Cookies policy
Short version: no advertising cookies, and nothing optional is set unless you say yes.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. Similar technologies, such as your browser's local storage, work in a similar way, and this policy covers them too. The law (UK PECR and, for EU visitors, the ePrivacy Directive) says we may only use them with your consent, unless they are strictly necessary for something you've asked for.
2. The categories we use
| Category | What it's for | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Making the site work and remembering your cookie choice | Always on (no consent needed) |
| Analytics | Seeing, in aggregate, which pages are useful (Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager) | Off until you accept |
| Advertising / marketing | Not used on this website | Never set |
We use Google Consent Mode, so Google's tags are told that advertising and analytics storage are denied unless you accept analytics. Advertising signals are always denied.
3. Every cookie and storage item
| Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
p4b-consent (local storage) | Plan4Beauty | Strictly necessary | Remembers your cookie choice, when you made it, the policy version, and a random consent ID | 12 months, then we ask again |
_ga | Analytics | Distinguishes visitors with a random identifier | 2 years | |
_ga_<property ID> | Analytics | Keeps track of the current visit (session) | 2 years |
Google Tag Manager itself sets no cookies; it only loads the analytics tag once you have accepted. Google's own privacy information is at policies.google.com.
The Plan4Beauty app (a separate site, app.plan4beauty.co.uk) uses strictly necessary cookies and storage to keep you signed in. Its own cookies policy covers the detail.
4. Other third-party requests
These don't set cookies on this website, but they do receive your IP address:
- Find a salon or clinic: map tiles from OpenStreetMap, and postcode lookups from postcodes.io when you search.
- Business logos in the directory are loaded from app.plan4beauty.co.uk (our own app).
5. Changing your choice
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time, as easily as you gave it. Use Cookie settings in the footer of any page, or the button below. If you turn analytics off, we delete the analytics cookies and reload the page.
6. Controlling cookies in your browser
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies in their settings. Blocking strictly necessary storage means we can't remember your choice, so you'll see the banner each visit. Help pages: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge. To opt out of Google Analytics on every website, Google offers a browser add-on.