Cookie Policy

Last updated: 20/11/25

This Cookie Policy explains how MenoMinds (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website: menominds.co.uk.

We use cookies to ensure the website functions correctly, to understand how visitors use our site, and to improve our services. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites operate, improve user experience, and collect information about browsing behaviour.

Cookies can be:

  • Essential – required for the website to work

  • Non-essential – used for analytics, performance, and personalisation

Under UK law (UK GDPR + PECR), we must ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies such as Google Analytics.

2. How we use cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Keep the website working smoothly

  • Understand how visitors interact with our content

  • Improve performance and accessibility

  • Deliver a reliable booking and enquiry experience

We do not use cookies for advertising, retargeting, or social-media tracking.

3. Types of cookies we use

a) Essential cookies (always active)

These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They may include:

  • Security and access cookies

  • Session cookies for form submissions

  • Cookies that ensure pages load correctly

  • Cookies required by Squarespace to run the site

b) Analytics cookies (require consent)

These help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it.

We use:

Squarespace Analytics

Squarespace sets anonymous first-party cookies to track:

  • Page views

  • Traffic sources

  • Device/browser type

  • Approximate geographic region

These cookies do not identify you personally.

Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

Google Analytics helps us understand how users interact with our site.
We use GA4 with:

  • IP anonymisation enabled

  • No advertising features

  • No personalised ads

  • No sharing with Google for advertising purposes

GA4 collects:

  • Anonymous site usage

  • Interaction data

  • Device/browser information

  • General location data (city/region)

These cookies are set only if you consent through our cookie banner.

4. Cookies we may set

Below is an example of cookie types used on Squarespace and GA4:

Cookie TypePurposeEssential?Providerss_cidIdentifies unique visitorsYesSquarespacess_cpvisitTracks page viewsYesSquarespacess_cvisitTracks single sessionYesSquarespaceAnalytics Cookies (_ga, _ga_xxx)GA4 analytics trackingNoGooglecrumbCSRF security protectionYesSquarespaceTest cookiesUsed to check browser compatibilityYesSquarespace

Cookie names may vary as Squarespace updates their system.

5. How you give or withdraw consent

When you first visit the site, a banner will appear giving you options to:

  • Accept all cookies

  • Reject non-essential cookies

  • Manage cookie preferences

You can change your preferences at any time by:

  • Updating your browser settings, or

  • Clearing cookies and revisiting the site to trigger the banner again

6. Managing cookies in your browser

You can block or delete cookies via your browser settings:

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy → Cookies

  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy

  • Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security

  • Edge: Settings → Cookies & site permissions

Blocking essential cookies may affect how the website functions.

7. Third-party providers

Your data may be processed by:

  • Squarespace, Inc. – website hosting & analytics

  • Google LLC – Google Analytics

These providers may store data outside the UK. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place.

8. Updates to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy occasionally to reflect changes in technology, law, or our services. Any updates will be posted on this page.

9. Contact us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact:

hello@menominds.co.uk
menominds.co.uk