1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies can be session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them). They can also be first-party cookies (set by the website you are visiting) or third-party cookies (set by a different organisation).
2. How we use cookies
Meet Your Past uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Strictly necessary: To remember your cookie consent preference so we do not ask you again on every page visit.
- Marketing and analytics: To understand how visitors find our website and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising. This is only activated if you consent.
We do not use cookies for tracking across unrelated third-party websites, for profiling without consent, or for any purpose beyond those stated above.
3. Cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Marketing and analytics cookies
These cookies are only set if you click “Accept All” or enable marketing cookies in your preferences. They allow us to understand how you found our website and to show you relevant advertising on Facebook and Instagram.
For full details of how Meta uses these cookies, please see Meta’s Privacy Policy.
4. Managing your cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time. You can accept or decline marketing cookies, or customise your settings using the button below.
Your current preferences
Use the button below to review or change your cookie settings. Your choice will be saved and respected on all future visits to this website.
Browser-level controls
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or be notified when a new cookie is set. Please be aware that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of this website.
Opting out of Meta advertising
You can opt out of Meta’s use of cookies for advertising purposes at any time via your Facebook Ad Preferences or the Your Online Choices platform.
5. Legal basis for using cookies
Our use of strictly necessary cookies is based on our legitimate interests in operating this website. These cookies do not require your consent.
Our use of marketing and analytics cookies is based on your explicit consent, given when you click “Accept All” or enable marketing cookies in your preferences. You may withdraw this consent at any time using the cookie settings button above.
This website is operated in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
6. Changes to this 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. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last reviewed. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
7. Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:
- Gary Skerritt — Meet Your Past
- Email: gary@meetyourpast.co.uk
- Telephone: 07980 607610
- Address: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
For further information about your data rights, please see our Privacy Policy. To make a complaint, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).