Cookie Policy

Last updated: 10 September 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Dysgraphic uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit dysgraphic.co.uk.

It should be read alongside the Dysgraphic Privacy Policy.

1. About Dysgraphic

Dysgraphic is operated by:

Name: Marc Atkins
Trading name: Dysgraphic
Email: hello@dysgraphic.co.uk
Website: dysgraphic.co.uk

In this policy, “Dysgraphic”, “I”, “me” and “my” refer to the person operating Dysgraphic.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, phone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can help a website:

• Work correctly
• Remember your settings
• Keep the website secure
• Understand how visitors use it
• Measure website performance
• Load content provided by third parties

Some cookies only last until you close your browser. These are called session cookies.

Other cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. These are called persistent cookies.

3. Similar technologies

This policy also applies to technologies that perform functions similar to cookies, including:

• Tracking pixels
• Tags
• Scripts
• Local storage
• Embedded content
• Device identifiers

For simplicity, this policy refers to these technologies collectively as “cookies”.

4. Types of cookies used

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function properly.

They may be used to:

• Protect the website from security threats
• Remember your cookie choices
• Operate website forms
• Maintain sessions
• Balance website traffic
• Prevent fraud or misuse
• Provide features you have requested

Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent because the website or requested service cannot operate properly without them.

You cannot disable these cookies through the website’s cookie controls, although you may be able to block them through your browser. Blocking them may prevent parts of the website from working correctly.

Preference cookies

Preference cookies remember choices you make, such as:

• Display preferences
• Language settings
• Accessibility settings
• Previously selected options

These cookies are not essential to the basic operation of the website.

Where required, they will only be activated after you give consent.

Analytics cookies

Analytics cookies help me understand how visitors use the website.

They may collect information such as:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Links clicked
• Referring websites
• General visitor journeys
• Browser and device type
• Approximate location
• Error messages
• Website performance information

This information helps me identify popular content, find technical problems and improve the website.

Where analytics cookies are not strictly necessary, they will only be activated after you give consent.

Analytics provider: Google Analytics

Marketing cookies

Marketing cookies may be used to:

• Measure advertising campaigns
• Track visits from adverts
• Build an understanding of visitor interests
• Display advertising on other websites
• Limit how often an advert is shown

Marketing or advertising provider:Dysgraphic does not currently use marketing cookies

Marketing cookies will not be activated unless you give consent.

Embedded-content cookies

Pages may include content provided by other websites, such as:

• YouTube videos
• Google Maps
• Social media posts
• Review widgets
• Booking systems
• Payment tools
• External forms

These providers may place cookies or collect information when their content loads.

Where possible, embedded content that uses non-essential cookies will be blocked until you give consent.

5. First-party and third-party cookies

First-party cookies

First-party cookies are placed directly by the Dysgraphic website.

They may be used for functions such as website security, form operation and remembering your cookie preferences.

Third-party cookies

Third-party cookies are placed by another organisation whose service is used on the website.

These organisations may include analytics providers, video platforms, payment services and other embedded-content providers.

Third-party providers control their own cookies and may use information according to their own privacy policies.

6. The cookies used on this website

The following table should list the cookies and similar technologies currently used by Dysgraphic.

This list may change when website tools, plugins or services are added, removed or updated.

The cookie settings panel may provide the most current list of cookies detected on the website.

7. WordPress cookies

Dysgraphic is built using WordPress.

WordPress, the website theme or installed plugins may use cookies for functions such as:

• Website administration
• Security
• Spam prevention
• Login sessions
• Form submissions
• Remembering settings
• Cookie consent
• Website performance

Visitors who are not logged into WordPress will not normally receive administrative login cookies.

Website administrators may receive additional cookies when logging into the WordPress dashboard. These are necessary to operate and secure the website.

8. Contact forms

Contact-form provider or plugin: [Provider or plugin name]

The contact form may use strictly necessary cookies or similar technologies to:

• Submit your message
• Prevent spam
• Protect the website
• Confirm that the form is working
• Prevent repeated or automated submissions

Some spam-prevention services may collect technical information such as your IP address, browser details and interaction data.

Spam-prevention provider: [Cloudflare Turnstile, Google reCAPTCHA, Akismet, none or another provider]

Where a service uses non-essential cookies, it will only be loaded after you give consent where required.

9. Analytics

Dysgraphic uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use the website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Links clicked
• Referring websites
• Browser and device information
• Approximate location
• Website interactions

Google Analytics uses cookies including:

• _ga – used to distinguish visitors
• _ga_<container-id> – used to maintain session information

Analytics cookies are only activated after you give consent through the Dysgraphic cookie settings.

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the website footer.

10. Security and performance services

Dysgraphic may use security, hosting or performance services to protect and operate the website.

These services may include:

• Website firewalls
• Content delivery networks
• Spam prevention
• Login protection
• Traffic management
• Malware scanning
• Caching
• Backup tools

Current providers may include:

• Website hosting: [Provider]
• Security service: [Provider]
• Caching or performance service: [Provider]
• Content delivery network: [Provider]

Some cookies used by these services may be strictly necessary to maintain security and provide the website.

11. Cookie consent

When you first visit the website, you may be shown a cookie banner.

The banner allows you to:

• Accept optional cookies
• Reject optional cookies
• Choose individual cookie categories
• Read more about the cookies used

Non-essential cookies will not be activated before you provide consent, unless an exemption applies.

Consent must be given through a clear positive action. Continuing to browse the website will not be treated as consent.

Optional cookie categories are switched off by default until you make a choice.

12. Changing your cookie choices

You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time.

Use the Cookie Settings link in the website footer to reopen your preferences.

Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of cookies used before consent was withdrawn.

After changing your preferences, you may need to refresh the page for the changes to take full effect.

Removing consent may not automatically delete cookies already stored on your device. You can delete these through your browser settings.

13. Managing cookies through your browser

Most browsers allow you to:

• View stored cookies
• Delete individual cookies
• Delete all cookies
• Block cookies from particular websites
• Block all cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Clear cookies when the browser closes

The method varies between browsers. Check your browser’s help or privacy settings for instructions.

Blocking all cookies may stop parts of Dysgraphic and other websites from working correctly.

14. Do Not Track and browser signals

Some browsers send a Do Not Track or similar privacy signal.

There is not currently one universally accepted method for websites to respond to every type of browser privacy signal.

Dysgraphic will follow applicable legal requirements and the choices made through its cookie consent controls.

This policy will be updated if the website begins responding to additional recognised privacy signals.

15. Third-party websites

The Dysgraphic website may contain links to websites operated by other organisations.

When you follow an external link, that organisation may place its own cookies.

Dysgraphic does not control cookies placed directly by third-party websites. You should review the cookie and privacy policies of those websites.

16. How long cookies last

Cookies remain on your device for different lengths of time.

Session cookies

Session cookies are normally deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies remain until:

• Their expiry date is reached
• You delete them
• The website or provider removes them
• You withdraw consent and the consent tool removes them

The duration of each known cookie should be included in the cookie table or cookie settings panel.

17. Updates to this policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated when:

• Website tools change
• Plugins are added or removed
• Cookie providers change
• The purposes of cookies change
• Legal requirements or regulatory guidance change

The latest version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.

18. Contact

Questions about this Cookie Policy can be sent to:

Dysgraphic
Marc Atkins

hello@dysgraphic.co.uk
dysgraphic.co.uk

You can also read the Dysgraphic Privacy Policy for more information about how personal information is used.