Cookie Policy
Version: 1.0
Effective date: 29.06.2026
Website: https://verdurepsychology.co.uk
Organisation: Verdure Psychology Ltd
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies, such as pixels, scripts, local storage and tags, may also be used to store or access information on your device.
This Cookie Policy explains how Verdure Psychology Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies on this website.
2. How we use cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- to make the website work properly;
- to keep the website secure;
- to remember cookie choices;
- to understand how visitors use the website, where analytics cookies are enabled;
- to improve the website and user experience.
We do not use cookies to make clinical decisions about visitors or clients.
3. Types of cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are needed for the website to function, provide security, remember privacy choices, or support forms and basic website features. These cookies do not require consent, although they should still be explained clearly.
Examples may include cookies used by:
- WordPress;
- Elementor;
- WPForms;
- Complianz or another cookie-consent tool;
- Cloudflare or other security services.
Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited and how people find the site.
We may use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics may set cookies such as:
| Cookie | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
_ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish visitors | Up to 2 years |
_ga_15B3NSRJ1L | Used by Google Analytics to store session information for this website | Up to 2 years |
Analytics cookies are only used where legally permitted and where appropriate consent has been obtained.
Marketing cookies
We do not currently intend to use marketing or advertising cookies on this website.
If marketing cookies are introduced in future, this Cookie Policy will be updated and visitors will be asked for consent before those cookies are used.
Session replay or heat-map cookies
We do not intend to use session replay, screen-recording or heat-map tools on this website.
For a clinical psychology website, these tools may create unnecessary privacy risks, particularly if they capture sensitive information or behaviour. If such tools are ever introduced, they will only be used following careful data protection review and with appropriate consent controls.
4. Specific cookies currently expected on this website
The cookies used on the website may change over time depending on updates to WordPress, security tools, forms, analytics and consent-management settings.
The following cookies may be present:
| Cookie / category | Provider | Purpose | Category |
cmplz_* | Complianz or cookie-consent tool | Stores cookie-consent choices and preferences | Strictly necessary |
_ga, _ga_15B3NSRJ1L | Google Analytics | Website analytics, where consent has been given | Analytics |
_wpfuuid | WPForms | Helps support website forms and form functionality | Functional |
__cf_bm, cf_clearance, _cfuvid | Cloudflare or security provider | Security, bot protection, rate-limiting and safe access to the website | Strictly necessary |
wpEmojiSettingsSupports | WordPress | Supports display of emojis and basic WordPress functionality | Functional |
Cookies such as WordPress login, admin, editor or settings cookies may be set when an administrator logs into the website. These are not intended for ordinary website visitors.
5. Managing cookie preferences
When you first visit the website, you may be shown a cookie banner or consent tool. You can use this to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Blocking some cookies may affect how the website functions.
6. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, cookies, plugins, analytics tools, or legal requirements.
7. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how your data is used, please contact:
Verdure Psychology Ltd
Email: [email protected]
Address: Innovation Centre, Innovation Way, Heslington, York, YO10 5DG