1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by websites you visit. They enable a website to recognise your device, remember your preferences, and gather information about how you browse. Pixels and tracking tags work in a similar way.

2. The Categories of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary: required for the website and checkout to function. Cannot be disabled.
Analytics: help us understand how visitors use our site. We use a cookieless analytics tool for this.
Marketing and Advertising: used to serve targeted ads and measure campaign performance. Your consent is required.

3. Cookies and Technologies in Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary

These are set by Kajabi and Stripe in order to operate the course platform and payment checkout. They cannot be switched off without breaking core functionality.

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry
Kajabi session cookie	Kajabi	Maintains your logged-in session on the course platform.	Session
CSRF token	Kajabi	Security token preventing cross-site request forgery attacks.	Session
__stripe_mid, __stripe_sid	Stripe	Required for secure payment processing and fraud prevention.	Session / 1 yr
[CONSENT COOKIE NAME]	[CookieYes / Cookiebot]	Records your cookie consent preferences so you are not asked again on every visit.	1 year

3.2 Analytics

We use Plausible Analytics — a privacy-first, cookieless analytics tool hosted in the EU. Plausible does not place any cookies on your device, does not track individuals across websites, and does not collect any personally identifiable information. It produces only aggregate statistics (e.g., page views, referral sources). No consent is required for Plausible under PECR or UK GDPR.

3.3 Marketing and Advertising (Consent Required)

The following technologies are only activated if you accept advertising cookies via our consent banner. They allow us to run and measure targeted ad campaigns on social media platforms.

Pixel / Tag	Provider	Purpose	Expiry
_fbp, _fbc	Meta (Facebook)	Tracks visits and actions on our site. Used to build Custom Audiences for retargeting on Facebook and Instagram and to measure ad conversions.	90 days / Session
li_fat_id, bcookie, lidc, AnalyticsSyncHistory	LinkedIn	LinkedIn Insight Tag tracks visits and conversions. Used for LinkedIn Campaign Manager retargeting and performance measurement.	30 days – 2 yrs
[TikTok pixel cookies]	TikTok	If deployed: tracks visits and purchase events for TikTok ad campaign measurement and audience building.	[To confirm]

Note: The TikTok Pixel is not currently deployed on theprivateofficemethod.com. This section will be updated when it is activated.

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website a cookie consent banner will appear. You can accept all cookies, accept only strictly necessary cookies, or customise by category.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer of any page.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent the checkout from functioning. For guidance on browser-level cookie management see: www.aboutcookies.org

5. Third-Party Cookies and Their Privacy Policies

The advertising pixels listed in Section 3.3 are set by third parties that have their own privacy policies:

Meta / Facebook: facebook.com/privacy/policy
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
TikTok: tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy

6. Changes to This Policy

We will update this policy when new cookies are added. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent update.

7. Contact

Questions about our use of cookies: [email protected]