Cookie Policy

1. Data controller and contact details

Dan Mackenzie, trading as Dan Mackenzie Creative ("we", "us", "our")

The Cabin, Brownshill Road

Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 8AS

United Kingdom

Email: [email protected]

2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help sites remember your preferences, understand usage, and provide a smoother experience. Similar technologies (such as pixels, tags, and local storage) work in comparable ways.

3. Types of cookies we use

We use:

• Essential cookies for core functionality (such as session management, security and form submissions), including those set by Cloudflare for edge security and performance.
• Analytics cookies (subject to consent) to understand how visitors use our sites. We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), deployed through Google Tag Manager.
• Marketing cookies (subject to consent) to measure and optimise campaigns, which may include activity linked to our Facebook (Meta) Page and email campaign tracking via Mailchimp.

4. Third-party cookies

Third-party services may set their own cookies, including:

• Google (Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager).
• Cloudflare (edge security and performance).
• Stripe (payment processing and fraud prevention on checkout and gallery store pages).
• Meta / Facebook (Page and related marketing measurement).
• Mailchimp (email campaign measurement).
• Typeform (embedded enquiry and booking forms).

Whether specific marketing pixels (such as a Meta Pixel) fire through Google Tag Manager is [NEEDS VENDOR CONFIRMATION]. These providers have their own cookie and privacy notices, and we encourage you to review them for detailed information.

5. Consent and preference management

When you first visit our sites, you will see a consent banner or interface that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies.
• Reject non-essential cookies.
• Customise your preferences by category.

Because analytics and tags are deployed through Google Tag Manager, non-essential tags are intended to fire only in line with your recorded consent. The exact Google Consent Mode configuration is [NEEDS VENDOR CONFIRMATION]. You can revisit and change your choices at any time using the controls provided on the site (for example, a "Cookie Settings" link) or by contacting us.

6. How long cookies last

Cookies may be:

• Session cookies, which expire when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies, which remain for a defined period.

Retention periods vary depending on purpose and provider and are set to be proportionate to the function of each cookie. Google Analytics data retention and Cloudflare log retention windows are set within those platforms — [NEEDS VENDOR CONFIRMATION].

7. Data protection and legal compliance

We aim to comply with UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). Where consent is required for non-essential cookies, we seek clear, informed and freely given consent, and we record your preferences. How we handle the personal data linked to cookies is described in our Privacy Policy.

8. International transfers

Some cookie data may be processed or stored outside the UK/EEA by third-party providers such as Google, Cloudflare, Stripe, Meta, and Mailchimp (whose audience data is hosted in a US data centre). Appropriate safeguards (such as the UK Extension to the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, or standard contractual clauses) are used where required.

9. Managing cookies

You can control cookies by:

• Using our on-site consent and preference tools.
• Adjusting browser settings to block or delete cookies.

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect site functionality.

11. Related policies

• Privacy Policy
• Website Terms of Use
• AI Ethics and Responsible Use Policy