Cookie Policy

Last updated: 9 September 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Kelly Culver Photography (“we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit kellyculver.photography.

It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains more broadly how we collect and use personal information.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, phone or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies and similar technologies may be used to:

• make a website function correctly;
• remember preferences;
• understand how visitors use a website;
• provide third-party functionality, such as maps; and
• help protect forms and website services from misuse.

Similar technologies can include local storage, scripts, pixels and other methods of storing or accessing information on your device.

2. How we use cookies

We currently use cookies and similar technologies for:

• essential website and cookie-consent functionality;
• website analytics through Google Analytics; and
• displaying Google Maps content.

We do not currently use cookies for personalised advertising or remarketing.

Where a cookie or similar technology is not strictly necessary for the operation of the website, we ask for your consent before it is used.

You can accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies through the cookie banner displayed when you first visit the website.

3. Strictly necessary and functional cookies

These cookies are required for the website, security features and cookie preference system to operate correctly.

They may be placed without consent where they are strictly necessary to provide the website or a service you have requested.

Complianz

We use Complianz to manage cookie consent and record the preferences you select.

Complianz may use cookies including:

Cookie	Purpose	Expiry
cmplz_functional	Stores your functional cookie preference	365 days
cmplz_statistics	Stores your analytics/statistics preference	365 days
cmplz_preferences	Stores your cookie preference settings	365 days
cmplz_marketing	Stores your preference relating to marketing or third-party content	365 days

The presence of a preference cookie does not mean that marketing or advertising technologies are being used on the website.

4. Analytics cookies

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4, a website analytics service provided by Google.

Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use our website, for example:

• which pages are visited;
• how visitors arrive at the website;
• general device and browser information;
• approximate geographic information;
• interactions with website content; and
• website usage and engagement.

We use this information to measure website performance and improve our content and services.

Google Analytics is treated as a non-essential analytics service and is only activated in accordance with the cookie preferences you select.

Google Analytics may use cookies including:

Cookie	Purpose	Typical expiry
_ga	Helps distinguish individual website visitors	Up to 2 years
_ga_*	Helps maintain information relating to a visitor’s session and use of the website	Up to 2 years

Google may process information collected through Google Analytics in accordance with its own privacy policies and terms.

5. Google Maps

We use Google Maps, provided by Google, to display interactive maps and location information on parts of the website.

When Google Maps content is loaded, Google may receive information such as:

• your IP address;
• browser and device information;
• information relating to your interaction with the map; and
• information associated with your use of Google services.

Google Maps may use cookies or other storage technologies. The exact cookies used can vary depending on Google’s technology and whether you are signed into a Google account.

Where consent is required, Google Maps content is blocked until the appropriate consent has been provided.

You can choose not to permit this content through our cookie preference settings.

6. Google Fonts

Our website uses fonts in connection with its design and presentation.

Google Fonts has been detected by our website’s cookie scanning software.

Google Fonts can be implemented either by loading fonts directly from Google or by hosting the font files locally on the website.

Where font files are hosted locally, no connection to Google is required simply to display those fonts.

Where a font or related resource is loaded directly from Google, technical information such as your IP address may be transmitted to Google.

Google Fonts is not used by Kelly Culver Photography for advertising or behavioural profiling.

7. Google reCAPTCHA

Google reCAPTCHA has been detected within our website environment.

reCAPTCHA is a security service designed to help protect websites and forms against spam, automated submissions and other malicious activity.

Depending on its implementation, Google reCAPTCHA may use technologies including:

• rc::a
• rc::b
• rc::c

Google may also receive technical information necessary to assess whether website activity appears to come from a genuine user or an automated system.

Where reCAPTCHA is active on a visitor-facing part of the website, its use is subject to applicable cookie and data protection requirements.

8. YouTube

YouTube has been detected as a service recognised by our cookie management system.

We do not currently embed YouTube videos on the website.

Accordingly, Kelly Culver Photography does not currently load YouTube content or intentionally place YouTube cookies simply because you visit the website.

If YouTube videos are embedded in future, they may use cookies or similar technologies, potentially including cookies such as:

• YSC
• VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
• PREF
• GPS

Where required, embedded YouTube content will be controlled through our cookie consent system before it is loaded.

This Cookie Policy will be updated if the way we use YouTube changes materially.

9. WordPress and website management technologies

Our website is built and administered using WordPress.

WordPress may use cookies or browser storage for technical purposes including:

• authentication;
• website administration;
• language preferences;
• editor preferences;
• security; and
• checking whether a browser accepts cookies.

Our cookie scanner has detected WordPress-related storage including:

• wordpress_test_cookie
• wordpress_logged_in_*
• wp-settings-*
• wp-settings-time-*
• wp_lang
• WP_DATA_USER_*
• WP_PREFERENCES_USER_*
• wpEmojiSettingsSupports

Some of these are primarily associated with the WordPress administration area and may only exist when an authorised website administrator is logged in.

They are not used by Kelly Culver Photography to create advertising profiles of ordinary website visitors.

10. Elementor

We use Elementor to design and manage parts of the website.

Our cookie scanner has detected browser storage associated with Elementor, including items relating to:

• Elementor configuration;
• global website styles and variables;
• templates;
• editor settings; and
• administrative preferences.

Detected items include:

• elementor
• elementor-global-variables
• elementor-global-variables-watermark
• elementor-global-classes
• elementor_sidebar_menu_expanded_v2_elementor-system
• e_globals
• e_my_templates_source
• e_event-tracker
• e_kit-elements-defaults

Much of this storage relates to website administration and the Elementor editing environment rather than tracking ordinary website visitors.

11. WPForms

Our website environment includes WPForms, which provides website form functionality.

Storage detected in connection with WPForms includes:

• wpformsChallengeTimerId
• wpformsChallengeStep
• wpformsChallengeSecondsLeft

These technologies may be used in connection with form functionality and measures designed to protect forms against automated submissions or abuse.

12. Extendify

Our WordPress environment includes or has included Extendify website-building and administration functionality.

Our cookie scanner has detected local browser storage associated with Extendify, including storage relating to:

• website creation;
• templates and images;
• administrative workflows;
• help-centre functionality;
• plugin information; and
• website editing tools.

These technologies are associated primarily with the administration and development of the website.

They are not used by Kelly Culver Photography for behavioural advertising or remarketing to website visitors.

13. Templately

Our website environment includes or has included Templately, which provides website design and template functionality.

Our scanner has detected:

• templately_theme

This storage relates to website design or administration rather than personalised advertising.

14. Other technical and administrative storage

Our website scanner has also detected technical storage associated with WordPress plugins, website-building software and administrative tools.

Examples include:

• fl-builder-settings-tab
• loglevel
• angie_return_url

These technologies may be associated with website administration, development, configuration or plugin functionality.

The presence of an item in a cookie scan does not necessarily mean it is placed on the devices of ordinary website visitors. Some storage is generated only in the website administration environment.

15. Third-party providers

The website currently uses, or its technical environment contains integrations relating to, the following providers and technologies:

• Complianz;
• Google Analytics;
• Google Maps;
• Google Fonts;
• Google reCAPTCHA;
• WordPress;
• Elementor;
• WPForms;
• Extendify;
• Templately; and
• associated WordPress website-management tools.

YouTube is recognised by our cookie-management system but is not currently embedded on the public website.

Some third-party providers may process personal information outside the United Kingdom. Where this happens, the handling and transfer of information is subject to the relevant provider’s privacy arrangements and applicable data protection law.

16. Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be given information about the categories of non-essential cookies and technologies we use and asked to make a choice.

Non-essential cookies and similar technologies that require consent will not be activated until the relevant consent has been provided.

You may:

• accept non-essential cookies;
• reject non-essential cookies; or
• choose your individual preferences.

Your decision does not affect strictly necessary technologies required for the website to operate.

17. Changing or withdrawing your consent

You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time through the cookie preferences function available on our website.

Withdrawing consent is as easy as providing it.

Changing your preference will apply to future use of cookies and similar technologies. It does not make processing carried out lawfully before you withdrew consent unlawful.

You can also delete previously stored cookies using your browser settings.

18. Managing cookies in your browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

• see which cookies have been stored;
• delete individual or all cookies;
• block cookies;
• block third-party cookies; or
• receive notifications when cookies are being placed.

Blocking strictly necessary cookies may cause parts of the website to stop working correctly.

19. Your data protection rights

Where information collected through cookies or similar technologies constitutes personal data, you may have rights under UK data protection law.

Depending on the circumstances, these may include the right to:

• be informed about how your personal information is used;
• access personal information we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate information;
• request deletion of information in certain circumstances;
• restrict certain processing;
• object to certain processing;
• withdraw consent where consent is relied upon; and
• lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

You can find further information about how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.

20. Contact details

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact:

Kelly Culver Photography
United Kingdom
Email: kelly@kellyculver.co.uk
Website: kellyculver.photography

You also have the right to raise concerns about the use of your personal data with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

21. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy where the technologies, services or legal requirements affecting our website change.

The date shown at the top of this policy indicates when it was last updated.