Cookie Policy

Last updated: 13 July 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Design Lincs | Digital Marketing Agency uses cookies and similar technologies on designlincs.co.uk. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site work, remember your preferences, and provide information to the site owner. Some cookies are essential; others are only used with your consent.

How we use cookies

When you first visit our site, a banner asks whether you accept non-essential cookies. Essential cookies are always active because the site cannot work as it should be without them. Analytics cookies are only set if you click “Accept”. If you click “Reject”, no analytics or advertising cookies are set.

The cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

Cookie	Purpose	Retention
dl_cookie_choice	Remembers whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies, so we don’t ask again.	1 year
Cloudflare Turnstile	Protects our contact forms from spam and bots. Privacy-friendly and does not track you across sites.	Session

Analytics cookies (only with your consent)

We use Google Analytics 4 (via Google Tag Manager) and Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it. Microsoft Clarity also captures anonymised interaction data such as clicks, scrolls and heatmaps. These are only set after you click “Accept”.

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Retention
_ga	Google Analytics 4	Distinguishes users to measure how the site is used.	Up to 2 years
_ga_*	Google Analytics 4	Maintains session state for analytics.	Up to 2 years
Google Tag Manager	Google	Loads our analytics and marketing tags after you consent.	Session
_clck	Microsoft Clarity	Stores a Clarity user identifier for usage analytics.	1 year
_clsk	Microsoft Clarity	Links page views into a single Clarity session.	1 day
MUID / CLID	Microsoft	Identifies unique browsers for Clarity analytics.	Up to 1 year

Third-party content

Some pages embed a Google Map showing our location. Google may set cookies through that embed. We load embedded content in a privacy-conscious way, but you should also review Google’s cookie information.

Managing your cookies

Use our cookie banner to accept or reject non-essential cookies. To change your choice, clear this site’s cookies in your browser and reload the page, the banner will appear again.
Control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Guidance is available at aboutcookies.org.
Opt out of Google Analytics across all websites using Google’s opt-out browser add-on.

Please note that blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the site function.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as our site or the law changes. Please check this page for the latest version.

Questions about cookies? Contact us at hello [at] designlincs.co.uk.