Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and understand how you interact with the site.

Cookies we use

This website uses minimal cookies:

Essential cookies

These are required for the website to function properly. They cannot be disabled.

• cookie_consent — Stores your cookie consent preference (accepted or rejected). Expires after 1 year.

Analytics cookies

These only run if you click Accept in our cookie banner. If you click Reject, none of the cookies below are set and no analytics data is collected. You can change your mind at any time by deleting the cookie_consent cookie in your browser, which will bring the banner back.

We use Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) and Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors use our site. They collect anonymised data including pages visited, time on site, referral source, and — for Clarity — anonymised session recordings and heatmaps.

• _ga — Google Analytics. Distinguishes unique users. Expires after 2 years.
• _ga_* — Google Analytics. Maintains session state. Expires after 2 years.
• _clck — Microsoft Clarity. Persists the Clarity user ID. Expires after 1 year.
• _clsk — Microsoft Clarity. Connects multiple page views into a single session recording. Expires after 1 day.
• MUID, ANONCHK, MR, SM, CLID — Microsoft. Set by clarity.ms for cross-site identification and abuse prevention. Various expiries (session to 13 months).

Third-party cookies

We use Google Fonts to serve typography on this site. Google may set cookies when loading font files.

Managing cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
• Block third-party cookies
• Block cookies from specific sites
• Block all cookies
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking cookies may affect the functionality of some websites.

Changes to this policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us at grant@grantopsconsulting.com or call 07459 934592.