Last updated: 20 August 2026

1. About this policy

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which cookies this website (fleetstreetquarter.co.uk) uses, and why. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains in more detail how we handle personal data generally. If anything below conflicts with the Privacy Policy, the Privacy Policy takes precedence on data protection matters.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device (computer, tablet or phone) when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work, work more efficiently, and to provide information to the website owner. Some cookies are set by us directly (“first-party cookies”); others are set by third-party services we use, such as Google (“third-party cookies”).

3. How we use cookies

We use cookies to:

• Keep the website secure and functioning correctly, including remembering your cookie consent choices and, for board members, keeping you signed in to the Board Members Area.
• Show an interactive map of the Fleet Street Quarter area using Google Maps.
• Protect our contact forms from spam and abuse using Google reCAPTCHA.
• Understand how visitors use our site, using Google Analytics, so we can improve it.

We do not use cookies for third-party advertising or to sell your data.

4. Managing your cookie preferences

When you first visit our site, you will be shown a cookie banner where you can accept or reject non-essential cookies, and customise your preferences by category. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the cookie icon in the corner of the screen to reopen your preferences.

You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings – most browsers let you see what cookies you have and delete them individually or block cookies from particular or all websites. Blocking all cookies will affect the usability of many websites, including some features of this one (for example, the interactive map may not load, and the contact form’s spam protection may not work correctly).

For more information about cookies generally, visit aboutcookies.org or allaboutcookies.org.

5. Cookies used on this website

Necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly, such as remembering your cookie consent choices, keeping board members signed in, and protecting forms from spam. They cannot be switched off in our system.

cookieyes-consent: Remembers your cookie consent choices so you’re not asked again on every visit. Duration: 1 year.

wordpress_test_cookie: Checks whether your browser accepts cookies when using the Board Members login. Duration: Session.

wordpress_logged_in_[hash]: Keeps board members signed in to the Board Members Area. Duration: Session / until logout.

wp-settings-[UID]: Remembers a signed-in board member’s admin interface preferences. Duration: 1 year.

_GRECAPTCHA: Set by Google reCAPTCHA to help distinguish human visitors from bots on our contact forms, without showing a visual challenge. Duration: 6 months.

Analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website – for example, which pages are most popular so we can improve it. We use Google Analytics 4 for this.

_ga: Distinguishes unique visitors by assigning a randomly generated ID. Duration: 2 years.

_ga_QF0K9TP9FT: Persists session state for our Google Analytics 4 property. Duration: 2 years.

Functional cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality, such as our interactive map. They are set by Google when the map or related services load on a page.

NID: Set when the Google Maps embed loads; remembers map display preferences such as language and region. Duration: 6 months.

SOCS: Stores Google’s own record of your cookie consent state, used when Google services load on the page. Duration: 13 months.

6. Third-party services

The cookies above are set in connection with the following third-party services embedded on our site:

Google Analytics 4 – website analytics, provided by Google.

Google Maps – the interactive area map on our homepage and Contact page, provided by Google.

Google reCAPTCHA – spam and bot protection on our contact forms, provided by Google.

See Google’s Privacy Policy and reCAPTCHA Terms of Service.

These providers may set additional cookies from time to time as part of their normal operation; we review this list periodically to keep it current.

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we add a new tool to the website. We will update the “last updated” date at the top of this page when we do.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at dataprotection@fleetstreetquarter.co.uk.