Website Cookie Policy for Join Psychology Limited

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Thank you for checking out our cookie policy. We are committed to ensure our website and the use of cookies, complies with UK laws on privacy and data protection. This policy sets out the types of cookies we use, the exact cookies used on our website, whether we are using any third-party cookies, how you can control our use of cookies, what their expiry dates are and how you can get in contact with us for more information. This document was last updated on 9^th June 2025.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files of information, usually containing letters and numbers, that websites store on your browser, or the hard drive of your computer. You must however agree to these cookies being stored for them to be stored on your device.

Our website needs to use these cookies so we can understand what works well with our website, and what we can do to improve. These cookies also allow us to distinguish you from other website visitors, helping us to provide you with a seamless experience on our site.

What type of cookies do you use?

We use the following cookie types:

Essential Cookies – These can also be known as Strictly Necessary Cookies, and they’re very important for us to make sure our website runs as it should. As a result, these cookies are always automatically enabled, to make sure our website works sufficiently. Some examples of uses of essential cookies include the distribution of website traffic across multiple servers – without the website speed being affected.
Analytical Cookies – These can also be known as Performance Cookies, and they gather information about how website visitors use a website. These cookies help us to keep count of the number of visitors on our website, and also helps us to understand how these visitors use our website. This enables us to understand what works well on our website, and what doesn’t work so well, so we can continuously improve the site for visitors.

What exact cookies do you use on your website?

We’ve provided a detailed breakdown below of all the cookies we use on our website, and why we use them.

Name and Type of Cookie

Why do we use this?

‘40ac52a2b3edb3b229a480e91353582e’ via the domain ‘www.joinpsychology.co.uk’

– Essential Cookie

We use this cookie because it acts as a temporary user/session ID for the website.

This cookie is a session cookie, meaning it’s duration is only for the length of your session.

‘cookieconsent_status’ via the domain ‘www.joinpsychology.co.uk’ – Essential Cookie

This cookie is a JavaScript plug in and allows us to alert website visitors about the use of cookies on our website via a pop-up banner, enabling us to gain permission for the use of said cookies.

This cookie works by recording whether a website visitor has or has not accepted the use of cookies, ensuring we are GDPR compliant.

This cookie has a duration of one year.

‘_ga’ via the domain ‘.joinpsychology.co.uk’ – Analytical Cookie

This is a Google Analytics cookie, and it’s used to track unique users to gather website analytics, such as the number of visitors and sessions.

This helps us to understand what works well, and what needs improvement on our site.

This cookie has a duration of two years.

‘_ga_H1L8RPPRS8’ via the domain ‘.joinpsychology.co.uk’ – Analytical Cookie

This is also a Google Analytics cookie, and we use it to continue session states, allowing us to associate page views and events with the same session.

This cookie has a duration of two years.

Do you use any Third-Party Cookies?

Third party cookies are not set by us, but are set by other domains than the website you visit. These cookies are placed on website visitor’s devices by third-party outlets. Common examples of these third-parties can include social media platforms, analytical providers, and advertising networks.

We do not share any information collected from our cookies with any third parties.

How can I control these cookies?

You are able to control your use of cookies on our website. You can do the following:

Reject all cookies.
Decline the use of all cookies.

To decide which essential or analytical cookies our website sets, follow the below steps:

Click on the ‘Settings’ button in the cookies pop-up banner on our website and select the Cookies settings you wish to enable/disable.

You can select “Decline” in our cookie banner. But if you do so, this also blocks essential cookies, which means you may not be able to access all parts of our website, and our website may not work to the best of its ability for you.