Cookie Policy
Last updated: 1 January 2026 · Lemley Design Ltd · Registered in England & Wales
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners information about how their site is being used.
Cookies are not programs and cannot be used to install software or collect data from other areas of your device. They are governed in the United Kingdom by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), as amended, and by the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
By using our Site at lemleydesign.com, you agree to our use of cookies as described in this policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences or browser settings.
2. How We Use Cookies
Lemley Design uses cookies for the following purposes:
- To ensure the website functions correctly and securely.
- To remember your cookie consent preference so we do not ask you every visit.
- To understand how visitors navigate and interact with our pages, allowing us to improve the experience.
- To measure the effectiveness of our content and identify which pages are most useful.
We do not use cookies for advertising targeting, behavioural profiling or any form of personalised marketing.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to work properly. Without them, certain features — such as the cookie consent banner or secure form submissions — would not function. These cookies cannot be switched off in our systems, but you can set your browser to block or alert you about them. Note that doing so may cause parts of the Site to stop working correctly.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent under PECR.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ld_ok | Stores your cookie consent decision (accepted or declined) to avoid showing the consent banner on every page. | 12 months | Essential |
| PHPSESSID | Standard PHP session identifier used to maintain session state for form processing. Contains no personal data. | Session | Essential |
3.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our Site — which pages are visited most often, how long visitors stay, where they come from, and whether they encountered any errors. All data collected is aggregated and anonymised; we cannot identify individual users.
Analytics cookies are only placed on your device with your explicit consent, which you can provide or withdraw via our cookie consent banner or the Manage Cookies settings below.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number. IP addresses are anonymised before storage. | 2 years | Google LLC |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 — used to persist session state and distinguish between sessions. | 2 years | Google LLC |
| _gid | Google Analytics — identifies a user's session. Helps distinguish users from one another within a 24-hour window. | 24 hours | Google LLC |
| _gat | Google Analytics — throttles request rate to Google servers. Prevents overloading. | 1 minute | Google LLC |
3.3 Preference Cookies
We do not currently use preference or functionality cookies beyond what is strictly necessary. If this changes, this policy will be updated accordingly.
3.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies
We do not use any marketing, retargeting or advertising cookies on this Site. We do not participate in any cookie-based advertising networks or programmatic advertising schemes.
4. Third-Party Cookies
With your consent, our Site may load Google Analytics scripts served from Google's servers. Google may set their own cookies in accordance with their privacy policies. Lemley Design has no control over third-party cookies. We strongly encourage you to review Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
We do not embed social media buttons, third-party video players (such as YouTube or Vimeo), or advertising network scripts that would place additional third-party cookies without your consent.
5. How to Manage and Control Cookies
You have several options for managing cookies:
5.1 Our Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our Site, you will be shown a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies at that point. You can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the Site, which will trigger the consent banner again.
5.2 Your Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically configure your browser to:
- Notify you before a cookie is placed.
- Block all cookies or specific categories of cookies.
- Delete existing cookies.
- Browse in private/incognito mode, which prevents cookies from persisting after you close the window.
Instructions for the most common browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari (macOS): Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Safari (iOS): Settings → Safari → Block All Cookies
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
Please note that disabling or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our Site and your user experience.
5.3 Opt-Out of Google Analytics
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting information about your visits by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Cookies and Personal Data
Some cookies may result in personal data being processed (for example, an IP address linked to analytics data). When this is the case, we process such data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Our legal basis for processing analytics cookie data is your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our use of cookies or applicable legal requirements. Any changes will take effect when we post the updated policy on this page, and the "Last updated" date will be revised accordingly. We encourage you to check this page regularly.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about how we use cookies or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us:
- Email: [email protected]
- General enquiries: [email protected]
- Regulator: Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) — ico.org.uk