Cookie Policy
Last updated: 5 October 2026
This cookie policy explains how Specification Studio uses cookies and similar technologies on specificationstudio.co.uk, and how you can control them. Please read it alongside our Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the website work, remember your choices and, where you allow it, help the owner understand how the website is used. Similar technologies, such as local storage and scripts that read information from your device, work in a similar way. In this policy, we call all of these “cookies”.
2. Your choices
When you first visit our website, a cookie banner asks for your choice. Analytics cookies are only set if you click Accept All or switch them on under Customise. If you click Reject All, only strictly necessary cookies are used.
You can change your mind at any time by clicking the cookie icon in the bottom left corner of any page. Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it.
3. The cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are needed for the website to work and to keep it secure. They do not need your consent, but you can block them in your browser settings. If you do, parts of the website, such as the contact form, may not work.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieadmin_consent | Specification Studio (CookieAdmin) | Remembers your cookie choices so we do not ask you on every page | 12 months |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA | Helps protect our contact form from spam and automated abuse | 6 months |
| wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpress_sec_*, wordpress_test_cookie, wp-settings-* | Specification Studio (WordPress) | Used only when website administrators log in. These are not set for visitors | Session to 12 months |
Analytics cookies (only with your consent)
These cookies help us understand how visitors find and use our website, such as which pages are most popular, so we can improve it. The information is collected in a way that does not directly identify you.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes one visitor from another so we can count visits | 2 years |
| _ga_ followed by an ID | Google Analytics | Keeps track of your session on our website | 2 years |
Durations shown are the maximum. Some browsers shorten how long cookies last.
4. Google Consent Mode
Our website uses Google Consent Mode, which tells Google services whether you have given consent. If you reject analytics cookies, Google Analytics does not store cookies on your device. Google may still receive basic information that does not use cookies, such as the fact that a page was loaded, which it uses in aggregated form. For more information, see Google’s business data responsibility pages.
If you accepted analytics cookies and later switch them off, Google Analytics stops reading or updating its cookies. Any it already set stay on your device until they expire or you delete them.
5. Other third party services
Google Fonts: our website displays text using fonts provided by Google. To show them, your browser connects to Google’s servers, which means Google receives your IP address. Google Fonts does not set cookies.
Google reCAPTCHA: our contact form is protected by reCAPTCHA. Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
6. Managing cookies in your browser
As well as using our cookie banner, you can view, block and delete cookies through your browser settings:
You can also stop Google Analytics collecting information on any website by installing the Google Analytics opt out browser add-on.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy if we change the cookies we use or if the law changes. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date it was last updated shown at the top.
8. Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please email info@specificationstudio.co.uk.