Last reviewed: 21 August 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Lindsay Parkinson, trading as Parkinson Design (“Parkinson Design”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit parkinsondesign.studio (the “Website”).

This Policy explains:

• what cookies and similar technologies are;
• why we use them;
• the types of cookies that may be used on the Website;
• how consent and cookie preferences are managed;
• how you can change or withdraw your choices; and
• where you can find information about the specific cookies and services currently detected on the Website.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

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1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small data files that a website may store on, or access from, your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can perform a variety of functions.

For example, they can:

• enable a website to function correctly;
• help maintain website security;
• remember preferences;
• remember cookie-consent choices;
• assist with forms;
• prevent spam and abuse;
• provide information about website performance;
• help understand how visitors use a website; and
• support third-party services embedded within a website.

Cookies may contain identifiers or other information which, alone or when combined with other information, may constitute personal information.

Where information collected through cookies or similar technologies constitutes personal information, our processing of that information is also governed by our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law.

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2. FIRST-PARTY AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

First-party cookies

First-party cookies are set by or on behalf of the website that you are visiting.

For this Website, these are cookies associated directly with parkinsondesign.studio or services operating as part of the Website.

They may be used for matters such as:

• basic website operation;
• website security;
• consent management;
• remembering preferences;
• form functionality; and
• technical operation.

Third-party cookies

Third-party cookies are set by organisations other than Parkinson Design.

These may arise where the Website uses services provided by another organisation, such as:

• website infrastructure;
• embedded content;
• security services;
• anti-spam services;
• analytics;
• video or media services;
• mapping services;
• fonts;
• social-media functionality; or
• other integrations.

A third-party service may be able to recognise a visitor across different websites or services depending on how that technology operates and the visitor’s privacy settings.

We do not control the independent processing activities of third parties where they act as separate data controllers.

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3. WHAT ARE SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES?

Cookies are not the only technology that may store or access information on a device.

Websites may also use technologies such as:

• local storage;
• session storage;
• pixels;
• tags;
• scripts;
• software development tools;
• embedded resources;
• device or browser identifiers; and
• similar storage or access technologies.

For simplicity, references to “cookies” in this Cookie Policy generally include cookies and comparable technologies where appropriate.

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4. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

Parkinson Design may use cookies and similar technologies for several purposes.

These include:

• operating the Website;
• delivering pages and website functionality;
• protecting the Website against malicious activity;
• preventing spam and abuse;
• supporting contact forms;
• remembering your consent choices;
• remembering preferences;
• maintaining website security;
• diagnosing technical problems;
• measuring website performance;
• understanding general Website usage where permitted;
• providing embedded functionality; and
• complying with legal obligations.

The exact technologies currently detected on the Website are shown in the Cookie Database section below.

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5. CATEGORIES OF COOKIES

Depending on the services currently active on the Website, cookies may fall within one or more of the following categories.

Strictly necessary and functional cookies

These cookies are used where necessary for the Website or a service you have requested to function correctly.

They may be required for purposes such as:

• website security;
• network management;
• fraud or abuse prevention;
• cookie-consent management;
• remembering privacy choices;
• website administration;
• forms;
• technical functionality; and
• other functions necessary to deliver the Website.

Where a cookie or similar technology is strictly necessary to provide a service expressly requested by the visitor, consent may not be required before it is used.

Strictly necessary cookies cannot normally be disabled through the Website’s consent controls where doing so would prevent the requested service from functioning.

You may still be able to block such cookies through your browser, although this may cause parts of the Website to stop working correctly.

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Preference cookies

Preference cookies may allow the Website to remember choices made by visitors.

These may include preferences relating to:

• appearance;
• functionality;
• language;
• consent selections; or
• other user-selected settings.

Where applicable law permits a preference technology to operate without prior consent and all conditions for the relevant legal exception are satisfied, we may rely on that exception.

Otherwise, we will request the required consent.

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Statistics and analytics cookies

Statistics or analytics technologies may be used to help us understand how the Website is being used.

For example, they may provide information concerning:

• pages visited;
• general interaction with the Website;
• website performance;
• errors;
• approximate visitor numbers;
• traffic patterns; or
• other aggregated usage information.

Where applicable law requires consent for a particular analytics technology, it will not be activated until the necessary consent has been obtained.

UK law permits certain limited statistical technologies to operate without prior consent where the applicable statutory requirements are satisfied.

Where Parkinson Design relies on such an exception, we will provide the required information and any required means of objecting.

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Marketing and advertising cookies

Marketing technologies can be used by some websites to:

• measure advertising campaigns;
• build visitor profiles;
• track users across websites;
• personalise advertising; or
• support behavioural advertising.

Parkinson Design does not use personal information for the sale of targeted advertising profiles.

If marketing or advertising technologies are introduced or detected on the Website, they will be dealt with through our consent-management system where consent is legally required.

The live Cookie Database below provides information about technologies currently detected on the Website.

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6. HOW DO WE MANAGE COOKIE CONSENT?

Parkinson Design uses Complianz as its cookie consent-management system.

When applicable, visitors are presented with a cookie banner that provides information about the use of cookies and allows choices to be made.

Depending on the cookies and services currently detected and the legal requirements applicable to a visitor, the banner may provide options such as:

• accepting cookies;
• rejecting optional cookies;
• selecting individual categories; and
• managing preferences.

Where consent is required, optional technologies should not be activated before the necessary consent has been obtained.

Your choice is stored so that the Website can remember your preferences.

The consent-management system itself needs to store information concerning your consent choices in order to remember and apply them.

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7. WITHDRAWING OR CHANGING YOUR CONSENT

You may change your cookie preferences at any time.

Changing or withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before your preference was changed.

You can manage the consent categories available on this Website below.

If the controls above do not appear correctly, you may also use the cookie-consent control available through the Website to reopen or manage your preferences.

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8. COOKIE DATABASE

The specific cookies, services and similar technologies currently detected on the Website are listed below.

The information in this section is generated using our cookie consent-management system.

The database may provide information including:

• the service using the cookie;
• the purpose of the service;
• cookie or storage name;
• category;
• function;
• retention or expiry period;
• whether information is shared with another organisation; and
• other available information about the technology.

Because websites and third-party services can change over time, the specific cookies used by the Website may also change.

Using a dynamically maintained cookie database allows this section to reflect changes detected by the Website’s consent-management system without requiring every cookie to be permanently hard-coded into this Policy.

Cookies and services currently detected

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9. HOW CAN I CONTROL COOKIES THROUGH MY BROWSER?

Most modern browsers allow you to manage cookies through browser settings.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

• view stored cookies;
• delete individual cookies;
• delete all cookies;
• block cookies from a particular website;
• block third-party cookies;
• block all cookies;
• restrict tracking;
• clear site data when the browser closes; or
• receive warnings before certain cookies are stored.

The exact controls vary between browsers and versions.

You can normally find these settings in sections labelled:

• Privacy;
• Security;
• Cookies;
• Site Data;
• Tracking Prevention; or
• similar wording.

Popular browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and Opera provide cookie and privacy controls through their respective settings or help menus.

Blocking all cookies may affect Website functionality.

For example, consent preferences or other settings may not be remembered correctly.

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10. WHAT HAPPENS IF I REJECT OPTIONAL COOKIES?

Rejecting optional cookies does not prevent you from accessing the basic Website.

However, some optional functionality may not operate as intended.

For example:

• embedded third-party content may not load;
• certain media may be unavailable;
• preferences may not be remembered;
• certain interactive functionality may be restricted; or
• optional statistics may not be collected.

Strictly necessary technologies may continue to operate where required to provide a service that you have requested or for another applicable lawful exception.

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11. EMBEDDED THIRD-PARTY CONTENT

Some pages may contain content or functionality supplied by third-party services.

Examples may include:

• maps;
• videos;
• social-media content;
• external media;
• fonts;
• interactive tools; or
• other embedded services.

Loading third-party content can sometimes result in information being transmitted to that provider or cookies being stored or accessed.

Where consent is required before such technologies may operate, Complianz may block the relevant content or service until the appropriate consent has been given.

The specific services detected on the Website should be reflected in the Cookie Database above.

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12. CONTACT FORMS AND SPAM PROTECTION

The Website uses WordPress-related functionality for contact forms and anti-spam protection.

These systems may process limited technical information where necessary to:

• receive a form submission;
• prevent spam;
• identify malicious activity;
• protect the Website;
• deliver an enquiry; or
• maintain the security and operation of the form.

A cookie or similar technology that is genuinely necessary to provide or protect a requested form function may be treated as strictly necessary where the relevant legal requirements are satisfied.

Information submitted through a contact form is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

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13. WORDPRESS AND WEBSITE INFRASTRUCTURE

The Website is built using WordPress and is hosted using WordPress.com infrastructure.

WordPress and associated services may use cookies or comparable technologies for purposes including:

• website functionality;
• security;
• technical operation;
• administrator functionality;
• anti-spam protection;
• consent management; and
• other platform functions.

Some WordPress cookies relate only to authorised administrators or logged-in website-management users and are not necessarily placed on ordinary public visitors.

The live Cookie Database above provides information concerning technologies detected on the public Website.

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14. COMPLIANZ COOKIES

Complianz itself uses cookies or similar technologies to remember and apply visitors’ privacy choices.

These may include information concerning:

• whether consent has been given;
• consent categories;
• policy version;
• consented services;
• banner configuration; and
• other information required to operate the consent-management system.

These technologies are generally functional or necessary for remembering and implementing the visitor’s cookie choices.

The specific Complianz cookies detected on this Website are shown in the Cookie Database.

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15. WEB BEACONS, PIXELS AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Some online services use technologies sometimes referred to as:

• web beacons;
• tracking pixels;
• clear GIFs;
• tags; or
• similar technologies.

These technologies can perform functions such as detecting whether content has loaded, recording an interaction or supporting analytics.

Where such technology stores information on or accesses information from a visitor’s device, the same applicable cookie and consent requirements will be considered.

We do not treat a technology as exempt from consent merely because it is not technically described as a “cookie”.

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16. DO-NOT-TRACK AND BROWSER PRIVACY SIGNALS

Some browsers and devices provide mechanisms intended to communicate a user’s privacy preferences, including Do-Not-Track or other preference signals.

There is not one universally implemented standard governing every such signal.

Where applicable law requires Parkinson Design to recognise a legally valid browser-based privacy or opt-out signal, we will comply with that requirement.

Our treatment of cookies remains subject to applicable law regardless of whether a general Do-Not-Track signal is available.

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17. PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED THROUGH COOKIES

Certain cookie identifiers, IP addresses, device information or usage information may constitute personal information.

Where personal information is processed through cookies or related technologies, our Privacy Policy provides further information about:

• why we process personal information;
• our lawful bases;
• who may receive information;
• international transfers;
• retention;
• security;
• your data protection rights; and
• how to make a privacy complaint.

Cookie consent and data protection lawful bases are related but separate legal issues.

Consent to a cookie does not necessarily mean that consent is the lawful basis relied upon for every subsequent processing activity involving the information.

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18. INTERNATIONAL PROCESSING

Some third-party website or technology providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where such processing involves personal information, international transfers are handled in accordance with the requirements described in our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law.

The Cookie Database may identify third-party services operating on the Website.

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19. RETENTION OF COOKIES

Different cookies have different retention periods.

A cookie may last:

• only for a browsing session;
• for a defined period;
• until a particular event occurs; or
• until it is manually deleted.

Session cookies are generally removed when the relevant browsing session ends.

Persistent cookies may remain on a device for a defined period unless deleted earlier.

The retention or expiry information available for individual detected cookies is shown in the Cookie Database.

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20. CHANGES TO THE COOKIES USED BY THE WEBSITE

The cookies and technologies used by the Website may change where:

• WordPress changes;
• plugins change;
• services are added or removed;
• Website functionality changes;
• security systems change;
• integrations are changed; or
• third-party providers alter their technologies.

Our consent-management system periodically identifies or updates information about technologies used by the Website.

Where a material change affects the nature or purpose of our cookie processing, we will update this Cookie Policy and, where required, obtain appropriate consent.

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21. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.

Changes may be necessary to reflect:

• changes to the Website;
• changes to cookies or similar technologies;
• changes to third-party services;
• changes to our consent-management system;
• changes to applicable law or regulatory guidance; or
• improvements to our privacy practices.

The Last updated date at the beginning of this Policy identifies the date of the current version.

We recommend reviewing this Cookie Policy periodically.

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22. HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, our use of cookies or your privacy choices, contact:

Parkinson Design
Lindsay Parkinson, trading as Parkinson Design
Email: legal@parkinsondesign.studio

For questions concerning the processing of personal information more generally, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

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