Cookie Policy
Last updated: 7 March 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, provide analytics information, and serve relevant advertisements. Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and UK GDPR, we need your consent before setting non-essential cookies.
The same rules cover anything else we store on your device, not only cookies. This site uses very few actual cookies of its own — most of what it saves is kept in your browser's local and session storage. We list all of it below and treat it exactly as we treat cookies: nothing non-essential is stored, and nothing already stored is read, until you have accepted it.
2. How We Use Cookies
We categorise our cookies into three types:
3. Cookie Inventory
Essential Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cv_cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
| base44_access_token | Keeps you signed in (localStorage). Set by Base44, the platform this site runs on | Until you sign out |
| sidebar_state | Remembers admin sidebar collapsed/expanded state | Persistent |
| cv_shortlist | Stores your saved venue shortlist (localStorage) | Persistent |
| cf_* (Cloudflare Turnstile) | Anti-bot check on the sign-up and sign-in pages. Loaded only on those pages, and treated as essential because without it those forms can be abused | Session |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 — distinguishes unique visitors and maintains session state. Your IP address is anonymised | 2 years |
| cv_first_touch, cv_last_touch | Records how you first found us — the campaign link, search engine or site you arrived from, and the page you landed on (localStorage). Attached to an enquiry if you send one, so we can tell which listings and campaigns actually help couples | Until you clear it or withdraw consent |
| cv_session_journey | The pages you have viewed in this tab, up to the last 50 (sessionStorage) | Until you close the tab |
| cv_campaign_touch, cv_campaign_touch_session | If you arrived from one of our emails, which campaign it was — so we can see whether that email led anywhere. Never stores your email address | 30 days / until you close the tab |
| cv_anon_session, cv_funnel_seen | A random, anonymous id for this tab, so that one person looking at five pages is not counted as five people (sessionStorage). Not linked to your name or email unless you are signed in | Until you close the tab |
Microsoft Clarity (_clck, _clsk) is built into this site for session recording and heatmaps but is not currently switched on, so it sets nothing today. If we turn it on we will update this page and ask for consent again.
Marketing Cookies
These cookies would be used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and measure their effectiveness. No advertising is served on this site today — advertising is switched off in the code, so none of the cookies below is currently set, whatever you choose here. They are listed so you can see what accepting this category would allow. If we start serving ads we will update this page first.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __gads, __gpi | Google AdSense — ad personalisation and frequency capping | 13 months |
| IDE, DSID | Google DoubleClick — ad targeting and measurement | 1 year |
4. Managing Your Preferences
You can manage your preferences at any time using the buttons below, or through your browser settings. Choosing "Reject Non-Essential" does two things: it stops anything further being stored, and it deletes what has already been stored — the cv_* entries above are removed, the analytics and advertising cookies are expired, and Google Analytics is switched off for the rest of your visit. Your saved venue shortlist is deliberately left alone: that is your work, not tracking.
Your answer is remembered for one year, after which we ask again.
Your Current Preferences
5. Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the Site. Here are links to manage cookies in popular browsers:
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. For more information, see:
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. If we add new cookie categories, we will seek fresh consent.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at privacy@cherishedweddingvenues.com. You can also read our Privacy Policy.