This policy explains how Fade Barbers uses cookies and similar technologies on this website, what each type does, and how you control them. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy, which covers personal information more broadly.
Our approach — you are in control
We set only strictly necessary cookies automatically. Everything else runs only after you agree, through our cookie banner. Until you consent, those cookies do not run.
When you first visit, the banner lets you Accept all, Reject all, or choose which categories to allow. Rejecting is as easy as accepting, and the site works either way. You can change your mind whenever you like — see section 6.
The categories we use
| Category | What it is for | Consent needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Keeping the site working and secure, and remembering your cookie choices. The site cannot work properly without these | No — always on |
| Analytics and performance | Understanding how people use the site so we can improve it — which pages get visited, where people drop off, how pages are used | Yes |
We do not use advertising or targeting cookies. If that ever changes, we will add the category here and to the banner before switching anything on.
The specific tools we use
These run only with your consent. Each provider processes data under its own terms, linked below.
| Tool | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics (GA4) | Analytics | Measures site traffic and how the site is used |
| Microsoft Clarity | Analytics | Heatmaps and session replay — records clicks, scrolls and movement so we can see which pages work. On-screen text is masked |
Provider policies and opt-outs:
- Google — policies.google.com/technologies/cookies · opt-out: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Microsoft Clarity — privacy.microsoft.com
International data transfers
Google and Microsoft are based outside the UK and may process your data abroad, including in the United States. Where that happens, appropriate safeguards apply, as described in our Privacy Policy.
How to manage or withdraw consent
You can:
- change your choices at any time through Cookie preferences, or the Manage option in the cookie banner;
- control cookies in your browser — most browsers let you block or delete them (see aboutcookies.org or your browser's help);
- use the provider opt-outs listed in section 4.
Withdrawing consent does not undo anything collected while consent was active, and it does not stop strictly necessary cookies.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the site and the tools on it change. We will update the "last updated" date, and any material change to how we use non-essential cookies will be reflected in the banner.
Contact us
Questions about cookies or your data: call 01522 646509, or write to Fade Barber Lincoln Ltd, 68 Woodfield Avenue, Birchwood, Lincoln, LN6 0LP. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office — ico.org.uk.