About this policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Islington Architects Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies on www.islington-architects.com.
We use essential technologies to operate our website and optional analytics technologies to understand how visitors use it, subject to applicable consent requirements.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on a device when visiting a website. They can support essential website functions, remember preferences and help website operators understand how their services are used.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function. Others are optional and may require your consent.
In this policy, “cookies” also includes similar technologies such as local storage, scripts and pixels, which can store or access information on your device in a similar way.
Types of cookies
First-party and third-party cookies
First-party cookies are set by our own website. Third-party cookies are set by services we use, such as Google Analytics, and are governed by those providers’ own privacy arrangements.
Session and persistent cookies
Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
Cookies used on our website
The following cookies and technologies have been identified through our website configuration or Complianz cookie scans.
Functional and essential cookies Always active
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_logged_in_* | WordPress | Maintains login sessions for registered users and administrators |
| WP_PREFERENCES_USER_* | WordPress | Stores WordPress user preferences |
| wp-settings-* | WordPress | Stores user interface preferences |
| wp-settings-time-* | WordPress | Records when WordPress preferences were saved |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | WordPress | Checks browser support for displaying emojis |
| tusSupport | TUS Resumable File Transfer | Checks browser support for resumable file uploads |
| cmplz_* | Complianz | Records and remembers visitors’ cookie consent preferences |
Some WordPress cookies are primarily used by logged-in administrators and may not be set for ordinary website visitors.
Statistics and analytics cookies Consent required
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes visitors for website analytics |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | Maintains analytics session information |
| tk_qs | Automattic / Jetpack | Supports website statistics and tracking |
Google Analytics is connected through Google Site Kit. We use analytics information to understand website usage and improve our services and content. We look at this information in aggregate and do not use it to identify individual visitors. Google Analytics 4 does not log or store individual IP addresses.
Optional analytics cookies are subject to visitors’ consent preferences where required.
You can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data on any website by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Other website technologies
Used to display website typography. Google Fonts API requests are not necessarily cookies, although loading externally hosted fonts may involve transferring technical information, such as your IP address, to Google.
Our website is configured to support Google Maps. If interactive maps are introduced, they may involve additional cookies or third-party technologies when loaded, and will be subject to your cookie preferences where consent is required.
Used to process enquiries submitted through website contact forms. Additional form-related technologies may be used depending on the features enabled. How we handle the information you submit is explained in our Privacy Policy.
Our website is hosted on WordPress.com and uses Jetpack, provided by Automattic, for site functionality, security and statistics. See Automattic’s Cookie Policy for more information.
Some of these providers are based outside the United Kingdom. Where information is transferred internationally, it is subject to the safeguards described in our Privacy Policy.
What we do not use
- We do not use advertising or marketing cookies.
- We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles or to follow you across other websites.
- We do not sell information collected through cookies.
If this changes, we will update this policy and ask for your consent before any such cookies are used.
Full cookie declaration
Our website may use other functional or service-specific cookies introduced by WordPress, its plugins or third-party integrations.
We use Complianz to maintain a record of cookies and services detected on the website. The automatically generated cookie declaration below provides further information, including available details of cookie purposes.
View the full cookie declaration
Managing your consent
When you visit our website, you can accept or reject optional cookies or manage your preferences using the cookie consent banner. Rejecting optional cookies will not prevent you from using the website.
Your cookie preferences are stored for the period configured in our consent management system. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the cookie preference controls on our website. Withdrawing consent does not affect any processing carried out before you withdrew it.
You may be asked for your preferences again if you clear your cookies, use a different browser or device, or if we make significant changes to the cookies we use.
Browser controls
You can also delete or restrict cookies through your browser settings, including blocking third-party cookies or being notified when a cookie is set. Blocking all cookies may affect how some parts of the website work.
Guidance for common browsers:
For general information about cookies and how to manage them, visit the ICO’s guidance on cookies.
Legal basis
Our use of cookies is governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK data protection law, including the UK GDPR.
Essential cookies are used because they are strictly necessary to provide the website you have requested. Optional cookies, including analytics cookies, are used only with your consent.
Further information
For details about how we process personal information, including your data protection rights and how to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, please see our Privacy Policy.
For questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact:
Islington Architects Ltd
Studio 11.G.C, Uncommon
25 Horsell Road
London N5 1XL
Email: enquiry@islington-architects.com
Telephone: 07775 791718
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our website technologies, services or legal requirements change.
The latest version will be published on this page, with the date of the most recent update shown at the top.