Cookie Policy


Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Adventurers Day Nursery ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website www.adventurersdaynursery.co.uk. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy.


What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies can be "persistent" (remaining on your device until deleted or they expire) or "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser).


How We Use Cookies

We only use essential and performance cookies on our website. We do not use marketing, advertising, or third-party tracking cookies beyond those necessary for website functionality and performance analysis.


Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and remembering your cookie preferences. Our website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Examples:

  • Session management cookies

  • Cookie consent preferences

  • Security cookies

Legal basis: These cookies are necessary for the legitimate operation of our website.


Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information about pages visited, time spent on the site, and any errors encountered. This helps us improve the performance and user experience of our website.

We use Google Analytics to collect this information. Google Analytics uses cookies to track and report website traffic without identifying individual visitors. The information collected includes:

  • Pages visited

  • Time spent on pages

  • How you arrived at our site

  • What you clicked on during your visit

  • General location data (city/region level)

  • Device and browser information

Google Analytics data is anonymised and aggregated. We do not use this data to personally identify visitors.

Google Analytics cookies used:

_ga – Distinguishes unique users (expires after 2 years)

_gid – Distinguishes unique users (expires after 24 hours)

_gat – Used to throttle request rate (expires after 1 minute)

You can learn more about how Google uses data from sites that use their services at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest in understanding how our website is used to improve user experience and performance.


Cookies We Use

Cookie NameTypePurposeDurationCookie consentEssentialRemembers your cookie preferences12 monthsSession cookieEssentialMaintains your session during your visitSession_gaPerformance (Google Analytics)Distinguishes unique users2 years_gidPerformance (Google Analytics)Distinguishes unique users24 hours_gatPerformance (Google Analytics)Throttles request rate1 minute


Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Accepting or Rejecting Cookies

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent to use performance cookies. You can choose to:

Accept all cookies

Accept only essential cookies

Manage your preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by [clicking here / accessing cookie settings in the footer].

Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

See what cookies are stored and delete them individually

Block third-party cookies

Block cookies from specific sites

Block all cookies

Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking or deleting essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

How to manage cookies in common browsers:

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Safari

Microsoft Edge

Opting Out of Google Analytics

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business operations. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.


Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Adventurers Day Nursery

Email: adventurersdaynursery@hotmail.co.uk

Your Rights

Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018), you have rights regarding your personal data, including:

  • The right to access your data

  • The right to rectification

  • The right to erasure

  • The right to restrict processing

  • The right to object to processing

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

If you have concerns about how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk.

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