Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 1st January 2026
Business Name: Gavin Harris Marketing Consultancy t/a Kernow Media
Email: info@kernow.media

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site function, remember your preferences, and understand how you use our pages. Similar technologies (like pixels and local storage) work alongside cookies and are treated the same way in this policy.

We use cookies in accordance with the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Make the website work properly (e.g. security, load balancing, login).
  • Remember your preferences (e.g. cookie consent choices).
  • Measure website performance and improve content.
  • Support marketing campaigns (only with your consent).

3. Types of Cookies We Use

  • Strictly Necessary: Essential for the site to function and cannot be switched off (they don’t require consent).
  • Functional: Remember choices and enhance features (e.g. language, layout).
  • Analytics/Performance: Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it.
  • Advertising/Targeting: Used to deliver ads that are more relevant to you across our site and others.

4. Cookies on This Site

The specific cookies in use may change from time to time as we improve our website. We’ll keep this section updated.

4.1 Strictly Necessary (no consent required)

CookieProviderPurposeTypeDuration
cookie_consent_* (example)This siteStores your cookie preferences so we remember your choices.First-partyUp to 12 months
wordpress_logged_in_*This site (WordPress)Maintains user session for logged-in/admin users.First-partySession
wp-settings-*, wp-settings-time-*This site (WordPress)Stores admin/dashboard view preferences for logged-in users.First-partyUp to 1 year

4.2 Analytics/Performance (consent)

CookieProviderPurposeTypeDuration
gaGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes users for aggregated usage stats.Third-party2 years
_ga*Google A