Cookie Policy

Last updated: 25 October 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Wedding Venue Lighting (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit www.wedding-venue-lighting.co.uk (the “Website”). It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet or phone when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to provide information to the website owner. Similar technologies, such as pixels, tags and local storage, work in a similar way and are covered by this policy.

Cookies set by us are called “first-party” cookies. Cookies set by other organisations (for example, Google, Facebook or Instagram) are called “third-party” cookies.

2. How we use cookies

Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the UK GDPR, we only place cookies that are strictly necessary without your consent. All other cookies are only set if you agree to them through our cookie banner.

We use the following categories of cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the Website to function, for example to keep it secure, remember your cookie preferences and allow our contact forms to work. They cannot be switched off.

Analytics cookies

These help us understand how visitors use the Website, such as which pages are most popular and how people find us. The information is aggregated and helps us improve the Website. We only use these with your consent.

Functional and third-party content cookies

Our Website displays content from social media and review platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), Trustpilot and embedded videos or maps. These services may set their own cookies when their content loads. We only load this content with your consent.

Marketing cookies

These may be used by advertising and social media platforms to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. We only use these with your consent.

3. Cookies we use

The table below lists the main cookies that may be set on the Website. Third parties may change their cookies from time to time.

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Category	Duration
Cookie consent cookie (name depends on your consent tool)	Wedding Venue Lighting	Stores your cookie preferences	Strictly necessary	Up to 12 months
wordpress_test_cookie, wp-settings-*	Wedding Venue Lighting (WordPress)	Checks cookies are enabled and supports site functionality	Strictly necessary	Session / up to 1 year
_GRECAPTCHA	Google reCAPTCHA	Protects our forms from spam and abuse	Strictly necessary	6 months
_ga, _ga_*	Google Analytics	Distinguishes visitors and records how the Website is used	Analytics	Up to 2 years
Various (e.g. ig_did, csrftoken)	Instagram (Meta)	Displays our Instagram feed	Third-party content	Session / up to 1 year
Various (e.g. fr, datr)	Facebook (Meta)	Displays our Facebook feed and may be used for advertising	Third-party content / Marketing	Up to 2 years
Various (e.g. guest_id)	X (Twitter)	Displays our X feed	Third-party content	Up to 2 years
Various	Trustpilot	Displays customer reviews	Third-party content	Up to 1 year
Various (e.g. YSC, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE)	YouTube (Google)	Plays embedded videos	Third-party content	Session / up to 6 months

For more information about how these third parties use cookies, please see their own policies:

4. Managing your cookie preferences

When you first visit the Website, a cookie banner lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your choices at any time by clicking the cookie settings link at the bottom of any page.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings, including blocking or deleting them. Blocking all cookies may affect how the Website works. Guidance for common browsers:

To opt out of Google Analytics across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. More information about cookies is available at ico.org.uk.

5. Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we add new services to the Website. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.