Kingfisher Clinical Psychology - Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work properly, to improve user experience, and to provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.

Cookies do not usually identify you directly, but they can be used to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit.

2. How we use cookies

We use cookies on our website for the following purposes:

  • To ensure the website functions correctly and securely

  • To remember your cookie preferences

  • To understand, in an aggregated and anonymised way, how visitors use our website so that we can improve it

We do not use cookies for advertising or marketing purposes.

3. Types of cookies we use

Essential cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as navigating between pages, submitting forms, or setting your privacy preferences.

Essential cookies include:

  • Cookies that enable core website functionality and security

  • Cookies that remember whether you have seen and responded to the cookie banner

Because these cookies are strictly necessary, they do not require your consent.

Analytics cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information in an aggregated and anonymised form, such as the number of visitors to the site and which pages are visited most often.

We use analytics tools provided by our website platform and other widely used website analytics services to help us understand how our website is used.

Analytics cookies are only placed if you give your consent via the cookie banner. If you do not consent, these cookies will not be used.

4. Third‑party cookies

Our website is built and hosted using Squarespace. Squarespace sets certain cookies on our behalf to support website functionality, security, and analytics.

Where analytics tools such as Google Analytics are enabled, Google may also set cookies to collect usage information. This information is processed in accordance with Google’s privacy policies and subject to appropriate safeguards under UK data protection law.

We do not knowingly use third‑party cookies for advertising or marketing purposes.

5. International transfers

Some cookies are associated with services provided by organisations based outside the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA), for example where website infrastructure or analytics services are operated internationally.

Whenever personal data is transferred outside the United Kingdom, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

  • Transfers to countries recognised by the UK as providing an adequate level of data protection; and/or

  • The use of approved contractual protections, such as Standard Contractual Clauses; and/or

  • Participation in recognised international data protection frameworks.

Further information about international data transfers is provided in our Privacy Notice.

6. Managing your cookie preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by:

  • Using the cookie banner when you first visit our website

  • Adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies

Please note that blocking some cookies may affect how the website functions.

7. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or how we use cookies. Any updates will be published on this page.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us using the details provided in our Privacy Notice.