Cookie Policy
Last updated: August 2026What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites save to your browser or device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work correctly, improve performance, and provide information to the owners of the site.
Under the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR, we are required to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
How we use cookies
We use a small number of cookies on this website. We do not use advertising cookies, social-media tracking pixels, or any form of cross-site tracking.
Cookies we set
Note: Google Analytics cookies are only set if you click "Accept all" or enable the Analytics toggle in your cookie preferences. Until you do, the Google Analytics script is not downloaded at all, so no request is made to Google and no _ga* cookies are placed on your device.
Google Analytics and data transfers
When analytics cookies are accepted, Google Analytics 4 (property ID: G-HF1YGWPXYZ) collects pseudonymous data including:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- General geographic location (country/region level — IP addresses are truncated)
- Browser type, device type, and operating system
- Referral source (how you arrived at the site)
This data is processed by Google LLC, which may transfer it to the United States. Such transfers are covered by the UK extension to the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. You can read more in Google's Privacy Policy.
We have disabled Google Signals (enhanced user insights) and set data retention to 14 months.
Booking calendar (Calendly)
The booking calendar in the Book section is embedded from Calendly, a third-party scheduling service operated by Calendly LLC. It is not loaded until you ask for it: the section shows a "Load booking calendar" button instead, and nothing is requested from Calendly until you activate it or turn on the Booking calendar toggle in your cookie preferences.
Once loaded, Calendly sets its own cookies and local storage entries in your browser to run the scheduling widget and remember your progress through a booking. These are set by Calendly, not by us, and we cannot read them. Calendly is based in the United States, so loading the calendar involves a transfer of your data (including your IP address) outside the UK, under the safeguards described in Calendly's own policies.
Choosing "Load booking calendar" is recorded as consent for this category so you are not asked again on future visits. You can withdraw it at any time from the Cookie settings link in the footer, which removes the embedded calendar from the page. Cookies already set by Calendly must be cleared through your browser settings. See Calendly's Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy for details.
You can always book without loading the calendar by emailing leticia@berkshirebehaviourconsultancy.com.
Managing and withdrawing consent
You can change your cookie preferences at any time:
- Click the button in the footer of any page, or
- Use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on to prevent all GA data collection across any website.
The preferences panel has a separate toggle for Analytics and for the Booking calendar, so you can accept one without the other. Withdrawing analytics consent removes any existing _ga* cookies from your browser immediately; withdrawing booking consent removes the embedded Calendly calendar from the page.
Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at leticia@berkshirebehaviourconsultancy.com.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2026Who we are
Berkshire Behaviour Consultancy is operated by Leticia Costa Tomsik, BCBA, UKBA(cert). Our contact email is leticia@berkshirebehaviourconsultancy.com.
What data we collect
This website is primarily informational. We collect data in the following ways:
1. Analytics data (with consent)
If you accept analytics cookies, Google Analytics 4 collects the pseudonymous data described in the Cookie Policy above. This data does not identify you personally.
Lawful basis: Consent (UK GDPR Article 6(1)(a)).
2. Contact enquiries
If you email us at leticia@berkshirebehaviourconsultancy.com, we will use the information you provide (such as your name, email address, and message) solely to respond to your enquiry. If you book a consultation through our Calendly booking calendar, the details you enter there (such as your name, email address, and any notes) are collected by Calendly on our behalf and used only to arrange and confirm your appointment. This website has no contact form, and we do not add you to any mailing lists without your explicit consent.
Lawful basis: Legitimate interests (UK GDPR Article 6(1)(f)) — responding to a direct enquiry.
Data processors
- Google LLC — Google Analytics 4 (analytics data, US data transfer covered by UK IDTA and the EU–US Data Privacy Framework).
- Calendly LLC — Appointment booking. The booking calendar is loaded only with your consent; once loaded it sets its own cookies and may process your data in the United States. Please refer to Calendly's Privacy Policy.
Data retention
Analytics data is retained for 14 months within Google Analytics. Email correspondence is retained as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was provided.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Erasure — request that we delete your personal data.
- Withdraw consent — withdraw analytics or booking-calendar consent at any time via the Cookie settings link in the footer.
- Rectification — request correction of inaccurate data.
- Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Complaint — lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at leticia@berkshirebehaviourconsultancy.com.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. Material changes will be communicated via the cookie consent banner.