Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which ones we use on fairweatherphotography.co.uk, and how you can manage your preferences. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy above.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device, remember your preferences, and collect information about how you use the site. Similar technologies such as pixels and local storage work in comparable ways and are covered by this policy.

2. How We Manage Consent — Complianz

We use Complianz (by Complianz B.V.) as our cookie consent management platform. When you first visit our website, a cookie banner is displayed allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies by category. Complianz blocks all non-essential cookies and scripts until you have given your consent. Your preferences are stored and honoured on subsequent visits.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time via the Cookie Settings link in the footer of our website.

Complianz Privacy Policy: complianz.io/privacy-statement/

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They cannot be switched off and do not require your consent under PECR. They include session management, security, and your cookie consent preferences stored by Complianz.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website — which pages are most popular, how long visitors stay, and where they come from. We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) for this purpose. GA4 anonymises IP addresses by default and does not allow cross-site tracking without explicit consent.

These cookies are only set after you have given your consent via our Complianz cookie banner.

3.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced features on our website, such as our Elfsight LinkedIn Feed widget. They are only set after your consent.

3.4 Marketing / Third-Party Cookies

We do not run our own advertising campaigns or set targeting/retargeting cookies. However, third-party services such as our Google Reviews widget (via Trustindex.io) may set cookies in this category. These are only set after your consent.

4. Cookie Register

The following cookies are currently in use on fairweatherphotography.co.uk:

 

Cookie Name	Provider	Category	Duration	Purpose
cmplz_consent	Complianz	Necessary	1 year	Stores your cookie consent preferences as set via the Complianz banner.
cmplz_policy_id	Complianz	Necessary	1 year	Records which version of the cookie policy you consented to, so consent is re-requested if the policy changes.
PHPSESSID	Fairweather Photography	Necessary	Session	Maintains your session state while browsing the website.
_ga	Google Analytics	Analytics	2 years	Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website.
_ga_[ID]	Google Analytics	Analytics	2 years	Used to persist session state across page requests in GA4.
elfsight_viewed_recently	Elfsight LLC	Functional	Session	Set by the Elfsight LinkedIn Feed widget. Prevents duplicate view counts for the same visitor within a session.
_hjSession	Trustindex.io / Google	Marketing	Session	Associated with Google Reviews widget display. May vary depending on active services — check trustindex.io/privacy-policy/ for full details.

 

This cookie register is reviewed and updated periodically. For the most current list, please check this page.

5. Third-Party Services & Their Cookies

The following third-party services are integrated on our website and may set cookies or collect data. We do not control their cookies — please refer to their privacy policies for full details:

 

• Google LLC (Google Analytics, Google Reviews) — policies.google.com/privacy
• io (Google Reviews widget) — trustindex.io/privacy-policy/
• Elfsight LLC (LinkedIn Feed widget) — elfsight.com/privacy-policy/
• Complianz B.V. (cookie consent management) — complianz.io/privacy-statement/
• Mailchimp / The Rocket Science Group LLC (email signup) — mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
• WPMU DEV / Forminator (contact forms) — wpmudev.com/privacy-policy/
• SiteGround (hosting, security, performance) — siteground.co.uk/privacy.htm

 

Note: Our Elfsight LinkedIn Feed widget retrieves content server-side. LinkedIn’s own tracking scripts are not loaded on our website as a result of this widget, so LinkedIn does not set cookies directly through this integration.

6. How to Control Cookies

You have several options for controlling cookies:

Via our cookie banner

When you first visit our site, the Complianz banner allows you to accept or decline cookies by category. You can revisit your preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer.

Via your browser

Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies in their settings. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect website functionality.

• Google Chrome: chrome://settings/cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: Preferences > Privacy & Security
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

7. Cookies & the Law

Our use of cookies is governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and UK GDPR (Data Protection Act 2018). Under these rules:

• Strictly necessary cookies may be placed without prior consent
• All other cookies (analytics, functional, marketing) require your prior, freely given, specific, and informed consent before being set
• Consent must be as easy to withdraw as it was to give — which is why we use Complianz
• Pre-ticked boxes and implied consent are not valid under UK law

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or applicable law. The current version will always be published on this page. If we make significant changes, we will re-prompt for consent via the Complianz banner where required.

This Cookie Policy was last updated on 23 June 2026.