How we use cookies
Effective date: 8 August 2026 · Last updated: 8 August 2026
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that get stored on your device when you visit our website. They help the site work properly, keep it secure, and let us see which pages people find useful so we can keep improving it.
This policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences at any time.
How we use cookies
Like most websites, we use both first party and third party cookies.
First party cookies are set by us and are mostly there to make the site function properly. They do not collect anything that identifies you personally.
Third party cookies are set by services we use, such as Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity. These help us understand how visitors use the site, spot where it can be improved, and keep it running securely.
Necessary cookies
These cookies are needed for the site’s basic features to work, such as remembering your consent choices. They do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | Session | Set by WordPress when a visitor interacts with emojis on the site. It checks whether the visitor’s browser can display emojis correctly. |
| cookieyes-* | 1 year | Set by our consent management tool, CookieYes, to remember your cookie preferences so we don’t ask you again on every visit. |
Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the site, such as how many people visit, which pages they look at, and how they found us. This tells us what’s working well and where the site needs work.
Google Analytics (GA4)
| Cookie | Duration | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Set by Google Analytics to calculate visitor, session and campaign data. It stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| _ga_R6MCTLZQ8T | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Set by Google Analytics to persist session state for this site’s specific analytics property, so page views within the same visit are counted together. |
Microsoft Clarity
We use Microsoft Clarity to record anonymised sessions and heatmaps, so we can see how people move around the site and fix anything that’s confusing or hard to use.
| Cookie | Duration | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| _clck | 1 year | Persists a unique Clarity user ID and your settings, so Clarity can recognise you across visits to this site. |
| _clsk | 1 day | Joins together the pages you view in one visit into a single Clarity session recording. |
| CLID | 1 year | Records the first time Clarity saw you on any site that uses Clarity. |
| ANONCHK | 10 minutes | Checks whether the MUID cookie should be passed to Microsoft’s advertising systems. |
| MR | 7 days | Flags whether the MUID cookie needs refreshing. |
| SM | Session | Helps keep the MUID cookie in sync across Microsoft domains. |
| MUID | 1 year | Set by Microsoft to identify unique browsers, used for analytics and advertising across Microsoft-linked sites. |
Microsoft Clarity cookies are only set while session recording is switched on for this site.
Managing your cookie preferences
You’re in control of your cookies and you can change your mind at any time.
You can revisit our cookie banner whenever you like to update or withdraw your consent, using the consent preferences link in the site footer.
You can also manage or delete cookies directly through your browser settings. Here’s how, for the most common browsers:
- Chrome: support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
- Safari: support.apple.com/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Firefox: support.mozilla.org/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
- Edge / Internet Explorer: support.microsoft.com – delete cookie files
If you’re using a different browser, check its own support pages for instructions.
Questions about this policy
If anything here isn’t clear, get in touch at hire@safetyeye.co.uk and we’ll help.