This Cookie Policy explains how Georgian Houses of London uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains more broadly how we collect, use and protect personal information.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit them.
They can be used for a number of purposes, including making a website work correctly, remembering preferences and helping website owners understand how visitors use their websites.
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while others may remain on your device for a set period.
How we use cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- To ensure that the website functions correctly and securely
- To remember your cookie preferences
- To understand how visitors use the website
- To measure website traffic and engagement
- To help us improve the website and its content
We do not use cookies for third-party advertising or behavioural advertising.
Strictly necessary cookies
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly.
These may include cookies used for:
- Website security
- Managing your cookie preferences
- Form functionality
- Preventing fraudulent or malicious activity
- Maintaining essential website functionality
These cookies cannot normally be switched off because they are required to provide the website or a service you have requested.
The exact necessary cookies used may vary depending on the website hosting, security, form and cookie-management systems in use.
Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics 4, commonly known as GA4, to understand how people use the Georgian Houses of London website.
Google Analytics helps us understand information such as:
- How many people visit the website
- Which pages are visited
- How visitors arrive at the website
- How long visitors spend on the website
- Engagement with pages and content
- General visitor journeys through the website
- Approximate geographical location
- Device and browser type
We use this information to measure the performance of the website and improve its content and usability.
Google Analytics cookies are only set where you have agreed to analytics cookies through our cookie consent system.
We do not use Google Analytics to intentionally identify individual visitors.
Google Analytics cookies
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Provider: Google Analytics
Purpose: Used to distinguish visitors and collect information about how the website is used.
Typical expiry: 2 years
Type: Analytics
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Provider: Google Analytics
Purpose: Used by Google Analytics 4 to maintain information about a visitor’s session and website usage.
Typical expiry: 2 years
Type: Analytics
The exact name of the second cookie will contain the identifier associated with our Google Analytics property.
Google may update the cookies used by Google Analytics from time to time.
Mailing list and Mailchimp
We use Mailchimp to manage subscriptions to the Georgian Houses of London mailing list and to send email communications.
When you subscribe, we collect your name and email address as described in our Privacy Policy.
Our mailing list subscription form does not give us permission to place advertising or analytics cookies on your device.
If technologies provided by Mailchimp or another service used to deliver the subscription form place cookies or access information on your device, these will be included in our cookie consent system and this Cookie Policy where required.
Contact forms
Our website contains a contact form that allows you to send us an enquiry.
The form itself may use strictly necessary technologies for security, spam prevention or correct operation.
If we use a third-party spam-prevention or security service that places additional cookies, these will be identified in this Cookie Policy and managed through our cookie consent system where required.
Personal information submitted through the contact form is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Your cookie choices
When you first visit our website, you may be asked to choose which types of cookies you are happy for us to use.
You can accept or reject optional cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies may be used without your consent where they are required for the website to operate or provide a service you have requested.
You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings available on the website.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew your consent.
Managing cookies through your browser
Most web browsers also allow you to manage cookies through their settings.
Depending on your browser, you may be able to:
- View cookies stored on your device
- Delete individual or all cookies
- Block cookies from particular websites
- Block third-party cookies
- Block all cookies
- Delete cookies automatically when you close your browser
Please be aware that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the way some parts of the website function.
Third-party services
Some services used on our website are provided by third parties.
These providers may process information collected through cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Services currently used by Georgian Houses of London may include:
- Google Analytics
- Mailchimp
- Website hosting and security providers
Where third-party cookies are not strictly necessary, they will only be activated in accordance with your cookie preferences.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, particularly if the technologies or services used on the website change.
We recommend checking this page periodically for updates.
Last reviewed and updated: September 2026