COOKIE POLICY

Last updated: September 2026

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small files or pieces of information that are stored on your device when you visit a website.

They help websites function correctly and, where you give permission, can provide information about how visitors use a website.

My website is hosted on Squarespace, which uses cookies and similar technologies to provide website functionality, security and analytics.

2. How my website uses cookies

My website uses cookies and similar technologies for essential website functionality, security and analytics.

My website is hosted by Squarespace, which uses necessary cookies to help the website function correctly and securely.

I also use Squarespace Analytics to understand how visitors use my website and to monitor website performance.

Some information about website activity may also be collected by Squarespace for security, monitoring and troubleshooting purposes.

Analytics and other non-essential cookies are only used where you have given the appropriate consent through my website's cookie banner.

3. Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies are required for my website to function properly.

They support things such as website functionality, security and the delivery of the website through Squarespace.

Because these cookies are necessary for the website to operate, they cannot be disabled through the cookie banner.

4. Analytics and performance cookies

I use Squarespace Analytics to understand how visitors use my website and to monitor website performance.

These cookies may help me understand things such as:

  • How many people visit my website

  • Which pages are visited

  • How visitors interact with the website

  • Where visitors arrive from

  • General website performance

These cookies are not necessary for the website to function.

They are only used when you give the appropriate consent through the cookie banner.

5. Website activity and security

Squarespace may collect technical information about activity on my website for security, monitoring and troubleshooting purposes.

This may include information such as your IP address, browser and device information and information about visits and interactions with the website.

This information helps support the security and proper functioning of the website.

6. Your cookie choices

When you first visit my website, you will be shown a cookie banner allowing you to manage your preferences.

You can:

  • Accept optional cookies

  • Decline optional cookies

  • Manage your cookie preferences

You can change your preferences later using the cookie settings available on the website.

7. Squarespace

My website is hosted by Squarespace.

Squarespace uses necessary cookies to provide website functionality and security and may use analytics cookies to provide Squarespace Analytics.

Squarespace provides tools that allow website owners to restrict non-essential cookies and obtain visitor consent through a cookie banner.

8. Third-party cookies

At present, I do not intentionally use third-party advertising or tracking services such as Google Analytics or Meta Pixel on my website.

If I add additional third-party services that use cookies or similar technologies in the future, I will update this Cookie Policy and my cookie consent arrangements where required.

9. More information

For more information about how I process personal information generally, please see my Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions about my use of cookies, you can contact me at:

hello@jodieelizabethva.co.uk