Cookie Policy

Website: thisismacclesfield.co.uk

Operator: This is Macclesfield

Last updated: 26 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 more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website operators about how their site is being used.

Similar technologies, such as pixels, web beacons, and local storage, work in a comparable way and are also covered by this policy. We refer to all of these collectively as ‘cookies’ throughout this document.

2. How We Use Cookies

This is Macclesfield uses cookies on thisismacclesfield.co.uk for the following purposes:

• To ensure the Website functions correctly (strictly necessary cookies)
• To process payments securely via WooPayments (functional cookies)
• To understand how visitors use the Website, so we can improve it (analytical cookies, via Google Analytics)

We do not use cookies for advertising or to track you across other websites.

3. Your Consent

When you first visit the Website, you will be shown a cookie consent banner. Strictly necessary and functional cookies will be active by default, as they are required for the Website to operate. Analytical cookies (including Google Analytics) will only be activated if you choose to accept them.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the ‘Cookie Settings’ link in the footer of the Website. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew it.

Where you accept analytical cookies, we process your data on the basis of your consent (UK GDPR Article 6(1)(a)). You have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

4. The Cookies We Use

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Website to function and cannot be switched off. They do not store any personally identifiable information.

4.2 Functional Cookies (WooPayments / Stripe)

These cookies are set by WooPayments (powered by Stripe) to enable secure payment processing. They are necessary for the checkout and premium listing purchase process to function correctly.

For full details of cookies used by Stripe, please see Stripe’s Cookie Policy at stripe.com/cookie-settings.

4.3 Analytical Cookies (Google Analytics)

With your consent, we use Google Analytics to collect anonymised information about how visitors use the Website. This helps us understand which pages are most popular, how people navigate the site, and where we can make improvements. No personally identifiable information is collected.

We have enabled IP anonymisation in Google Analytics, which means your full IP address is never stored by Google in connection with your visit to this Website.

Google Analytics data is processed by Google LLC. Data may be transferred to and stored on servers in the United States. Google is certified under the UK-US Data Bridge, which provides an appropriate safeguard for such transfers.

For more information about how Google uses data collected through this Website, please visit: policies.google.com/privacy/partners

5. Managing and Disabling Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit the Website, you can choose to accept or decline analytical cookies via the consent banner. You can update your preferences at any time using the ‘Cookie Settings’ link in the website footer.

5.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View the cookies stored on your device
• Delete some or all cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block all third-party cookies
• Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is placed

Please be aware that restricting strictly necessary or functional cookies may affect the performance of the Website and prevent certain features from working correctly, such as logging in or completing a payment.

For guidance on managing cookies in your browser, visit: aboutcookies.org

5.3 Google Analytics Opt-Out

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visit by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on the Website are set by third-party services we use (as described in Section 4 above). We do not control these third-party cookies and they are governed by the respective third parties’ privacy and cookie policies. We recommend you review those policies directly:

• Google Analytics: policies.google.com/privacy
• WooPayments / Stripe: stripe.com/gb/privacy

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed.

Where we make material changes, we will reset your cookie consent preferences so that you have the opportunity to review and re-consent.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us at hello@thisismacclesfield.co.uk.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe we are not handling your data lawfully.