Cookies Policy
​South West Dog Skills Last updated: 27 May 2026

1. Introduction. This Cookies Policy explains how South West Dog Skills (a sole trader business operated by Matt Donovan) uses cookies and similar technologies on this website.
It should be read alongside our Privacy Notice, which explains how we handle personal information more generally.
By using this website you agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy, except where we ask for your consent and you have not given it.

2. What are cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to provide information to the site owner.
Similar technologies — such as pixels, tags, web beacons and local storage — work in comparable ways. Where we refer to "cookies" in this policy, we mean all of these technologies.
Cookies can be:

• First-party — set by the website you are visiting
• Third-party — set by other organisations whose services we use (for example, Google Analytics)
• Session cookies — temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies — cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them

3. How we use cookies. We use cookies in the following categories:
Strictly necessary cookies. These are required for our website to function correctly. They cannot be switched off in our systems and do not require your consent under UK law.
They include cookies that:

• Maintain your session as you move between pages
• Remember choices you have made (such as cookie preferences)
• Protect against security threats and abuse
• Support the operation of the booking system

Analytics cookiesThese help us understand how visitors use our website, so that we can improve it. They tell us things like which pages are most popular and where visitors come from. We only set analytics cookies if you consent to them via our cookie banner.
We use Google Analytics 4 for this purpose. Google Analytics uses pseudonymised identifiers and does not identify individual users to us by name.
Marketing cookiesWe may use marketing cookies to measure the performance of our communications. We only set marketing cookies if you consent to them via our cookie banner.

4. Cookies used on this site. The specific cookies set on this site include those listed below. The list is generated and kept up to date by our consent management provider (Cookiebot), which scans the site regularly to detect new cookies.
Cookie / providerCategoryPurposeTypical durationCookiebot (CookieConsent)Strictly necessaryStores your cookie preferences1 year
Weebly (session and security cookies)Strictly necessarySite functionality, session management, securitySession / up to 2 years
Bookwhen (booking widget)Strictly necessaryMaintains booking session and cart state on the booking pageSession / up to 30 days
Google Analytics 4 (_ga, _ga_*)AnalyticsDistinguishes unique visitors and measures site usageUp to 2 years
WhatsApp / Meta (if you interact with embedded WhatsApp content)MarketingMeasures interaction with WhatsApp-linked contentVariesA full and current list of every cookie set on this site, with descriptions and durations, is shown in the cookie preferences panel on this site. To view or change your preferences at any time, click the cookie settings link in the website footer.

5. Third parties. When you visit this site, the following third parties may set cookies or use similar technologies:

• Google LLC — Google Analytics. See: policies.google.com/privacy and tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout (Google's opt-out browser add-on)
• Bookwhen Ltd — Booking platform. See: bookwhen.com/privacy
• Cybot A/S (Cookiebot) — Consent management. See: cookiebot.com/en/privacy-policy
• Square, Inc. (Weebly) — Website platform. See: squareup.com/legal/general-privacy
• Meta Platforms, Inc. — WhatsApp Community integration. See: www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy

These third parties may use cookies for their own purposes, including measurement and personalisation, in line with their own privacy policies.

6. Your choices. You can control cookies in several ways:

• Cookie banner — when you first visit our site you will be shown a banner where you can accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in our website footer.
• Browser settings — most browsers allow you to view, manage and delete cookies, and to block them in future. Instructions for the main browsers are available at:
  • Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
  • Edge: support.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-edge
  • Firefox: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
  • Safari: support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
• Third-party opt-outs — for Google Analytics specifically, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the website (including the booking system) from working correctly.

7. Changes to this policy. We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page, with the "Last updated" date at the top.

8. Contact us if you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us:
Matt Donovan, trading as South West Dog Skills Common Wood, Hunstrete Lane, Hunstrete, BS39 4NT Email: [email protected] Phone: 07946 222541