Cookie policy

Which cookies this website uses, what each one does, and how to change your mind. Last updated 27 October 2026.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website saves on your phone or computer when you visit. Some are needed to make the site work. Others help me understand how people use the site, so I can make it better.

I only use cookies that aren't essential if you say yes to them in the cookie banner, and you can change your mind at any time.

Essential cookies

These make the website work properly, so they can't be switched off. They don't track you.

Cookie	What it does	How long it lasts
Cookie banner choice	Remembers whether you said yes or no to cookies, so you aren't asked on every page	1 year
Website security	Helps protect the site and the contact form from spam and attacks	Until you close your browser

Analytics cookies (only if you say yes)

I use Google Analytics to see how many people visit the site, which pages they look at and how they found me. It doesn't tell me who you are.

Cookie	What it does	How long it lasts
_ga	Lets Google Analytics tell one visitor from another	2 years
_ga_ followed by letters and numbers	Remembers where you are in your visit, so pages are counted properly	2 years

You can read how Google uses this information in Google's guide to how it uses data from websites.

Booking and payment cookies

When you use one of the booking diaries on this site, it's provided by Calendly, which may set its own cookies so the diary works and your booking goes through. When you pay for a class or a Novel Diagnostic, you pay on Stripe's secure checkout, which uses cookies to keep your payment safe and prevent fraud.

You can read more in Calendly's cookie notice and Stripe's cookie policy.

Changing your mind

You can change your cookie choice at any time using the cookie settings link at the bottom of every page. You can also delete or block cookies in your browser settings, although some parts of the site, like the booking diaries, may not work properly without them.

Questions

If you have any questions about cookies on this site, email me at eleanor.wasserberg@gmail.com. You can find out more about how I look after your information in my privacy policy.