- COOKIE POLICY
What cookies we use, and how to control them.
Written in plain English. In line with UK cookie law (PECR) and the latest ICO guidance.
- CONTENTS
1. About cookies
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They’re used for lots of things – keeping you logged in, remembering preferences, measuring how a site is used, or showing relevant ads.
We use a small number of cookies on obsessed.co.uk for two reasons: to make the site work, and to understand how people use it so we can improve it.
We don’t currently use cookies for cross-site advertising tracking, profiling for marketing, or selling your data.
This policy explains exactly which cookies we use, what each one does, how long it stays on your device, and how you can manage your preferences. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy – which sets out how we handle the personal data those cookies collect.
2. Strictly necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are the ones the website genuinely needs to work — for example, to remember what you’ve consented to in the cookie banner so it doesn’t keep asking you the same question every time you visit.
We don’t need your consent to use these cookies, because without them parts of the site would either not work, or work badly. UK cookie law (PECR) specifically exempts strictly necessary cookies from the consent requirement.
These cookies don’t track you for advertising or build a profile of you. They’re functional only.
You’ll see the exact strictly-necessary cookies in use in the current cookie list further down this page.
3. Non-essential cookies
Non-essential cookies are the ones we use to understand how the site is performing, or that get loaded when third-party tools (like the Calendly booking widget) appear on a page. They’re not required for the site to work, and we won’t set any of them unless you’ve actively said yes through the cookie banner.
The non-essential cookies we currently use fall into two categories:
Analytics cookies. We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use the site – which pages they read, how long they spend, where they came from. This helps us improve the content and design. GA4 sets cookies on your device that include a unique identifier and information about your visit. Google may use this data in line with their own privacy practices.
Third-party embed cookies. When you visit a page that includes an embedded booking calendar (for example /advisory-session), Calendly’s widget loads on the page. Calendly may set its own cookies as part of the booking interface. We block these until you give consent.
Marketing and advertising cookies. We don’t currently use any. If that changes in future – for example, if we set up Meta or LinkedIn pixels for advertising – we’ll update this policy and the cookie banner before any such cookies fire.
You’ll see the exact non-essential cookies in use, with their names, durations, and purposes, in the cookie list further down this page.
4. How to manage your preferences
When you first arrive on the site, our cookie banner asks whether you accept non-essential cookies. You can:
- Accept all - we set both strictly necessary and non-essential cookies
- Reject all - we only set strictly necessary cookies (the ones the site needs to work)
The “Accept all” and “Reject all” options are presented with equal prominence so the choice is genuinely yours.
You can change your mind at any time. There’s a small “Cookie Preferences” button at the bottom of every page – clicking it reopens the banner so you can update your choices. Whichever choice you make is recorded by CookieYes as proof we obtained your consent, in line with UK GDPR.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Every major browser lets you block all cookies, block third-party cookies, delete cookies, or get an alert before a cookie is set. Here’s where to find those settings:
If you clear your cookies or use a different browser/device, we’ll ask for your preferences again the next time you visit.
Blocking strictly necessary cookies through your browser may cause parts of the site to behave unexpectedly. For everything else, you can decline and the site will still work normally.
5. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy if we add or remove cookies, change how we use them, or if cookie law changes.
When we do, we’ll update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. The current cookie list further up updates automatically whenever the site’s cookies change.
For changes that materially affect what cookies we use or how, we’ll ask for your consent again through the cookie banner.