Cookie Policy

Cookies and Similar Storage

Cookies are small pieces of information stored in your browser. Websites can also use local storage and session storage. Local storage can remain until it is cleared; session storage normally lasts for the browser tab’s session.

This policy describes these technologies on leicesterpainting.co.uk. It should be read with our Privacy Policy, which covers enquiry details and other personal information.

What the Website Currently Uses

WordPress Display Support

WordPress includes a browser check for support of emoji characters. It uses a session-storage entry named wpEmojiSettingsSupports to remember the display test result and the time of the check. This helps it decide whether extra character-display support is needed.

This entry is stored by this website in your browser tab. It contains display-support information, rather than the name, email address or decorating details you send in an enquiry. It is session storage, not an advertising cookie. It normally clears when the tab session ends; browser session-restoration features may retain it when reopening a session.

Public Browsing

You can browse and request a quote without allowing analytics. The Google Analytics tag is held back until you choose Allow Analytics. WordPress display support, website security and the enquiry form are separate from this optional measurement.

The website lets you request a quote through the Contact form or by email. The form does not place an order or take a payment. If you use an email link, storage used by your email provider is governed by that provider’s own policies.

Security and Administration

The site uses Cloudflare for delivery and security and WordPress for website administration. A security check or administrator sign-in can involve different storage from an ordinary public page visit. Administrator login cookies are separate from the public enquiry journey; visitors do not need an administrator account to browse or ask for a quote.

Server security and access logs are different from cookies stored on your device. Information about these technical records is included in the Privacy Policy. We do not describe all server logging as a cookie or imply that clearing browser storage deletes server records.

Advertising, Analytics and Consent

After you choose Allow Analytics, Google Analytics measures visits, pages viewed and website interactions. Its cookies include _ga, which distinguishes browsers, and _ga_ followed by an identifier, which maintains session information. Google’s standard expiry is two years, although browser limits can shorten it. These are optional analytics cookies.

Your choice is stored in this browser for up to 180 days in a local-storage entry named lpd_analytics_choice_v1. It contains the choice and expiry time, rather than your enquiry details. This preference storage lets the website remember whether to load analytics.

Select Analytics Preferences at the bottom of a page to change your choice. Selecting No Thanks stops analytics through this setup and clears its accessible first-party Analytics cookies. Withdrawal does not delete information already sent to Google. Clearing browser storage can make the banner appear again. Advertising consent stays off in this setup.

Simply continuing to browse should not be treated as consent for storage that requires your permission. You can learn more about the rules for cookies and similar technologies from the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Managing Browser Storage

You can use your browser’s privacy or site-data settings to inspect or remove information stored by this website. Search those settings for leicesterpainting.co.uk to manage this site’s data without clearing everything from every website.

Browser controls vary. Clearing site data can remove saved sessions, and blocking all cookies or storage may affect some website functions. Closing a tab normally ends its session storage, although browser restore features can preserve a session. If you return to a page, its display-support check may run again.

Removing data from your browser does not delete an email you have already sent or information held in a mailbox. For a question about that information, use the contact details and rights guidance in our Privacy Policy.

Changes and Contact

The date above identifies this version of the policy. Changes to public forms, embedded media, analytics or security features may change the storage used and require this notice to be updated.

If you have a question about an item stored by this site, email [email protected]. You can describe the item name and the page where you saw it; please do not send passwords or private session values.