Cookie Policy (UK)

Last updated: 8th October 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how paulareynoldscounselling.uk (“the website”) uses cookies and similar technologies. It applies to visitors in the United Kingdom and should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that a website can store in your browser. Cookies are widely used to make websites work, to remember your preferences, or to gather analytics and advertising data.

2. The cookies this website uses

This is a simple, static website, built deliberately to respect your privacy:

• It does not use analytics or statistics cookies.
• It does not use marketing, advertising or tracking cookies.
• The fonts it uses are served from this website itself, not from a third party.

The only third-party component anywhere on the site is an anti-spam check (hCaptcha) on the contact form — see section 3. Apart from that strictly necessary check, no non-essential cookies are set, so no consent banner is shown. If we ever add a feature that sets non-essential cookies (for example an embedded map or video), we will update this policy and ask for your consent first.

3. Contact form and spam protection (hCaptcha)

The contact form itself does not set cookies. To protect it from automated spam, the form uses hCaptcha, a privacy-focused service provided by Intuition Machines, Inc. To tell humans from bots, hCaptcha may set a strictly necessary cookie and process limited technical information (such as your IP address and browser data) while you complete the “I am human” check. This is used only for security and spam prevention, never for analytics, advertising or tracking, and it loads only on the Contact page.

The details you type into the form are used only to respond to your enquiry, as described in our Privacy Policy. For how hCaptcha handles data, see their Privacy Policy.

4. Managing cookies in your browser

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. You can also set your browser to warn you when a cookie is being placed. Because this website does not rely on non-essential cookies, blocking them will not stop the site from working. For more information, see the Help section of your browser.

5. Your rights

You have rights over your personal data under UK GDPR, including the right of access, rectification and erasure. These are set out in full in our Privacy Policy. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

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