--- title: "Cookie Policy (UK)" id: "1053" type: "page" slug: "cookie-policy-uk" published_at: "2025-04-25T12:00:14+00:00" modified_at: "2025-10-23T16:27:28+00:00" url: "https://louisecousins.co.uk/cookie-policy-uk/" markdown_url: "https://louisecousins.co.uk/cookie-policy-uk.md" excerpt: "Effective Date: 12th April 2024 This Cookie Policy explains how louisecousins.co.uk uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website. It outlines what data we collect, why we collect it, and how you can manage your..." --- # Cookie Policy (UK) **Effective Date:** 12th April 2024 This Cookie Policy explains how *louisecousins.co.uk* uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website. It outlines what data we collect, why we collect it, and how you can manage your preferences. ### 1. What Are Cookies? Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help improve your browsing experience and allow us to understand how visitors interact with our site. ### 2. How We Use Cookies We use cookies for the following purposes: #### 📊 Analytics - We use tools like Google Analytics to track how many people visit our site, which pages they view, and general demographic data (e.g. location, device type). - This helps us improve site performance and content relevance. - All data is anonymised and aggregated — we do not use cookies to identify individuals. #### 📬 Contact Forms - Our contact forms collect the information you choose to submit (e.g. name, email, message). - No cookies are used to store this data — it is only used to respond to your enquiry. ### 3. Third-Party Cookies Some analytics tools may place third-party cookies on your device. These are governed by their own privacy policies (e.g. Google Analytics). ### 4. Managing Cookies You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. 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