Cookies Policy
Effective Date: May 24, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Michael Boyce Therapy (michaelboycetherapy.co.uk) uses cookies and similar technologies on this website. This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners. Cookies can remember your preferences, allow you to navigate between pages efficiently, and generally improve your Browse experience.
Cookies can be "persistent" (they remain on your device until they expire or you delete them) or "session" (they are deleted when you close your browser).
2. How Michael Boyce Therapy Uses Cookies
Our website, built using Wix.com, primarily uses cookies that are essential for the website's operation, security, and performance. As we only use standard Wix components, the cookies set are primarily those deployed by Wix to enable various functionalities and collect necessary data for the website to function correctly.
These cookies fall into the following categories:
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Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies: These cookies are essential for our website to perform its basic functions. Without these cookies, the website cannot operate as intended, such as enabling secure areas or remembering your cookie consent preferences. These cookies do not require your explicit consent under UK GDPR/PECR.
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Purpose: To enable core site functionality (e.g., security, user sessions, remembering consent).
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Provider: Primarily First-Party (our domain: michaelboycetherapy.co.uk) and some Wix-related Third-Party cookies essential for Wix's service delivery.
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Typical Wix Examples: XSRF-TOKEN, hs, svSession, ssr-caching, _wix_browser_sess, consent-policy, fedops.logger.sessionId.
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Personal Data: Generally, no directly identifiable personal data is collected by these cookies.
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Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies help Wix (and by extension, us) understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information about visitor behaviour. This helps us improve the website's performance and user experience.
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Purpose: To collect anonymous traffic data, understand user navigation, and improve site performance.
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Provider: Primarily Wix-related Third-Party (e.g., analytics.wix.com)
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Typical Wix Examples: _wix_browser_sess, _gid, _ga (if connected to Google Analytics via Wix's standard integration).
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Personal Data: While data is often anonymised, some may involve IP addresses or other identifiers that are considered personal data under GDPR, hence consent is required for these.
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Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as language preferences or region) to provide a more personalised experience.
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Purpose: To remember user preferences and settings for a more customised Browse experience.
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Provider: Primarily First-Party (michaelboycetherapy.co.uk)
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Typical Wix Examples: _wix_mp_geo, _wix_preferred_language.
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Personal Data: May collect information that is considered personal data under GDPR.
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Please note: As our website is built on Wix, the specific names and exact durations of these cookies are managed by Wix and may occasionally be updated by them. For a detailed and up-to-date list of the cookies Wix sets, please refer to Wix's official documentation on cookies: https://support.wix.com/en/article/cookies-and-your-wix-site (or the most current link provided by Wix).
3. Third-Party Cookies
Since our website uses only Wix standard components, most third-party cookies originate from Wix's infrastructure or services it integrates (e.g., Google Analytics if enabled via Wix's standard settings).
4. Your Cookie Choices and Consent
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Cookie Banner/Consent Management: When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner (or similar pop-up) provided by the Wix platform. This banner is designed to inform you about our use of cookies and allow you to give or withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies (such as analytics and functionality cookies).
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Controlling Cookies via Your Browser: You can also manage your cookie preferences directly through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
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View the cookies stored on your device.
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Delete cookies individually or all at once.
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Block specific cookies.
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Block all cookies from a specific website.
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Block all third-party cookies.
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Set preferences for certain types of cookies. Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality and experience of our website and other websites you visit. For more information on how to manage cookies in your browser, please consult your browser's help documentation.
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5. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this website with a revised effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at: