WRITING TREES LTD
COOKIE POLICY
Version 1.1
Effective Date: 12 July 2026
- INTRODUCTION
At Writing Trees, we believe in clarity – not only in storytelling, but also in how we use technology.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, why we use them, the types of cookies used on our website, and the choices available to you.
Writing Trees Ltd is based in England and Wales and provides digital products and services to customers throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.
This Cookie Policy applies when you use our website. Continuing to browse does not constitute consent to non-essential cookies.
For more information about how we process personal information, please refer to our Privacy Notice.
- WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website.
Cookies help websites function correctly, improve security, remember your preferences and, where consent has been provided, help website owners understand how visitors use their websites.
Cookies cannot normally identify you directly, but they may be linked with information that can identify you when combined with other data.
- HOW WE USE COOKIES
We use cookies to:
- ensure our website functions correctly;
- remember your cookie preferences;
- provide a secure browsing experience;
- support secure online payments;
- improve the performance and reliability of our website; and
- enable certain website features.
We believe in collecting only the information we genuinely need to operate our website effectively.
- WHEN CONSENT IS REQUIRED
The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations apply when cookies or similar technologies store information on, or access information from, your device.
Strictly necessary cookies
We may use cookies without consent where they are strictly necessary to provide a website feature or service that you have requested, or where another applicable legal exception applies.
Where the use of these cookies also involves personal information, we will rely on an appropriate lawful basis under UK data protection law.
Non-essential cookies
We will not place non-essential cookies, including optional functional, analytics or marketing cookies, unless you have given consent through our cookie controls.
You may refuse or withdraw consent at any time.
Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.
- COOKIE PREFERENCES
When you first visit our website, you will be shown cookie controls where non-essential cookies are available.
You will be able to:
- accept non-essential cookies;
- reject non-essential cookies; or
- manage your preferences by category.
Rejecting non-essential cookies will be as easy as accepting them.
Non-essential cookies will not be activated before you provide consent.
Your choice may be remembered using a strictly necessary preference cookie.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the Cookie Settings link available on our website.
Withdrawing consent will be as easy as giving it.
- COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES CURRENTLY USED
The following table reflects the public-facing cookies and similar technologies identified through the Complianz scan of the Writing Trees website.
Obvious WordPress administrator, file-manager, website-editor and logged-in user preference cookies have not been included because they relate to internal website administration rather than ordinary visitor use.
Cookie or technology name:
cmplz_functional
Provider:
Complianz
Purpose:
Stores the visitor’s consent choice for functional cookies.
Category:
Strictly necessary
Duration:
365 days
Cookie or technology name:
cmplz_preferences
Provider:
Complianz
Purpose:
Stores the visitor’s consent choice for preference cookies.
Category:
Strictly necessary
Duration:
365 days
Cookie or technology name:
cmplz_marketing
Provider:
Complianz
Purpose:
Stores the visitor’s consent choice for marketing cookies.
Category:
Strictly necessary
Duration:
365 days
Cookie or technology name:
cmplz_consented_services
Provider:
Complianz
Purpose:
Records which individual services the visitor has consented to.
Category:
Strictly necessary
Duration:
365 days
Cookie or technology name:
cmplz_banner-status
Provider:
Complianz
Purpose:
Records whether the cookie banner has been dismissed or completed.
Category:
Strictly necessary
Duration:
365 days
Cookie or technology name:
wordpress_test_cookie
Provider:
WordPress
Purpose:
Checks whether the visitor’s browser supports cookies.
Category:
Strictly necessary
Duration:
Session
Cookie or technology name:
PHPSESSID
Provider:
Website hosting or PHP session system
Purpose:
Maintains a temporary website session where required for website functionality.
Category:
Strictly necessary
Duration:
Session
Cookie or technology name:
_lscache_vary
Provider:
LiteSpeed Cache
Purpose:
Supports website caching and ensures the correct cached version of a page is displayed.
Category:
Strictly necessary
Duration:
Up to 2 days
Cookie or technology name:
__cf_bm
Provider:
Cloudflare
Purpose:
Helps distinguish legitimate visitors from automated traffic and protects the website against malicious activity.
Category:
Strictly necessary
Duration:
Approximately 30 minutes
Cookie or technology name:
cp_challenge
Provider:
Website security system
Purpose:
Supports security checks intended to protect the website from automated or malicious access.
Category:
Strictly necessary
Duration:
Session
Cookie or technology name:
_grecaptcha
Provider:
Google reCAPTCHA
Purpose:
Helps protect website forms against spam, fraud and automated submissions.
Category:
Strictly necessary where reCAPTCHA protects a requested form or security function
Duration:
Up to 6 months
Cookie or technology name:
trustedsite_visit
Provider:
TrustedSite
Purpose:
Supports the operation and security functions of the TrustedSite website-assurance service.
Category:
Functional
Duration:
As set by TrustedSite
Cookie or technology name:
sp_history
Provider:
Stripe or the website’s Stripe integration
Purpose:
Supports payment or checkout-session functionality when a visitor chooses to purchase a service.
Category:
Strictly necessary when checkout is requested
Duration:
Session
Cookie or technology name:
wp_subscription_plans
Provider:
WordPress subscription functionality
Purpose:
Supports subscription-plan selection and related website functionality.
Category:
Strictly necessary when the visitor selects or purchases a subscription
Duration:
Session
Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled through our cookie controls because they are required to provide the relevant website or checkout function. You may block them through your browser, but parts of the website or checkout may then not operate correctly.
FUNCTIONAL AND EMBEDDED CONTENT
Some website pages may contain content supplied by third-party providers, including Substack.
Embedded third-party content may use cookies or similar technologies.
Where these technologies are not strictly necessary, the embedded content will be blocked until you consent to the relevant cookie category.
If you do not consent, you may still be able to access the third party’s service by following an ordinary external link, subject to that provider’s own privacy and cookie information.
ANALYTICS COOKIES
Writing Trees does not currently intentionally use analytics cookies for public website analytics.
Cookies associated with internal WordPress administration, website-design tools or logged-in administrator activity are not used to analyse ordinary visitors through the public website.
If analytics cookies are introduced in the future, they will only be activated after you have provided any consent required by law, and this Cookie Policy will be updated accordingly.
MARKETING COOKIES
Writing Trees does not currently use advertising, behavioural marketing or remarketing cookies.
If marketing cookies are introduced in the future, they will only be used where any required consent has first been obtained.
- THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Some features of our website rely upon trusted third-party providers.
Where you choose to interact with these services, they may use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.
These services may include:
- Stripe Hosted Checkout (secure payment processing);
- Substack (embedded newsletters and subscription features); and
- other embedded services that you choose to access through our website.
Third-party cookies that require consent will not be activated through our website before consent is given.
Writing Trees does not control cookies placed directly by third-party providers once you choose to use their services.
We encourage you to review the relevant provider’s own privacy and cookie information for further details.
- STRIPE HOSTED CHECKOUT
When you choose to purchase a Writing Trees product or subscription, you will be securely redirected to Stripe Hosted Checkout to complete your payment.
Stripe may use cookies or similar technologies where necessary to:
- process payments securely;
- prevent fraud;
- maintain secure payment sessions; and
- comply with applicable financial and regulatory requirements.
These technologies are managed by Stripe and are subject to Stripe’s own Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
Writing Trees does not receive or store your full payment card details.
- INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
Writing Trees welcomes visitors from around the world.
Some third-party providers used to deliver our website and services operate internationally and may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is processed through those services, Writing Trees takes reasonable steps to work with providers that maintain appropriate safeguards in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
- MANAGING COOKIES
You remain in control of your cookie preferences.
You may:
- update your cookie preferences through the Cookie Settings link on our website;
- clear cookies from your browser at any time; or
- configure your browser to block or delete cookies.
Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality, security or checkout features of parts of our website.
- BROWSER CONTROLS
Most web browsers allow you to:
- view stored cookies;
- delete cookies;
- block all cookies;
- block selected cookies; and
- receive notifications before cookies are stored.
Instructions vary depending on your browser and device.
For further information, please refer to your browser manufacturer’s help documentation.
- FUTURE CHANGES
If we introduce new cookies or similar technologies, we will review and update this Cookie Policy and our cookie controls before using them.
Where consent is required, the technology will not be activated until valid consent has been obtained.
- CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:
- applicable legislation;
- our website;
- the technologies we use; or
- the services we provide.
The latest version will always be published on our website together with its version number and effective date.
Where appropriate, we will take reasonable steps to notify users of significant changes.
- CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies and similar technologies are used on our website, please contact:
Writing Trees Ltd
Registered Office:
124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
Email:
info@writingtrees.co.uk
- OUR APPROACH
At Writing Trees, we believe transparency builds trust.
We use cookies thoughtfully, keep their use under regular review, and aim to collect only the information genuinely needed to provide a secure, reliable and effective website.
Where consent is required, we will ask for it before non-essential cookies or similar technologies are activated.
We remain committed to giving visitors meaningful choices about how technology is used on our website and to reviewing this Cookie Policy whenever our website changes.
Thank you for visiting Writing Trees.
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