Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 2025

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners. This cookie policy explains what cookies this website uses and why.

2. How We Use Cookies

This website uses a minimal number of cookies, all designed to improve your experience. We do not use cookies for advertising or tracking across other websites.

3. Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential cookies

These are necessary for the website to function properly. They cannot be switched off.

• Cookie consent preference: We store your cookie consent choice in your browser’s local storage so you are not asked again on every visit. This is not technically a cookie but works in a similar way. It has no expiry date and can be cleared by clearing your browser data.

3.2 Analytics cookies

If Google Analytics is enabled on this site, it uses cookies to collect anonymous information about how visitors use the website. This helps us understand which pages are most popular and how visitors navigate the site. All data is anonymised and we cannot identify individual visitors.

• _ga: Used to distinguish users. Expires after 2 years.
• _ga_*: Used to persist session state. Expires after 2 years.

Google Analytics data is processed by Google. You can read Google’s privacy policy for more information. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4. Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu of your browser. You can set your browser to:

• Block all cookies
• Accept only first-party cookies
• Delete cookies when you close your browser
• Alert you before a cookie is placed

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites you visit.

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

5. Third-Party Cookies

If this website embeds content from third-party services (such as YouTube videos, Google Maps, or social media feeds), those services may set their own cookies. We have no control over these cookies. Please refer to the relevant third-party privacy policies for more information.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

7. Contact

If you have any questions about this cookie policy, please contact us:

Canonbury Clinic of Osteopathy
Email: info@canonburyclinic.co.uk