Cookie Policy
Last updated: 28 October 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies are used on simonwhitaker.co.uk, what information they collect and how you can manage your preferences.
I use essential cookies to remember your privacy choices and optional analytics cookies to understand how visitors use my website, helping me make improvements.
You can accept, reject or manage optional cookies at any time.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit them.
They help websites remember information, such as your preferences, and can provide insights into how visitors interact with a website.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly, while others are optional.
2. How I use cookies
This website currently uses two categories of cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies support essential website functionality, including remembering your cookie consent preferences.
They are required for the website's cookie management system to operate and do not require your consent.Analytics cookies
These cookies help me understand how visitors interact with my website, including information such as:
- How many people visit the website.- Which pages are viewed.
- How visitors navigate between pages.
- How visitors arrive at the website.
- General patterns in website usage.
I use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect this information and identify opportunities to improve the website's usability, content and performance.
Google Analytics uses identifiers that can distinguish browsers and sessions. Although analytics reports are generally aggregated, the underlying information may constitute personal data under data protection legislation.
Analytics cookies are optional and will only be activated if you consent to them.
3. Cookies used on this website
The following cookies were identified in the website's CookieYes scan on 28 October 2026.
4. Google Analytics
I use Google Analytics 4, provided by Google, to understand website traffic and performance.
This service may process information such as page visits, interactions, approximate location derived from technical information, device and browser characteristics, and cookie identifiers.
The information helps me understand how the website is used and identify areas for improvement.
Google may process analytics information using infrastructure outside the United Kingdom. Further information about the processing of personal data, including relevant international data transfers, is provided in my Privacy Policy and Google's own documentation.
You can read more about how Google handles information in its Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics cookies are treated as optional on this website and require your consent before being set.
5. Managing your cookie preferences
When you first visit this website, you are presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to:
Accept all: Allow both necessary and optional analytics cookies.
Reject all: Allow only strictly necessary cookies.
Customise: Choose which optional cookie categories you wish to enable.
Strictly necessary cookies remain active because they are required for essential website functions.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the Cookie Settings control available on the website.
Withdrawing consent prevents further optional cookies from being set for the purposes you have rejected. Cookies already stored on your device may need to be deleted manually using your browser settings.
You can also manage or delete cookies through your web browser. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some website features operate.
6. Third-party services
This website uses the following services in connection with cookies:
CookieYes: CookieYes manages cookie consent choices and helps provide information about the cookies used on this website.Google Analytics: Google Analytics provides website traffic and usage statistics to help me monitor and improve website performance.
Although the analytics cookies are stored under this website's domain, information may be transmitted to Google as part of the analytics service when enabled.
For further information about how personal information is handled, please refer to my Privacy Policy.
7. Changes to this Cookie Policy
I may update this Cookie Policy when the website changes, additional services are introduced, cookies are added or removed, or applicable legal requirements change.
The policy will be reviewed periodically to help ensure that the information remains accurate.
The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated.
8. Contact
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on the website, please contact me.
Email: hello@simonwhitaker.co.uk
For more information about your personal information and data protection rights, please see the Privacy Policy.