Cookie Policy

Last updated: 29 January 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions. This helps us provide you with a better experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our services.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • To enable certain functions of our website
  • To provide analytics and understand how visitors use our website
  • To store your preferences and improve your experience
  • To remember your cookie consent preferences
  • To support our marketing activities (with your consent)

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt-out of these cookies as they are necessary for the website to work.

Examples: Session management, security tokens, load balancing

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the website's structure and content.

Examples: Page views, time spent on pages, bounce rates, traffic sources

Provider: We use first-party analytics cookies (no third-party analytics currently)

3.3 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver personalised advertisements and track campaign performance. They may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners. These cookies require your explicit consent.

Examples: Ad targeting, conversion tracking, remarketing

Note: We currently do not use third-party marketing cookies, but may do so in the future with your consent.

4. Cookie Consent

In accordance with UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), we obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner.

You can:

  • Accept All: Consent to all cookies (necessary, analytics, and marketing)
  • Reject All: Only allow strictly necessary cookies
  • Customise: Choose which types of cookies you want to accept

Your consent preferences are stored for 12 months. After this period, we will ask for your consent again.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by:

  • Clicking on the cookie settings link in our cookie banner (if visible)
  • Clearing your browser cookies (note: this will remove all cookies, including necessary ones)
  • Adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies

Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, blocking all cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.

For instructions on managing cookies in popular browsers:

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. We currently use the following third-party services that may set cookies:

Note: We currently do not use third-party analytics or advertising services that set cookies. If we introduce such services in the future, we will update this policy and obtain your consent before implementing them.

7. Cookie Duration

Cookies can be either "session" cookies or "persistent" cookies:

  • Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
  • Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them

Our cookies have the following durations:

  • Necessary Cookies: Session duration or up to 1 year
  • Analytics Cookies: Up to 2 years
  • Marketing Cookies: Up to 1 year
  • Consent Preferences: 1 year

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Crowning Glory Hairdressing

37 Atherstone Road

Canvey Island, England

Phone: +44 7785 741582

10. More Information

For more information about cookies and how they work, you can visit: