Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text file which is sent from the website to your computer. It contains information about you as a user on the website to personalise your experience. For example, to determine if you are an admin user and, if so, allow you access to the admin area of the site and the correct user profile.

Session cookies are only stored for the duration of your visit to the website and will be removed when the browser window is closed. For example, when you close your browser window the relevant authentication cookie is removed and you will need to log in again the next time you visit the website.

Permanent cookies are stored for a period of time and are used to identify you when you return to the site. For example, your username may be remembered on the login page.

Essential cookies

Actions such as registration and login require cookies to determine the permission level the site should grant to you. If you register or log in to this site, cookies will be set on your device.

Performance cookies

If this site has code from a third-party site, the third party may set cookies on your computer when the page with the code is viewed (for example YouTube or Vimeo embeds) or when you click a link to the third-party site (for example LinkedIn or Instagram). The intrusion level of third-party cookies varies and you should check their privacy policies for more details.

Can I disable cookies?

Yes. However, some of these electronic tools may need to collect and process personal data in order to function correctly. If you choose to switch off or block these tools, elements of our site may not work correctly for you. You can change your preferences at any time using the “Manage cookies” link in the footer.

Cookies we use

Functional cookies

These cookies are necessary for site functionality.

• cookieIsAccepted (first party, alchemyaccountancy.com, 365 days): records your answer to the cookie banner so we can respect it on later visits.
• Google reCAPTCHA cookies (third party, google.com, up to 365 days): set when a form on this site uses reCAPTCHA to prevent spam submissions.

Analytics

We measure site usage with Plausible Analytics, which is cookie-free and does not collect personal data or track you across sites. No analytics cookies are set.