website https://www.youngmindshypnotherapy.co.uk your preferences will apply to our subdomain https://admin.youngmindshypnotherapy.co.uk/. This is because the admin subdomain is under our main youngmindshypnotherapy domain. When you update your preferences it will go across the main and subdomain websites.

Necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website and services to work. They do not access or store any personal data. Our website cannot function without these cookies, so they are always set on.

Performance cookies

Performance cookies also known as analytic cookies, allow us to measure and report on website activity. This includes things like how many people visit our website, how users look at different pages, what device (e.g. phone or tablet) they use, and when they are using our website. This helps us to improve the way our website works for you. Analytics cookies are also used to identify what devices a user is on when accessing our website. Analytics cookies also come from third-party sites like Instagram or YouTube. Analytic cookies do not collect information that directly identifies you as an individual.

Marketing cookies

Marketing cookies or any other form of local storage is used to create user profiles to send advertising (adverts about other websites that might be of interest to you). They are also used to track a user across several websites for marketing purposes. Some of these cookies include cookies from third party sites who can collect data about the user and combine it with other cookies from websites to display adverts.

Third party cookies

Some of the cookies that are used for analytics or marketing are third party cookies. These cookies are from other websites that help us with the performance of our website and help us understand how you are using our website. The third-party sites include but are not limited to:

• Google Analytics

Our use of cookies

The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:

Managing cookies

To update your cookie preferences, click the cookie button that sits at the bottom of the website.

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.