Cookie Policy
Sutton Psychology | Dr Nicola Sutton
Last updated: 01/06/2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Sutton Psychology uses them on this website, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work properly, improve user experience, and provide information to website owners.
Cookies can be:
• Session cookies -- temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies -- cookies that remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them.
• First-party cookies -- set by the website you are visiting.
• Third-party cookies -- set by a different website or service to the one you are visiting.
2. How we use cookies
Sutton Psychology uses cookies on this website for the following purposes:
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly. Without these cookies, parts of the site would not work properly. These cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information and cannot be switched off.
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This allows us to improve how the website works and the content we provide. These cookies are only placed with your consent.
Marketing cookies are used to understand the effectiveness of our marketing communications and to support advertising campaigns. We have configured these cookies to operate in a privacy-preserving manner appropriate for a health-related website. These cookies are only placed with your consent.
3. The cookies we use
Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off.
ss_cid
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Identifies unique visitors to the site.
Duration: 2 years
ss_cvr
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Identifies unique visitors and tracks sessions.
Duration: 2 years
ss_cvisit
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Identifies unique visitor sessions.
Duration: 30 minutes
ss_cpvisit
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Records when a visitor last visited the site.
Duration: 2 years
ss_cookieAllowed
Provider: Squarespace
Purpose: Records whether the visitor has accepted the cookie banner.
Duration: 30 days
Analytics cookies
These cookies are only placed with your consent. They help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it.
_ga
Provider: Google Analytics
Purpose: Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number. Used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for site analytics.
Duration: 2 years
ga*
Provider: Google Analytics
Purpose: Used to persist session state.
Duration: 2 years
_gid
Provider: Google Analytics
Purpose: Distinguishes unique users.
Duration: 24 hours
_gat
Provider: Google Analytics
Purpose: Used to throttle request rate.
Duration: 1 minute
Marketing cookies
These cookies are only placed with your consent. Please note that the Meta pixel on this website is configured in limited data use mode, which means it does not collect or use data in ways that would identify you as a visitor to a health-related website for advertising targeting purposes.
_fbp
Provider: Meta (Facebook)
Purpose: Used by Meta to deliver and measure advertising. Configured in limited data use mode on this website in line with ICO guidance on health-related websites.
Duration: 3 months
fr
Provider: Meta (Facebook)
Purpose: Used by Meta to deliver advertising. Configured in limited data use mode on this website.
Duration: 3 months
4. How to manage your cookies
When you first visit this website, you will be shown a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your cookies and revisiting the site.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
• View what cookies are stored on your device and delete them individually.
• Block third-party cookies.
• Block cookies from particular websites.
• Block all cookies from being set.
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser.
Please be aware that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some features of this website may not work correctly.
For information on how to manage cookies in your specific browser:
• Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
• Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
• Safari: support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
• Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge
5. Opting out of Google Analytics
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Opting out of Meta advertising
You can manage your Meta advertising preferences at facebook.com/adpreferences. You can also opt out of interest-based advertising through the Your Online Choices platform at youronlinechoices.com.
7. Third party websites
This Cookie Policy applies only to suttonpsychology.co.uk. If you follow a link to another website, that website will have its own cookie policy which you should read.
8. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Dr Nicola Sutton
Sutton Psychology
Unit 3, Antioch Centre, Copperworks Road, Llanelli, SA15 2NE
Email: nicola.sutton@suttonpsychology.co.uk
Telephone: 07772 866883
If you have concerns about how we handle your data more broadly, please see our Privacy Policy at suttonpsychology.co.uk/privacy-policy.