Cookie Information
A straightforward explanation of the cookies and technical tools used by this WordPress website, and what happens if optional tracking is added.
Core website
The supplied theme and booking plugin include no advertising tracking by default.
WordPress security
Administrators may receive necessary login and preference cookies.
Your choice
Optional tracking requires review and appropriate controls before activation.
01. What are cookies?
Cookies are small files saved by a website in your browser. Similar technologies can remember preferences, support secure logins and—when enabled—measure usage or help deliver advertising.
Different rules apply depending on the purpose. Under UK privacy and electronic communications rules, some technically necessary uses can operate without consent, while non-essential tracking normally needs appropriate consent or must meet a specific statutory exception with its conditions.
02. What this GIGS TEAM website includes by default
The GIGS TEAM WordPress theme and Core booking plugin provided for this website do not include Google Analytics, Google Ads conversion tags, Microsoft Clarity, remarketing pixels or embedded marketing trackers by default.
WordPress may set cookies when administrators log in or edit the website. Your hosting provider, security configuration or independently installed plugins may also set technical cookies. We cannot confirm the live cookies used by additional plugins or host-level services without checking the deployed website.
| Technology | Reason | Typical position |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress login and security cookies | Authenticate authorised website users and protect administrative access. | Normally only relevant to logged-in users; generally necessary. |
| WordPress administration preference cookies | Remember preferences for people managing the website. | Primarily logged-in administrators. |
| Enquiry-form security token | Helps check that a submitted form is genuine. | Generated in the page/form; it is not an advertising cookie. |
| Temporary anti-abuse rate limiting | Reduces repeated automated submissions. | Handled by the server with a short-lived, protected technical identifier. |
| Hosting/security services | Potential infrastructure protection, traffic management and service reliability. | Depends on the hosting configuration and installed tools. |
03. Analytics, advertising and embedded services
If GIGS TEAM later installs optional analytics, advertising conversion tracking, remarketing, chat widgets or media embeds, the website operator must check those services before enabling them. This includes identifying the cookies or similar technologies used, their purpose and retention periods, and whether consent or another permitted exception applies.
Where consent is required, non-essential technology must not activate before the visitor makes a valid choice. Visitors must be able to reject it and later change their choice. The fact that a service is commonly used by other businesses does not mean it is active on this website.
Important: this policy is accurate for the supplied GIGS TEAM theme and booking plugin, but any independently installed WordPress plugins, analytics scripts or host features should be audited before publication.
04. Managing cookies and browser settings
Most browsers allow you to inspect, block and remove cookies. Instructions are available through your browser's privacy or site settings. Blocking essential cookies may prevent some functions—particularly administrator login—from working properly.
If optional tracking is introduced, GIGS TEAM should provide the relevant consent controls and a way to revisit your choices. If there is currently no optional tracking, a decorative consent banner is not needed merely to display a policy.
05. Updates and contact
We will update this information if the website adds or removes services that change cookie use. Our Privacy Notice describes personal information handled through enquiries.
Telephone: +447951640173
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