**Cookie Policy
Donna Bird Virtual Assistant**
Donna Bird Virtual Assistant website may gather information about your general Internet use by using cookies in order to help personalise your online experience. Where used, these cookies are downloaded to your computer automatically. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
‘Essential’ cookies are automatically placed on your computer or device when you access our website or take certain actions on our website. ‘Non-essential’ cookies and other technologies are only placed on your computer or device if you have consented to us doing so. Non-essential cookies and other similar technologies will only be placed on your computer or device if you have given us your explicit consent. You can withdraw your consent or adjust your preferences at any time by adjusting your browser settings or by using the cookie banner/settings tool (if applicable).
Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
(a) authentication – to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website;
(b) status – we use cookies to help us to determine if you are logged into our website;
(c) personalisation – we use cookies to store information about your preferences and personalise the website for you;
(d) security – we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally;
(f) analysis – we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website through Squarespace’s built-in analytics;
(g) cookie consent – we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.
Third-Party Cookies and Services
Some of our service providers also use cookies, and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
Squarespace Analytics
We use Squarespace’s built-in analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Squarespace gathers information through cookies and similar technologies to generate reports on website traffic, performance, and usage. You can learn more about Squarespace’s privacy practices at:
https://www.squarespace.com/privacy/
We do not use cookies for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Content and Social Media
In the future, our website may include social media features such as embedded posts, sharing buttons, or feeds from platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter. These features may use cookies or similar technologies to operate and provide analytics, and the third-party providers may collect information about your use of our website and the embedded content.
We will update this Cookie Policy if and when such social media features are added.
Your Choices
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you do not know how to do this, the links below provide information for common browsers:
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Edge
Apple Safari
For further information on how we handle personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Active Cookies on Donna Bird Virtual Assistant
Cookie Name / Type
Type
Purpose
Duration
Essential Cookies
Essential / Session
Necessary for website functionality, such as page navigation and session management
Session (deleted when browser closes)
Squarespace Analytics
Non-essential / Persistent
Tracks website usage to help understand visitor behavior and improve the site. Includes metrics like page views, visits, and site performance
Typically persistent; duration set by Squarespace
Note: No advertising, social media, or other third-party cookies are currently in use.