Cookie Policy (UK)
Last Updated: 10.09.2026
1. Introduction
This Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy explains how Collage ("Collage", "we", "us" or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at https://collageapp.co.uk (the "Website") or use our web application (the "Web App").
Cookies and similar technologies may be placed by us or by third-party service providers that we use to provide, secure, analyse or improve our services.
This policy explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
For more information about how we collect and use personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer, tablet, mobile phone or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit. Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (known as "session cookies"), while others remain on your device for a set period of time (known as "persistent cookies").
Cookies can be set by the website you are visiting ("first-party cookies") or by another organisation providing services to that website ("third-party cookies").
3. What are similar technologies?
We may also use technologies that perform similar functions to cookies, including scripts, pixels, web beacons, local storage and other tracking technologies.
A script is a piece of code used to make a website or web application function properly, interact with users or collect information.
A web beacon, also known as a pixel tag, is a small piece of code or an invisible image that can be used to understand whether a webpage or email has been viewed or how users interact with content.
For the purposes of this policy, we refer to cookies and these similar technologies collectively as "Cookies and Tracking Technologies."
4. How we use Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use Cookies and Tracking Technologies for a number of purposes, including to:
- operate and secure the Website and Web App;
- keep users signed in and maintain user sessions;
- remember preferences and settings;
- protect the Website and Web App against spam, abuse and fraudulent activity;
- understand how visitors use our Website and Web App;
- measure and improve the performance of Collage;
- provide payment and related functionality;
- provide embedded content and other third-party functionality; and
- where applicable, support marketing and advertising activities.
Some of these technologies are provided by third parties, including Google, Stripe, Meta, YouTube and LinkedIn.
5. Categories of Cookies
5.1 Strictly necessary and functional Cookies
These Cookies are necessary for the Website or Web App to function properly or to provide a service that you have specifically requested.
They may be used for purposes including:
- authentication and login;
- maintaining your session;
- security and fraud prevention;
- remembering essential settings;
- protecting forms and other functionality from abuse; and
- managing your cookie preferences.
Where a Cookie is strictly necessary to provide a service you have requested or to operate the Website or Web App, we may use it without obtaining your consent.
Some functional technologies may not be strictly necessary. Where consent is legally required, we will ask for your consent before using them.
5.2 Statistics and analytics Cookies
We use analytics technologies, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use our Website and Web App.
These technologies may provide information such as which pages are visited, how users interact with the Website, how visitors arrived at the Website, and information about the device or browser being used.
We use this information to monitor usage, identify problems, understand how our services are being used and improve Collage.
Analytics Cookies are optional and will only be used where the required consent has been obtained.
5.3 Marketing and tracking Cookies
Marketing and tracking technologies may be used to understand users' interactions with content, measure advertising or marketing activity, or track activity across websites or services.
Where we use such technologies, they may be provided by third parties such as Meta (Facebook and Instagram) or LinkedIn.
Marketing and tracking technologies are optional and will only be used where the required consent has been obtained.
5.4 Payment and security technologies
We use Stripe to support payment processing.
Stripe may use Cookies and similar technologies in connection with payment functionality, security and fraud prevention.
Some technologies used by Stripe may be strictly necessary to provide the payment service you request. Other technologies may be subject to consent requirements depending on how they are used.
6. Cookies and services used by Collage
The following table provides an overview of the main services and technologies that may be used on our Website or Web App.
| Service / Provider | Purpose | Category |
| Collage / WordPress | Website functionality, authentication, sessions and essential settings | Strictly necessary / Functional |
| Elementor | Website functionality and presentation | Functional |
| Google reCAPTCHA | Security and protection against spam and automated abuse | Functional / Security |
| Complianz | Stores and manages your cookie consent preferences | Strictly necessary |
| Wordfence | Website security, threat detection and protection against malicious activity | Strictly necessary / Security |
| Google Analytics | Measures and analyses how visitors use the Website and Web App | Statistics |
| Stripe | Payment processing, security and fraud prevention | Necessary / Payment |
| YouTube | Provides embedded video content and related functionality, where used | Functional / Marketing, depending on implementation |
| Meta (Facebook / Instagram) | Social media functionality and, where applicable, marketing or measurement | Functional / Marketing, depending on implementation |
| Social media functionality and, where applicable, marketing or measurement | Functional / Marketing, depending on implementation | |
| Google Fonts | Provides fonts used on the Website, where applicable | Functional |
The specific Cookies used by each service, their names and their duration may change when providers update their services or when we change our Website or Web App.
We will update this policy where there are material changes to the Cookies and Tracking Technologies we use.
7. Your consent
When you first visit our Website, we will display a cookie banner or consent management tool that allows you to choose which optional categories of Cookies and Tracking Technologies you wish to accept.
Strictly necessary Cookies may be used without your consent where they are required for the Website or Web App to operate or to provide a service you have requested.
Optional statistics, analytics, marketing and tracking technologies will only be activated where the required consent has been obtained.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using our Cookie Settings [INSERT LINK/BUTTON].
Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before you withdrew your consent.
8. Managing and deleting Cookies
You can also manage or delete Cookies through your browser settings.
Most browsers allow you to:
- view Cookies stored on your device;
- delete some or all Cookies;
- block Cookies from particular websites;
- block third-party Cookies; or
- receive a notification when a Cookie is being stored.
Please be aware that disabling strictly necessary Cookies may prevent some parts of the Website or Web App from functioning correctly.
If you delete your Cookies, you may need to provide your preferences again when you return to the Website.
9. Third-party services
Some Cookies and Tracking Technologies are provided by third parties.
These may include Google, Stripe, Meta, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Third parties may collect and process information through their own technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.
Our use of a third-party service does not necessarily mean that the service will place Cookies on your device. This depends on how the service is integrated into the Website or Web App.
Where required, we will obtain your consent before allowing non-essential third-party Cookies or Tracking Technologies to operate.
10. Your personal data rights
Some information collected through Cookies and Tracking Technologies may constitute personal data.
Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:
- request access to personal data we hold about you;
- request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
- request deletion of your personal data;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to certain processing;
- request portability of certain personal data; and
- withdraw consent where processing is based on your consent.
Further information about your rights and how we process personal data is available in our Privacy Policy.
If you have concerns about how we process your personal data, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve your concern.
You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection supervisory authority.
11. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy from time to time to reflect changes to:
- the Cookies and Tracking Technologies we use;
- the services provided through the Website or Web App;
- our business practices; or
- applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.
12. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy or how we use Cookies and Tracking Technologies, please contact us:
The Workbox, Wharf Road, Penzance, England, TR18 4FG
Website: https://collageapp.co.uk
Email: hello@collageapp.co.uk