Cookie Policy
1. About this cookie policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Sharm Therapies uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
Sharm Therapies is operated by Sharmain McLeod, trading as Sharm Therapies.
You can contact us by emailing sharmain@sharmtherapies.com or calling +44 7882 229335.
2. Understanding cookies
Cookies are small files or pieces of information stored on a computer, telephone, tablet or other device when someone visits a website.
Cookies can support essential website functions, remember preferences, maintain shopping cart information, improve security and provide information about website use.
Similar technologies may include local storage, pixels, tags and device identifiers.
3. Cookie categories used by our website
Our website may use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies.
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies support important website functions, including:
• Securely displaying and operating website pages.
• Maintaining website and security functions.
• Remembering cookie preferences.
• Supporting contact forms and spam prevention.
• Maintaining shopping cart or checkout functions.
• Protecting the website against fraudulent or unauthorised activity.
Necessary cookies cannot usually be disabled through our cookie consent tool because the website requires them to operate properly.
Analytics and performance cookies
Analytics and performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website.
The information collected may include:
• Pages visited.
• Links selected.
• Approximate visit duration.
• Browser and device information.
• Referring pages or websites.
• General traffic and usage patterns.
• Approximate location derived from technical information.
We use this information to understand website performance, identify problems and improve content.
These cookies should remain restricted until the visitor provides the required consent.
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to measure advertising, understand campaign activity or provide more relevant promotional content.
We will only use marketing cookies where they have been added to the website and the relevant consent requirements have been met.
The website administrator should confirm whether Google Ads, Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel or another advertising service has been connected.
Functionality cookies
Functionality cookies may remember settings or support optional website features.
These may include language choices, video preferences, embedded content or other personalised website functions.
4. Squarespace cookies
The website appears to use Squarespace services and may use Squarespace Commerce functions. This must be confirmed within the website administration settings before publication.
Squarespace cookies that may be used include:
CART
This cookie may remember products added to a shopping cart.
Its stated duration is approximately two weeks.
ss_performancecookiesAllowed
This cookie remembers a visitor’s consent choice for analytics and performance cookies.
Its stated duration is approximately thirty days.
ss_marketingcookiesAllowed
This cookie remembers a visitor’s consent choice for marketing cookies.
Its stated duration is approximately thirty days.
ss_cid
This analytics cookie may identify unique visitors and track website sessions.
Its stated duration is approximately two years.
ss_cpvisit
This analytics cookie may identify unique visitors and track website sessions.
Its stated duration is approximately two years.
ss_cvisit
This analytics cookie may identify visits and website sessions.
Its stated duration is approximately thirty minutes.
ss_cvr
This analytics cookie may identify unique visitors and track website sessions.
Its stated duration is approximately two years.
ss_cvt
This analytics cookie may identify visits and website sessions.
Its stated duration is approximately thirty minutes.
Additional necessary cookies may be used for security, forms, anti-fraud functions, customer accounts, checkout facilities or connected scheduling services.
The cookies present may change when website features, integrations or provider settings are changed.
5. Third-party services
Third-party services connected to the website may place their own cookies or use similar technologies.
These services may include:
• Squarespace website hosting and analytics.
• Google Fonts or Adobe Fonts.
• Google Analytics, where connected.
• Social media platforms linked through the website.
• Payment and checkout providers.
• Booking or scheduling systems.
• Embedded video or map providers.
• Spam prevention and website security services.
External providers control their own technologies and privacy practices.
Selecting a social media or external website link may allow that provider to collect information according to its own policies.
6. Cookie consent
Visitors should be given a clear opportunity to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies.
Necessary cookies may remain active where they are required to provide a service requested by the visitor or operate essential website functions.
Analytics, performance and marketing cookies should remain restricted until valid consent has been provided.
The cookie banner should provide an equally clear option to reject non-essential cookies and should allow visitors to change their preferences later.
7. Changing cookie preferences
Visitors can change their cookie preferences through the cookie settings link or control displayed on the website.
Browser settings can also be used to block, restrict or delete cookies.
Blocking necessary cookies may prevent parts of the website, forms, shopping cart or checkout facilities from operating correctly.
Deleting cookies may remove saved preferences and cause the cookie banner to appear again.
8. Reviewing the website’s cookies
Cookie use can change when website features, custom code, advertising tools or third-party integrations are added.
We will review this policy and the website’s cookie settings periodically.
A technical cookie scan should be completed after any significant website change and before this policy is published.
9. Changes to this cookie policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our technology, website providers or legal obligations change.
The latest version will appear on our website together with its updated review date.
10. Contacting us
Questions concerning cookies or website privacy can be sent to:
Email: sharmain@sharmtherapies.com
Telephone: +44 7882 229335