Cookie Policy
Last updated: July 2026
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites work properly, remember your preferences and provide information about how visitors use the site.
Some cookies are essential for the operation of the website, while others help us improve the website by collecting anonymous information about how it is used.
How Rye Health and Care uses cookies
We use cookies to:
- Ensure the website functions correctly
- Remember your cookie preferences
- Improve the performance and usability of our website
- Understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it over time
We do not use cookies to collect information that directly identifies you or to advertise to you.
Types of cookies we use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off.
They may be used to:
- Remember your cookie consent preferences
- Maintain website security
- Enable essential website functionality
- Support accessibility features
Because these cookies are essential, they do not require your consent.
Analytics Cookies
With your permission, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use our website.
This helps us understand things such as:
- Which pages are most popular
- How visitors move around the website
- Which devices and browsers are used
- How people find our website
- Whether the website is working effectively
The information collected is aggregated and is not used by us to identify individual visitors.
Examples of Google Analytics cookies include:
| Cookie | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
_ga |
Distinguishes individual visitors | 2 years |
_ga_[container-id] |
Maintains session state | Up to 2 years |
Google may update the names or durations of these cookies from time to time.
We only place these cookies after you have given your consent through our cookie banner.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is provided by Google LLC.
Google Analytics collects information such as:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Device type
- Browser type
- General geographic region (not your precise location)
- Referral source
We have configured Google Analytics to support privacy by:
- Requiring consent before analytics cookies are set
- Using IP anonymisation or equivalent privacy protections where available
- Not using analytics data for advertising or personalised marketing
- Limiting data collection to what is necessary to understand website performance
For more information about how Google uses data, visit:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
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