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Cookie Information
Last updated: 12 October 2026 (draft, pending legal review)
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small files a website stores on your device so that it works properly and, with your permission, so we can understand how it is used.
2. Cookies we use
- Strictly necessary: needed for the site to function and to remember your cookie choice. Always on.
- Analytics: we do not currently use analytics cookies. If we add them, they will load only after you accept them.
- Third-party: the Care Quality Commission widget on our site is loaded from cqc.org.uk, which may set its own cookies under the CQC privacy policy.
3. Cookie table
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| addicare-cookie-consent | AddiCare (local storage) | Remembers your cookie choice, when you made it and the policy version | Necessary | Until cleared |
| CQC widget cookies | cqc.org.uk | Set by the CQC when their widget loads [CONFIRM names] | Third-party | Per CQC policy |
4. Your choices
On your first visit a banner lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your choice at any time: . You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though parts of the site may then work less well.
5. Consent
Non-essential cookies load only after you consent. Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it, nothing is pre-ticked, and we record what you chose, when, and which version of this notice applied.