Cookies Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferences and settings.

How We Use Cookies

Whisper Escape uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off
• Preference cookies: These remember your choices and settings
• Analytics cookies: These help us understand how visitors interact with our website

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. They include:

• cookieConsent: Remembers your cookie consent preferences. Expires: 1 year
• sessionId: Maintains your session while browsing. Expires: End of session

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation:

• formData: Temporarily stores form data to improve user experience. Expires: End of session
• preferredLanguage: Remembers your language preference. Expires: 1 year

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website. This helps us improve the site:

• _ga: Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. Expires: 2 years
• _gid: Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. Expires: 24 hours
• _gat: Google Analytics cookie used to throttle request rate. Expires: 1 minute

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third parties. We use the following third-party services:

• Google Analytics: For website traffic analysis and user behaviour insights

These third parties have their own privacy policies and we recommend you review them.

Managing Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies:

Cookie Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

Browser Settings

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. The process varies by browser:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies

Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the site to work.

Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we use local storage in your browser to:

• Remember your cookie consent choice
• Store form submission data temporarily for the thank you page

Local storage data persists until you clear your browser data or we remove it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]
Address: The Old Granary, Castle Street, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1PQ