Cookie Policy

Last updated: April 2026

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site recognise your device on return visits and collect information about how you use the site. Cookies do not contain personal information such as your name or payment details.


How We Use Cookies

This website (centrallondonlocksmith.co.uk) uses cookies for the following purposes:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are typically set in response to actions you take such as setting privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block these cookies, but some parts of the site may not work as a result.

CookiePurposeDuration
wordpress_logged_in_*Keeps you logged in to the WordPress admin areaSession
wordpress_sec_*Security cookie used in the WordPress admin areaSession
wp-settings-*Stores your WordPress display preferences1 year
PHPSESSIDPreserves your session state across page requestsSession

2. Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics) We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use this website — for example, which pages are most visited, how long people stay, and how they arrived at the site. This information is used only to improve the website and our services. No personally identifiable information is collected.

Google Analytics sets the following cookies:

CookiePurposeDuration
_gaDistinguishes unique users2 years
_ga_*Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state2 years
_gidDistinguishes users (set daily)24 hours
_gat or _gat_*Throttles request rate1 minute

Google may use this data in accordance with its own privacy policy. You can find out more at google.com/policies/privacyand opt out of Google Analytics tracking at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.


3. Functional Cookies These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your cookie preferences) to provide a more personalised experience. They do not track your activity on other websites.

CookiePurposeDuration
cookie_notice_acceptedRecords your cookie consent choice1 year

(If you use a cookie consent plugin such as Cookie Notice, GDPR Cookie Consent, or similar, that plugin will set its own preference cookie — the name may differ slightly.)


Third-Party Cookies

Some pages on this site may include content embedded from third-party services such as Google Maps, YouTube, or social media platforms. These services may set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those third parties.


Managing and Disabling Cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. The links below explain how for the most common browsers:

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and many other 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 date at the top.


Contact

If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us:

Central London Locksmith 📧 info@centrallondonlocksmith.co.uk