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The cookies onlinedesignuk.co.uk sets, what each one is for, and how to restrict or block them.
A cookie is a small file a website leaves on your device so it can remember something. This page says exactly which ones onlinedesignuk.co.uk uses, what each one is for and how to change your mind. It was last reviewed in September 2026.
When you first arrive we ask one question: may we measure how the site is used? Nothing optional is set until you answer, and declining costs you nothing. The site works the same either way.
These do a job you have asked for, so they do not need your permission. There is only one on a normal visit.
| Name | Set by | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
| od_consent | Online Design | Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics, so we stop asking. | 1 year |
| od_a11y | Online Design | Not a cookie: a note in your browser's own storage holding any accessibility settings you turn on, such as bigger text. It never leaves your device. | Until you reset it |
| wordpress_*, wp-settings-* | WordPress | Signs you in and remembers your admin screen preferences. Only ever set if you log in, which visitors do not. | Session to 1 year |
We use Google Analytics 4 to count visits and see which pages people read, so we know what to improve. We do not sell this data and we do not use it to identify you. If you decline, none of these are set and any left from an earlier visit are cleared.
| Name | Set by | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Tells one browser apart from another so a visit is not counted twice. | 2 years |
| _ga_<id> | Google Analytics | Keeps the state of your visit: how you arrived and how long you stayed. | 2 years |
| _gcl_au | Records whether a visit came from an advert, so we can tell what our advertising is doing. | 90 days |
Google's own account of what it collects is in the Google Privacy Policy.
There is no advertising network, no social media pixel, no session recording and no chat widget on this site. Nothing you do here is shared with anyone for marketing.
The website check on our home page does not set a cookie. It does keep a record of the address you type in, along with the result, so we can talk it through with you if you get in touch, and it holds your IP address briefly to stop the tool being abused. The privacy policy explains that in full.
Use the button near the top of this page at any time. You can also clear or block cookies in your browser's settings, which works whatever a website tells it. There is plain guidance for every browser at allaboutcookies.org. Blocking the necessary cookie above means we will ask you the analytics question again on every visit.
If anything here is unclear, ring the studio on 01332 460064 or email contact@onlinedesignuk.co.uk.
If something here is not clear, ring the studio and we will talk it through in plain English.
