Cookie Policy
Last updated: March 2025 · Applies to: 6cscareagency.co.uk
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device on return visits and remember certain information about your browsing behaviour.
Some cookies are essential for a website to function; others are used to improve your experience, analyse site performance, or support marketing activity. Where non-essential cookies are used, we will request your consent before setting them.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on 6cscareagency.co.uk for the following purposes:
- Essential / Strictly Necessary: Required for the website to operate. These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics & Performance: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site so we can improve it.
- Functional: Enable enhanced features such as session recording and heatmaps.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using our cookie consent tool, or via your browser settings.
3. Cookie Table
Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand visitor behaviour on our website. GA4 uses cookies to collect data such as pages visited, session duration, and approximate location. This data is aggregated and anonymised where possible. Google may transfer data outside the UK; they maintain Standard Contractual Clauses as a safeguard.
For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | |
| _ga_XXXXXXXX | Analytics | Used by GA4 to persist session state and identify unique sessions for reporting. | 2 years | |
| _gid | Analytics | Registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Resets each day. | 24 hours | |
| _gat | Performance | Used to throttle the request rate to Google Analytics, limiting data collection on high-traffic sites. | 1 minute | |
| _gac_XXXXXXXX | Analytics | Contains campaign-related information. Set when a user arrives via a Google Ads campaign link. | 90 days |
Microsoft Clarity
We use Microsoft Clarity to capture anonymised session recordings, heatmaps, and click behaviour on our website. This helps us identify usability issues and improve the site experience. Clarity does not capture sensitive form fields. Data may be transferred outside the UK; Microsoft maintains Standard Contractual Clauses.
For more information, see Microsoft’s Privacy Statement.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _clck | Microsoft | Analytics | Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site, to attribute visits to the same user across sessions. | 1 year |
| _clsk | Microsoft | Analytics | Connects multiple page views within a single session into a unified Clarity session recording. | 1 day |
| CLID | Microsoft | Analytics | Identifies the first time Clarity encountered this user on any site that uses Clarity. | 1 year |
| ANONCHK | Microsoft | Functional | Records whether Bing Ads has shown adverts to the user and tracks their effectiveness. Used by Clarity for cross-site analytics. | 10 minutes |
| MR | Microsoft | Functional | Indicates whether the MUID cookie should be refreshed within a rolling 7-day window. | 7 days |
| MUID | Microsoft | Analytics | Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. Used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes. | 1 year |
| SM | Microsoft | Functional | Used in synchronising the MUID across Microsoft-owned domains. | Session |
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can control and/or delete cookies at any time:
- Cookie consent banner: Use the preferences tool shown when you first visit our site to accept or decline non-essential cookies.
- Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.
- Google opt-out: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Microsoft Clarity opt-out: Microsoft Privacy Dashboard
- Your Online Choices (EU/UK): youronlinechoices.com
5. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in the cookies we use or applicable regulations. Please check this page from time to time to stay informed.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact:
Six C’s Care Agency Ltd18 Glen Mount, Morley, Leeds, England, LS27 9HH
Email: info@6cscareagency.co.uk