Cookie Policy
Last updated 1 July 2026
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies Crestwick Digital Ltd uses on crestwickdigital.com. Read it alongside our Privacy Policy. We set non-essential cookies only after you consent, as required by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 and the UK GDPR.
1. What we mean by cookies
A cookie is a small text file your browser stores when a website asks it to. Similar technologies include tracking pixels, local storage entries and SDK identifiers, and this policy covers all of them. Cookies we set are first party; cookies set by another organisation whose service appears on our pages are third party. Session cookies expire when you close the browser; persistent cookies last a defined period.
2. Strictly necessary — no consent needed
| Cookie | Provider | What it does | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| cw_consent | First party | Remembers your cookie choices | 12 months |
| cw_csrf | First party | Protects our enquiry form against cross-site request forgery | Session |
3. Analytics — consent needed
| Cookie | Provider | What it does | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes visitors for aggregate reporting | 24 months |
| _ga_<ID> | Google Analytics 4 | Holds analytics session state | 24 months |
4. Advertising — consent needed
We advertise the studio on social platforms and measure the response. These cookies also allow us to show our own advertising to people who have visited this site.
| Cookie | Provider | What it does | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Meta | Measures our Meta advertising and builds retargeting audiences | 90 days |
| _ttp | TikTok | Measures our TikTok advertising | 13 months |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Attributes conversions from our own advertising | 90 days |
| bcookie, li_sugr | Measures our LinkedIn advertising and content | Up to 12 months |
5. Functional — consent needed
| Cookie | Provider | What it does | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC | YouTube | Remembers playback preferences for embedded showreels, set when you press play | 6 months / session |
| __cf_bm | Vimeo | Bot management for embedded video | 30 minutes |
Providers set these names and durations and can change them without telling us. We review this table quarterly.
6. Giving and changing your consent
On your first visit we ask you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Rejecting them does not restrict anything on this site — every page works identically. To change your mind, clear this site's cookies in your browser and reload the page, and the banner will reappear.
You can also manage cookies in your browser: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge. To opt out of Google Analytics on all sites, install the official opt-out add-on.
7. Global Privacy Control
Where our consent tool detects a Global Privacy Control signal we treat it as a rejection of all non-essential cookies. We do not rely on browser "Do Not Track" headers, because no agreed standard exists for interpreting them.
8. Questions
Email [email protected] or write to Crestwick Digital Ltd, Studio 6, 74 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BW, United Kingdom.