Cookie Policy

This policy sets out our commitment to detailing how we use our website visitors’ information. This Policy aims to provide detailed information about how and when we use cookies on our website.

Last reviewed/updated on 17 July 2023

Introduction

While visiting www.effective-accounting.co.uk (our “Website”), we protect your personal data in accordance with our Cookie Policy.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.

Cookies can be used by web servers to identify and track users as they navigate different pages on a website, and to identify users returning to a website.

You can set up your web browser to refuse cookies, but this means you won’t be able to book appointments on our website or use all its features.

Information about our use of cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website, it does not identify you personally. This helps us to provide you with a personalised user experience and also allows us to improve our website and advertising.

Cookies We Use

Here are the types of cookies we use on our Website and what they do:

Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. For example being able to book a call or appointment through our website.
Preference Cookies: Preference cookies are used to remember information you have entered or choices you make (such as your username, language or your region) on the website. They also store your preferences when personalising your experience. For example, your preferred language.
Analytical Cookies: Analytical cookies allow us to monitor user behaviour on our Website. This enables us to analyse user journeys and improve the structure of and content on the website. For example, analytics cookies enable us to review how many users have followed specific paths in order to optimise the flow of information.
Advertising Cookies: Occasionally we use advertising cookies that are placed on our website by third-party advertising platforms or networks. This is to deliver and track advertising performance and deliver targeted advertising. For example, advertising cookies remember which devices have visited the website.

The cookies on this website

Cookie	Set by	What it does	How long it lasts
cmplz_banner-status	Effective website	Remembers that you have answered the cookie banner, so it does not appear on every page	1 year
cmplz_functional, cmplz_statistics, cmplz_preferences, cmplz_marketing	Effective website	Store your answer for each type of cookie. The site only uses the first two types	1 year
cmplz_policy_id	Effective website	Records which version of these settings you answered, so the banner can ask again if they change	1 year
cmplz_consented_services	Effective website	Part of the record of your choice. It stays empty on this site	1 year
_ga	Google Analytics	Tells one visitor apart from another so visits can be counted. Only set if you accept	Up to 2 years
_ga_ followed by the site's analytics code	Google Analytics	Keeps track of one visit as you move between pages. Only set if you accept	Up to 2 years

Disabling cookies

You can block the use of cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies.

If you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our website.

Changes to our cookies policy

Any changes we make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to [email protected].

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