Cookie Policy
Last updated: March 2025
drclaudiahallett.co.uk are committed to ensuring our website and use of cookies complies 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 are using 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. However, you must agree to these cookies being stored for them to be stored on your device.
Our website needs to use these cookies so 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 are very important for us to make sure our website runs as it should. As a result, these cookies are always automatically enabled, to make our website work 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. They gather information about how website visitors use a website. These cookies help us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This enables us to understand what works well on our website, and what does not 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 preference, and simplifying interactions. Some examples of what these cookies enable include remembering your language preferences, font sizes or log-in details.
· Advertising cookies
These can also be known as Targeting Cookies. These cookies record your visits to our website, including the pages you have visited and any links you have followed from said pages. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
What cookies do you use on your website?
As www.drclaudiahallett.co.uk is hosted by Squarespace, you can find more information about the individual cookies we use for this website and the purposes for which we use them here.
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, analytical providers, and advertising networks.
We do not share the information collected by the cookies with any third parties.
How can I control these cookies?
You are able to control your use of cookies on our website. You can do the following:
Decline all cookies
Select certain cookies you wish to use and reject other cookies
To decide which essential, analytical, functionality and advertising cookies our website sets, please select the relevant options in the ‘Cookie Preferences’ menu at the bottom of the webpage. If you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.
You can also deactivate third-party cookies with your chosen browser. These can be located on the Settings page of your browser. Google Analytics also provide the option for you to opt out of being tracked by them across all websites you visit. See https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout for further details.
Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after a maximum of 3 years.
Contact
If you have any questions, please get in contact with us at hello@drclaudiahallett.co.uk