Effective Date: 28/03/2025
Last Updated: 20/10/2026At Men’s Counselling Service (MCS), we use cookies and similar technologies (such as pixels and tags) to keep our website working, understand how it is used, and measure our advertising. This policy explains what they are, how we use them, and your choices.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, smartphone or tablet) when you visit a website. They allow websites to remember your preferences, activities or interactions, helping to improve functionality and user experience.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
a. Essential: These keep the website working and secure, and are always on because the site cannot function without them.
b. Analytics: These collect statistics about how our website is used, such as which pages are visited and how visitors move between them, so that we can improve it. This information is used for no other purpose and is not shared with advertisers or used to profile you. Our analytics provider processes it only on our behalf. We never record what you type into our enquiry form. As UK law permits for this limited purpose, analytics is on by default, and you can switch it off at any time using ‘Cookie Settings’.
c. Advertising: Tags from our advertising partners help us measure and improve our campaigns, and may collect information about your browsing across other websites. These only load if you select ‘Accept’ on our cookie banner.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties, such as our analytics provider and advertising partners. Please refer to their privacy policies for more information on how they use cookies.
4. Managing Your Choices
When you first visit our website, our cookie banner lets you accept or reject advertising cookies. You can change your choices at any time using ‘Cookie Settings’ at the foot of every page.
You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings, although blocking essential cookies may stop parts of the website working:
Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Settings > Privacy > Manage Website Data
Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions
For more information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
5. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at contact@menscounsellingservice.com.
By continuing to use our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy.