Cookie Policy

Go Debt Free UK — godebtfree.co.uk
Last updated: June 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device — your computer, smartphone, or tablet — when you visit a website. They are widely used by websites to make them function more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to the website owner about how visitors are using the site.

Cookies themselves cannot harm your device. They do not contain executable code or viruses. They are simply small data files that store information so a website can recognise you between visits or remember settings you have chosen.

Cookies can be:

  • Session cookies — these exist only for the duration of your visit and are deleted from your device when you close your browser.
  • Persistent cookies — these remain on your device for a set period of time (or until you delete them) and are activated each time you visit the website that placed them.
  • First-party cookies — placed directly by godebtfree.co.uk.
  • Third-party cookies — placed by external services that we use, such as Google Analytics.

2. How We Use Cookies

Go Debt Free UK uses cookies for the following purposes:

To make the website work. Some cookies are essential for our website to function correctly. Without them, parts of the site — such as our enquiry forms, navigation, and interactive tools — would not operate as intended. These are sometimes called strictly necessary cookies.

To understand how you use our website. We use analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use godebtfree.co.uk — which pages are most visited, how long people spend on different sections, where visitors come from, and whether they encounter any errors. This helps us improve our content, fix problems, and make the website easier to use. The information collected by analytics cookies is aggregated and does not identify you individually.

To remember your preferences. Where relevant, we use functionality cookies to remember choices you have made — such as how you have interacted with a tool or form — so that your experience is smoother if you return to our website.

To measure the effectiveness of our content. We may use cookies to understand which guides, articles, or pages are most useful to visitors, so we can prioritise and develop our content accordingly.

We do not use cookies to serve advertising, to build detailed profiles of individual users for marketing purposes, or to track you across other websites without your knowledge.

3. The Cookies We Use

Below is a breakdown of the specific cookies used on godebtfree.co.uk, what they do, and how long they last.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They cannot be switched off because the site would not work without them. They do not collect any personal information that could be used for marketing or tracking.

Cookie namePurposeDuration
PHPSESSIDMaintains your session while you navigate the website so you do not lose information between pagesSession (deleted when browser closes)
gdpr_consentStores your cookie consent preferences so we do not show the consent banner on every page12 months
csrf_tokenProtects our forms against cross-site request forgery attacksSession

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with godebtfree.co.uk by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use this data to improve the website.

Cookie nameProviderPurposeDuration
_gaGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number. Used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for site analytics.2 years
_ga_XXXXXXXXGoogle AnalyticsUsed to persist session state. The XXXXXXXX portion is specific to the property ID.2 years
_gidGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes users.24 hours
_gatGoogle AnalyticsUsed to throttle request rate (limits the collection of data on high-traffic sites).1 minute

Google Analytics data is processed in accordance with Google’s own privacy policy, available at policies.google.com/privacy. Go Debt Free UK has enabled IP anonymisation in our Google Analytics configuration, which means the final octet of your IP address is removed before any data is stored by Google.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide a smoother experience.

Cookie namePurposeDuration
gdf_form_progressRemembers partially completed form data so you do not need to re-enter information if you navigate away and returnSession
gdf_ui_prefsStores any display preferences you have set, such as whether a menu or section was expanded30 days

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, some third-party services that we use to operate and improve the website also place cookies on your device. We do not control these cookies and they are governed by the respective third party’s privacy and cookie policies.

Third partyPurposePolicy link
Google AnalyticsWebsite traffic and behaviour analyticspolicies.google.com
Google FontsServing web fonts efficiently from Google’s CDNpolicies.google.com
Facebook Pixel (if enabled)Measuring the effectiveness of any advertising campaigns we run on Meta platformsfacebook.com/privacy

We do not use retargeting or behavioural advertising cookies as a standard feature of godebtfree.co.uk. If this changes in future, this Cookie Policy will be updated and your consent will be sought before any such cookies are placed.

4. Cookies We Do Not Use

In the interest of transparency, we want to be clear about what we do not do with cookies on godebtfree.co.uk:

  • We do not use cookies to serve targeted advertising to you on other websites
  • We do not sell cookie data or browsing behaviour data to third parties
  • We do not use cookies to build individual user profiles for commercial purposes
  • We do not use Flash cookies, pixel tags, or similar tracking technologies beyond those described in this policy

5. Your Cookie Choices and How to Manage Them

Our Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit godebtfree.co.uk, you will be shown a cookie consent notice. This gives you the choice to accept all cookies, accept only strictly necessary cookies, or to customise your preferences. Your choice is stored in a consent cookie so we do not ask you again on subsequent visits.

You can change your consent preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of every page on our website.

Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

You can also control cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • See what cookies have been placed on your device
  • Delete all cookies, or cookies from specific websites
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block all cookies
  • Be notified when a cookie is set

The steps to do this vary by browser. Guidance for the most common browsers is available at the links below:

Please note: If you choose to block or delete cookies, some features of godebtfree.co.uk may not work correctly. In particular, blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent our enquiry forms and interactive tools from functioning as intended.

Opting Out of Google Analytics

If you would like to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics specifically, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This works across all websites that use Google Analytics, not just godebtfree.co.uk.

6. Cookies and Your Personal Data

Some cookies — particularly analytics cookies — may collect data that, in combination with other information, could be used to identify you. We treat this data in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information, and sets out your rights under UK GDPR.

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data collected through cookies. If you wish to exercise this right, please contact us at hello@godebtfree.co.uk or manage your preferences through the cookie settings banner on our website.

7. Further Information About Cookies

If you would like to learn more about cookies and how they work, the following independent resources are helpful:

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We review and update this Cookie Policy periodically — for example, when we introduce new third-party services, or when cookie laws or guidance changes. The date at the top of this page always shows when it was last revised.

If we make material changes to how we use cookies, we will update this policy and reset our cookie consent banner so that you can review and reconfirm your preferences.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Email: help@godebtfree.co.uk
Website: godebtfree.co.uk/

For concerns about how we handle your personal data more broadly, please refer to our Privacy Policy or contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Go Debt Free UK — Cookie Policy — Last updated June 2026.
Go Debt Free UK is not authorised or regulated by the FCA. We act as an introducer only.

A few things to fill in before publishing:

The Facebook Pixel row in the cookies table should be removed entirely if you are not running Meta ads yet — only include it when it is actually on the site. The _ga_XXXXXXXX cookie name needs updating once you have your actual Google Analytics 4 property ID (replace XXXXXXXX with your real GA4 measurement ID suffix). The cookie names in the strictly necessary and functionality tables are examples — once the site is built on WordPress, run it through a cookie scanner such as cookiemetrix.com or cookieserv.com to get the exact names of every cookie actually being set, then update the tables accordingly. Everything else is ready to go.