Cookie policy
This website www.debbiedraper.com (“Our Site”) uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, We are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it.
Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur when you have selected your preferred Cookie options in Our Cookie policy banner and pressed the accept button. If you do not agree to Our Cookie Policy, please stop using Our Site immediately.
This cookie policy explains how Debbie Draper, The ADHD Coach, referred to in this policy as “we”, “us” or “our”, uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit this website.
It explains:
- what cookies are;
- which cookies we use;
- why we use them;
- how long they may remain on your device;
- which third-party services may use cookies;
- and how you can accept, reject or change your cookie choices.
This cookie policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect personal information.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
“Cookie” means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;
“Cookie Law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);
“Personal data” means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and
“Us/We/Our” means Debbie Draper – The ADHD Coach.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your computer, phone, tablet or other device when you visit them.
Cookies can help a website operate correctly, remember choices you have made and provide information about how people use the website.
This policy also covers similar technologies that may store information on, or access information from, your device. These may include local storage, pixels, tags and scripts.
Cookies may be:
First-party cookies, which are set by the website you are visiting.
Third-party cookies, which are set or operated by another organisation whose services are used by the website.
Session cookies, which usually expire when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.
3. How we use cookies
We use a limited number of cookies for the following purposes.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the website to operate securely and correctly.
They may be used to:
- protect the website from malicious or automated activity;
- support essential website functionality;
- and remember whether you have accepted or rejected optional cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies cannot normally be switched off through our cookie banner because the website may not operate correctly without them.
Analytics cookies
With your permission, we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website.
Google Analytics may help us understand information such as:
- which pages are visited;
- how visitors move around the website;
- approximately how long visitors spend on particular pages;
- the type of browser or device being used;
- and whether visitors encounter technical problems.
We use this information to understand how the website is performing and to improve its content and usability.
Google Analytics cookies are optional. They will not be placed on your device unless you actively consent to analytics cookies.
Rejecting analytics cookies will not prevent you from using the website or contacting us.
4. Cookies used on this website
The following table describes the cookies currently expected to be used on this website.
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Remembers whether you accepted or rejected optional cookies so that we do not repeatedly ask you to make the same choice (1 year)
_ga
The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. (1 year, 1 month and 4 days)
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Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. (1 year, 1 month and 4 days)
The expiry periods shown above are maximum or standard periods. A cookie may expire sooner if you delete it, change your browser settings or use a browser that restricts cookie lifetimes.
Google states that _ga and _ga_* are the standard Google Analytics 4 cookies, with default expiry periods of two years. Google Analytics administrators can configure shorter periods.
5. Google Analytics
Google Analytics is provided by Google.
When you consent to analytics cookies, Google Analytics may collect information about your use of this website and associate that information with identifiers stored in analytics cookies.
We use Google Analytics for website measurement and improvement. We do not intentionally use Google Analytics cookies on this website for personalised advertising or retargeting.
Further information about the processing of personal information through Google Analytics can be found in our Privacy Policy and in Google’s own privacy information
6. Microsoft Bookings and external websites
This website contains links that allow you to book a free introductory call using Microsoft Bookings.
When you select one of these links, you will leave this website and be taken to a website operated by Microsoft. Microsoft may then place or use its own cookies for purposes such as:
- operating the booking service;
- maintaining security;
- remembering preferences;
- analysing the performance of its services;
- and managing your Microsoft session, where applicable.
These cookies are placed on Microsoft’s website and are controlled by Microsoft, not by us. Your choices on our website’s cookie banner do not control cookies placed after you visit an external Microsoft website.
Microsoft provides its own cookie controls and privacy information when you use its services. Microsoft states that its websites may use cookies for preferences, authentication, security, analytics, performance and other purposes, with consent obtained for optional cookies where required.
Other external websites that we link to may also use their own cookies. We are not responsible for how external websites use cookies, so you should review the privacy and cookie information provided by the relevant website.
7. Managing your cookie choices
When you first visit this website, you will be given the option to:
- accept analytics cookies;
- reject analytics cookies;
- or manage your cookie preferences.
Analytics cookies should remain disabled unless you actively choose to accept them. Closing or ignoring the cookie message will not be treated as consent.
You can change your decision at any time by selecting Cookie Settings in the website footer.
Withdrawing your consent will stop the future use of analytics cookies on your device. Where technically possible, the cookie consent tool will also remove analytics cookies that it previously placed. You can additionally remove existing cookies through your browser settings.
Most web browsers allow you to:
- see which cookies have been placed;
- delete some or all cookies;
- block third-party cookies;
- block all cookies;
- or receive a warning before cookies are placed.
Blocking all cookies, including strictly necessary cookies, may affect how some websites or services work.
8. Changes to this cookie policy
We may update this cookie policy if:
- we change how the website operates;
- we introduce or remove website services;
- a third-party provider changes its technology;
- the cookies used on the website change;
- or relevant legal or regulatory requirements change.
The date at the top of this policy will show when it was last updated.
Where a change introduces a new use of optional cookies, we will ask visitors to make a new cookie choice where required.
9. Contact us
Questions about this cookie policy or our use of cookies can be sent to:
Debbie Draper – The ADHD Coach
Email: hello@debbiedraper.com