Cookie Policy
Effective date: 29 July 2026
Last reviewed: 29 July 2026
1. About this policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Ros Toynbee Associates Limited, trading as The Career Coach (“we”, “us” or “our”), uses cookies and similar technologies on:
Ros Toynbee Associates Limited is registered in England and Wales under company number 6481547. Our registered office is Unit 20, The Circle, Queen Elizabeth Street, London SE1 2JE.
For information about how we use personal data more generally, please see our Privacy Policy.
2. What are cookies and similar technologies?
A cookie is a small text file placed on your computer, tablet, phone or other device when you visit a website.
We may also use other storage and access technologies, including:
-
browser local storage;
-
session storage;
-
scripts and tags;
-
tracking pixels;
-
unique device or browser identifiers; and
-
embedded third-party services.
In this policy, references to “cookies” include these similar technologies where appropriate.
Some cookies last only until you close your browser. These are known as session cookies. Other cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them. These are known as persistent cookies.
3. How we obtain your consent
When you first visit our website, our consent banner allows you to:
-
accept optional cookies;
-
reject optional cookies;
-
select individual categories; or
-
continue using only those technologies that are strictly necessary.
We do not treat merely visiting or continuing to browse the website as consent.
Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are genuinely required to operate the website, protect it from fraud or security threats, remember your cookie choices, or provide a service you have specifically requested.
Other cookies and technologies are not intended to be activated until you have made the appropriate choice through our consent banner.
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time by selecting Manage consent at the bottom of the website. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
4. Categories of cookies
Functional and strictly necessary cookies
These technologies are needed for the website to operate securely and correctly. They may, for example:
-
remember your cookie choices;
-
test whether your browser accepts cookies;
-
protect forms and login areas;
-
prevent fraud, spam and malicious activity;
-
maintain an authenticated session; or
-
provide functions you have expressly requested.
These cookies cannot generally be disabled through our consent banner, although you can block them through your browser. Blocking them may prevent parts of the website from working.
Preference cookies
Preference cookies remember choices that affect how the website appears or functions, such as language, interface or display settings.
Where an applicable legal exception does not apply, we will request your consent before using them.
Statistics cookies
Statistics cookies help us understand how people find and use the website. They may collect information such as:
-
pages viewed;
-
approximate location;
-
browser and device type;
-
referring website;
-
time spent on pages; and
-
website errors or performance information.
We currently manage Google Analytics through the Statistics category of our consent mechanism. Statistics cookies are not intended to be set unless you select this category.
5. Technologies currently detected on our website
Cookie names containing an asterisk (*) include a changing identifier, such as a website, account, property or user ID.
Complianz consent management
We use Complianz to display our consent banner, record your choices and prevent optional services from loading until the relevant choice has been made.
| Cookie or storage name | Purpose | Typical duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
cmplz_functional |
Records the choice for functional cookies | 1 year | Strictly necessary |
cmplz_statistics |
Records the choice for statistics cookies | 1 year | Strictly necessary |
cmplz_preferences |
Records the choice for preference cookies | 1 year | Strictly necessary |
cmplz_marketing |
Records the choice for marketing cookies | 1 year | Strictly necessary |
cmplz_consented_services |
Records which individual services have been permitted | 1 year | Strictly necessary |
cmplz_policy_id |
Records the version of the cookie policy associated with the choice | 1 year | Strictly necessary |
cmplz_banner-status |
Records whether the consent banner has been dismissed or completed | 1 year | Strictly necessary |
These cookies do not themselves track visitors for advertising purposes.
WordPress
Our website is built using WordPress. WordPress may use cookies to test browser functionality and to support authenticated users.
| Cookie or storage name | Purpose | Typical duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
wordpress_test_cookie |
Tests whether the browser accepts cookies | Session | Strictly necessary |
wpEmojiSettingsSupports |
Checks whether the browser can display emojis correctly | Session | Functional |
wordpress_logged_in_* |
Maintains a logged-in WordPress session | Session or login period | Strictly necessary |
wp_lang |
Remembers the language selected by a logged-in user | Session | Preference |
wp-settings-* |
Stores interface settings for a logged-in WordPress user | Up to 1 year | Preference |
wp-settings-time-* |
Records when WordPress user settings were stored | Up to 1 year | Preference |
Most WordPress login and settings cookies are relevant only to authorised administrators, editors or other logged-in users and are not normally placed on the devices of ordinary visitors.
Wordfence website security
We use Wordfence to help protect the website from malicious access, attacks and unauthorised activity.
| Cookie or storage name | Purpose | Typical duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
wfwaf-authcookie* |
Helps Wordfence identify authenticated or trusted users and apply security controls | Usually up to 1 day | Strictly necessary |
Security information may include IP address, request information, browser information and details relevant to detecting malicious or fraudulent activity.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA on forms to help distinguish genuine users from automated spam and abusive submissions.
| Cookie or storage name | Purpose | Typical duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
_GRECAPTCHA or _grecaptcha |
Provides reCAPTCHA risk analysis and spam protection | Up to approximately 6 months, depending on configuration | Strictly necessary for protected forms |
rc::a |
Helps distinguish people from automated software | Persistent local storage | Strictly necessary for protected forms |
rc::b |
Supports reCAPTCHA risk analysis | Session storage | Strictly necessary for protected forms |
rc::c |
Supports reCAPTCHA risk analysis | Session storage | Strictly necessary for protected forms |
When reCAPTCHA is activated, information may be sent to Google, including IP address, browser and device information, referring page, user interactions and information needed to assess whether the submission is genuine.
Google may process this information outside the United Kingdom. Google’s privacy policy and terms apply to its processing.
Google Analytics 4
We use Google Analytics to measure how visitors use the website and to help us improve its content, navigation and performance.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Typical duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Distinguishes browsers and visitors for statistical reporting | Up to 2 years | Statistics |
_ga_* |
Maintains session information for a particular Google Analytics property | Up to 2 years | Statistics |
_gid |
Distinguishes visitors for statistical reporting | Approximately 24 hours | Statistics |
The information collected may include pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser details, referring website, time spent on pages and interactions with the website.
Google Analytics cookies are not intended to be placed unless you consent to Statistics cookies.
Cookie duration can be affected by our configuration, your browser and browser-imposed restrictions. Google may process analytics information outside the United Kingdom in accordance with its privacy documentation and applicable transfer safeguards.
Legacy Google Universal Analytics tag
A legacy Google Universal Analytics tag using a UA- identifier remains present in the website code.
Standard Universal Analytics properties stopped processing new data on 1 July 2023. The legacy tag is therefore obsolete and should not be relied upon for current website statistics. However, while the tag remains present, it may attempt to execute or create associated storage.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Typical duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
_gat_gtag_UA_* |
Legacy Google Analytics request-rate control associated with a particular UA property | Usually approximately 1 minute | Statistics |
_ga |
Legacy distinction of visitors and sessions | Up to 2 years | Statistics |
_gid |
Legacy distinction of visitors | Approximately 24 hours | Statistics |
The legacy tag is managed as a Statistics technology and is not intended to run before Statistics consent has been provided.
This section should be removed once the legacy UA- code has been removed from the website and a subsequent scan confirms that it is no longer present.
Legacy cookie-notice storage
A cookie associated with an earlier cookie-notice system.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
cookie_notice_accepted |
Remembers a choice made through a former cookie notice | Depends on the former plugin configuration | Strictly necessary/legacy |
This cookie is no longer required by our current Complianz consent system. It may remain on the devices of returning visitors until it expires or is deleted.
6. Administrator, editor and browser-extension storage
During technical scans, storage may be detected that is created only when an authorised person is logged into WordPress or using the Divi website editor.
This may include names beginning with or containing:
-
et-editor-available-post-; -
et-reloaded-post-; -
et_fb_; -
etfb-autosave-; -
wp-autosave-; -
wf-scan-issue-expanded-; or -
WordPress AI or editor identifiers.
These entries support website administration and are not normally placed on an ordinary visitor’s device.
A scan may also detect storage created by browser extensions installed on the device used to perform the scan. For example, phantom.contentScript.providerInjectionOptions.v3 appears to be browser-extension storage rather than technology placed by our website. Such storage is not controlled by us and is not part of this policy.
7. Managing your choices
You can change your choices at any time by selecting Manage consent at the bottom of the website.
You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Browser controls vary, but commonly allow you to:
-
see which cookies are stored;
-
delete individual cookies;
-
delete all cookies;
-
block third-party cookies;
-
block cookies from selected websites; or
-
block all cookies.
Blocking all cookies may prevent the website from working properly. Browser controls do not replace the choices available through our consent mechanism.
Deleting your cookies may remove your saved consent choice, in which case the consent banner may be displayed again.
8. Third-party websites
Our website may contain links to websites operated by other organisations. Those websites may use their own cookies and tracking technologies.
We do not control technologies placed after you leave our website. You should read the cookie and privacy information provided by the operator of the other website.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when:
-
we add or remove website services;
-
a provider changes the technology it uses;
-
our cookie scan identifies a material change;
-
our consent arrangements change; or
-
legal or regulatory requirements change.
The current version and its effective date will be published on this page.
10. Contact us
Questions about this policy or our use of cookies can be sent to:
Ros Toynbee Associates Limited
Trading as The Career Coach
Unit 20, The Circle
Queen Elizabeth Street
London
SE1 2JE
Email: ros@thecareercoach.co.uk
Alternative email: ros@rostoynbee.com