Cookie Policy
Last updated: 5 June 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on Even The Dog Has ADHD (the “site”), which is operated by Diana V. Hayes. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy and should be read together with it.
Our use of cookies is governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
What cookies and similar technologies are
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store on your device when you visit. On a later visit, the site can read that file back. “Similar technologies” covers other methods that do much the same job, including local storage and session storage (small amounts of data your browser holds for a site, often used to remember a preference such as your colour theme), and pixels, tags and embedded scripts. Throughout this policy, when we say “cookies” we mean cookies and these similar technologies together. The law treats them in much the same way: storing or reading information on your device generally needs your consent, unless it is strictly necessary to provide a service you have asked for.
How we use them
- To make the site work properly and securely.
- To remember choices you make, such as your light or dark theme preference, so the site behaves the way you left it.
- To understand, in aggregate, how the site is used so we can make it better. This is optional and only happens with your consent.
- To show you embedded content from other services, such as a podcast player, a video, or a booking calendar, which those services may rely on cookies to deliver.
We do not sell your data, we do not run advertising networks on this site, and we do not use cookies to build a profile of you for marketing.
The categories of cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies and storing your own theme preference do not require consent. Analytics and third-party embedded content do require your consent, and will only be set once you have given it.
| Category | Purpose | Consent required? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Make the core site function: serving pages securely, keeping the site stable, and supporting basic features you have actively asked for. Not used to track you. | No — exempt under PECR as essential to provide the service you requested. |
| Functional / preferences | Remember choices you make. For example, when you use the light/dark theme toggle, your chosen theme is stored locally in your browser so the site loads in that mode next time. | No — storing your own theme preference at your request is treated as functional. |
| Analytics | Help us understand how the site is used in aggregate so we can improve it. Used for insight, not to identify you personally. | Yes — set only after you give consent, and you can withdraw it at any time. |
| Third-party / embedded content | Deliver content and tools embedded from other services, for example YouTube and Spotify players, the Calendly booking widget, and links or embeds from social platforms. These providers may set their own cookies. | Yes — where embedded content sets non-essential cookies, it loads only after you give consent. |
Because the tools we use can change over time, the exact analytics package and any consent-management tool we rely on may evolve. We will keep this page current so that it always reflects what is actually in use.
How to manage or withdraw your consent
Where we ask for consent — for analytics and for non-essential cookies set by embedded content — you are always free to say no, and you can change your mind later. Withdrawing consent does not affect anything that happened before you withdrew it, and the core site will continue to work.
You can also control cookies directly in your web browser. Most browsers let you see what cookies are stored and delete them, block cookies from particular sites or third parties, or browse in a private/incognito mode that discards them. These settings are usually found in your browser’s “privacy”, “cookies” or “site data” section. Please note that blocking all cookies may stop parts of this or other websites from working as intended, and clearing your browser storage will also remove saved preferences such as your theme choice.
Cookies set by third parties
Some content and tools on the site are provided by other companies, and these may set their own cookies when their content loads. This includes YouTube (embedded videos); Spotify and Apple Podcasts (embedded podcast players); Calendly (booking a discovery call); and social platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube where we link to or embed their content. We also use an email newsletter service; where its sign-up form is embedded on the site, it may set cookies of its own. These cookies are governed by those third parties’ own policies, not ours.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact Diana V. Hayes by email at info@oxfordwebservices.com. If you have a concern we have not been able to resolve, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or by calling 0303 123 1113.