Essential
Required for the site to function. Always active.
Stripe
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
__stripe_mid | 1 year | Fraud prevention for payment processing. |
Google reCAPTCHA
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_GRECAPTCHA | 6 months | Spam and bot protection for forms. |
Cloudflare Turnstile
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
__cf_bm | 30 minutes | Distinguishes humans from bots. |
Setmore (appointment booking)
WordPress
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
wordpress_test_cookie | Session | Checks whether the browser accepts cookies. |
wordpress_logged_in_* | Session – 14 days | Keeps logged-in users authenticated. |
wordpress_sec_* | Session – 14 days | Authentication security for logged-in users. |
wp-settings-* | 1 year | Stores dashboard preferences for logged-in users. |
comment_author_* | 11 months | Remembers name and email in the comment form, if used. |
MyConsent (this plugin)
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
myconsent | Set by the “Cookie lifetime” setting | Stores your cookie consent choices. |
Analytics
Help us understand how visitors use the site.
Google Analytics
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_ga | 2 years | Distinguishes unique users. |
_gid | 24 hours | Distinguishes unique users. |
_gat | 1 minute | Throttles request rate. |
Google Tag Manager
Hotjar
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_hjSessionUser | 1 year | Ensures data from subsequent visits is attributed to the same user. |
Microsoft Clarity
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_clck | 1 year | Persists the Clarity user ID and preferences. |
_clsk | 1 day | Connects multiple page views into a single session recording. |
LiveChat
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
__lc_cid | 2 years | Identifies the visitor to the chat service across sessions. |
__lc_cst | 2 years | Stores chat widget state for the visitor. |
Marketing
Used to deliver and measure advertising.
Meta (Facebook) Pixel
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_fbp | 3 months | Stores and tracks visits across websites for advertising. |
Google Ads / DoubleClick
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
IDE | 1 year | Used by Google DoubleClick for ad measurement. |
test_cookie | 15 minutes | Checks if the browser supports cookies. |
YouTube (embeds)
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | Estimates bandwidth on pages with embedded videos. |
YSC | Session | Tracks views of embedded YouTube videos. |
Vimeo (embeds)
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
vuid | 2 years | Stores usage data to help Vimeo optimise embedded video. |
LinkedIn Insight
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
li_sugr | 3 months | Used to make a probabilistic match of identity. |
TikTok Pixel
X (Twitter) Pixel
Awin (affiliate tracking)
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_aw_* | 30 days | Attributes purchases to affiliate marketing partners. |