Cookie Preferences

This page allows you to understand and manage your cookie preferences for Care Calculator.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit websites. They help websites remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function properly. They cannot be disabled.

What they do:

Remember your cookie consent preferences
Enable basic website functionality
Maintain security during your session
Store your calculator inputs temporarily in your browser

Duration: Session-based (deleted when you close your browser) or up to 1 year for consent preferences.

Analytics Cookies (Optional)

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website. All data collected is anonymised and used solely to improve our services.

What they do:

Track page views and navigation patterns
Measure time spent on different pages
Identify which features are most popular
Help us fix errors and improve performance

Services used:

Google Analytics – Industry-standard website analytics
PostHog – Product analytics for feature improvement

Duration: Up to 2 years

Marketing Cookies (Optional)

These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure their effectiveness.

What they do:

Display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
Track ad performance and conversions
Limit how often you see the same advert
Measure advertising campaign effectiveness

Services used:

Google AdSense – Advertising platform

Duration: Up to 2 years

How to Manage Your Preferences

On This Website

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

Clearing your browser cookies – This will reset your preferences and show the cookie consent banner again on your next visit
Using the cookie banner – When the banner appears, click "Customise" to select which cookie categories you want to enable

In Your Browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

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

Note: Blocking all cookies may affect your experience on our website and other sites.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services we use. These companies have their own privacy policies:

Google (Privacy Policy) – Analytics and advertising services
PostHog (Privacy Policy) – Product analytics

Your Rights Under GDPR

If you're in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to:

Withdraw consent at any time for non-essential cookies
Request information about what data we collect
Request deletion of your personal data
Object to processing of your data

For any data-related requests, please contact us at hello@care-calculator.co.uk.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.

More Information

For more details about how we handle your data, please read our full Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions about cookies or your privacy, please contact us.

Last updated: 4 January 2026