Cookie Policy
Last updated: 28 April 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Therapy in Barcelona SL (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website (www.therapyinbarcelona.com).
It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle your personal data more broadly.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, and to provide information to the website owners.
Some cookies are placed by us (first-party cookies). Others are placed by third-party services that appear on our website (third-party cookies), such as analytics or video providers.
Cookies can be session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (which stay on your device for a set period, or until you delete them).
We also use similar technologies that work in much the same way, including local storage and pixels. For simplicity, we refer to all of these as “cookies” in this policy.
2. Why we use cookies
We use cookies for several reasons:
- To make our website work. Some cookies are essential for our website to function and cannot be switched off.
- To understand how our website is used. Analytics cookies help us see which pages are popular, how people navigate the site, and where we can improve.
- To remember your preferences. Some cookies remember choices you have made (such as your language or cookie preferences) so you do not have to set them again on every visit.
- To support our communication and marketing. With your consent, some cookies help us understand which marketing efforts are working and show you relevant content.
3. The categories of cookies we use
We group our cookies into the following categories:
3.1 Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for our website to function. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas. Without these cookies, our website cannot work properly.
Because they are essential, these cookies do not require your consent. You can block them through your browser settings, but parts of the site may then not work as intended.
3.2 Functional cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you have made and provide enhanced features. For example, they may remember your cookie preferences or language settings.
These cookies are activated only with your consent.
3.3 Analytics and performance cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use this information to improve the website.
We use the following analytics tools:
- Google Analytics: collects information such as the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page, the website you came from, and broad geographic information based on your IP address.
- Google Site Kit: a WordPress plugin that connects our site to Google Analytics, Search Console, and related Google services. The cookies set are managed through the Google services it connects to.
- Google Tag Manager (via the GTM4WP plugin): manages and deploys analytics and marketing tags on our website. Tag Manager itself sets minimal cookies, but the tags it deploys may set their own cookies, governed by their respective providers.
These cookies are activated only with your consent.
3.4 Marketing cookies
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites with the aim of displaying relevant content. They may also be used to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
We use the following marketing technologies on our website:
- PixelYourSite: a WordPress plugin that manages tracking pixels for Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Google, and other advertising platforms. The plugin itself does not set cookies, but it deploys pixels that do.
- Meta Pixel (Facebook and Instagram): tracks visits to our website to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and to enable remarketing.
- Google advertising tags: deployed through Google Tag Manager when configured for marketing purposes.
These cookies and pixels are activated only with your consent.
3.5 Other cookies set by our website
In addition to the categories above, the following tools may set cookies on your device:
- Cookie Yes: our consent management platform sets a cookie to remember your cookie preferences. This is a strictly necessary cookie.
- Wordfence Security: our security plugin may set cookies to identify legitimate visitors and protect against malicious activity. These are strictly necessary security cookies.
- Social Chat Pro: our WhatsApp chat widget may set functional cookies to remember whether you have interacted with the chat.
- Yoast SEO: may set minimal cookies in some configurations for search engine optimisation purposes.
4. The specific cookies we use
The following table lists the cookies currently active on our website, based on a recent scan by our cookie consent platform. Categories reflect how each cookie is used.
You can review or change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link at the bottom of any page on our website.
Necessary cookies
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieyes-consent | Cookie Yes | Remembers your cookie consent preferences across visits. | 1 year |
| elementor | WordPress (Elementor) | Used by our website builder to manage page content. | Persistent |
| wpEmojiSettings Supports | WordPress | Determines whether your browser can display emojis correctly. | Session |
| rc::a | Google reCAPTCHA | Identifies bots to protect our forms against spam and abuse. | Persistent |
Functional cookies
These cookies enable enhanced features such as social sharing and embedded content. Some are set when you interact with embedded YouTube videos on our website.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube | Stores video preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | Persistent |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube | Stores video preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | Persistent |
| yt-player-headers-readable | YouTube | Stores user preferences related to video playback and interface. | Persistent |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Stores the last YouTube search result entry clicked. | Persistent |
| yt-remote-session-app | YouTube | Stores user preferences for the embedded YouTube video player interface. | Session |
| yt-remote-session-name | YouTube | Stores user preferences for the embedded YouTube video player. | Session |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | YouTube | Stores video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | Session |
| yt-remote-cast-available | YouTube | Stores preferences regarding casting availability on the YouTube player. | Session |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | YouTube | Stores video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | Session |
| S | Google (via embedded content) | Set through embedded Google content on our site. | 1 hour |
Analytics cookies
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors and tracks site usage. Information is stored anonymously with a randomly generated identifier. | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Stores and counts page views for our analytics reporting. | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
| _gcl_au | Google Tag Manager | Used to evaluate the efficiency of advertising on websites using Google services. | 3 months |
Performance cookies
These cookies help us understand site performance and visitor behaviour over time.
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __utma | Google Analytics (legacy) | Distinguishes users and sessions for analytics reporting. | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
| __utmb | Google Analytics (legacy) | Determines new sessions and visits. | 1 hour |
| __utmc | Google Analytics (legacy) | Used in conjunction with __utmb to determine new sessions and visits. | Session |
| __utmz | Google Analytics (legacy) | Stores the traffic source or campaign by which the visitor reached the site. | 6 months |
| __utmt | Google Analytics (legacy) | Inhibits the request rate to Google Analytics servers. | 10 minutes |
Advertising cookies
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| NID | Used for advertising purposes including limiting the number of times you see an ad, muting unwanted ads, and measuring ad effectiveness. | 6 months | |
| IDE | Google DoubleClick | Stores information about how you use the website to present relevant ads. | 1 year 24 days |
| test_cookie | Google DoubleClick | Determines whether your browser supports cookies. | 15 minutes |
| COMPASS | Google (via embedded content) | Used to deliver targeted advertising based on online behaviour. | 1 hour |
| YSC | YouTube | Tracks views of embedded videos on YouTube pages. | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Measures bandwidth and determines whether you get the new or old YouTube player interface. | 6 months |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube | Stores your cookie consent state for the YouTube domain. | 6 months |
| yt.innertube::requests | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to store data on what YouTube videos you have viewed. | Persistent |
| yt.innertube::nextId | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to store data on what YouTube videos you have viewed. | Persistent |
This list is reviewed periodically. Some cookies may change over time as we update the website. The most current list is always available through our cookie consent banner.
5. How to manage cookies
You have several ways to manage cookies on our website:
5.1 Through our cookie consent banner
When you first visit our website, you are presented with a cookie banner that lets you accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. You can change your choice at any time by clicking the cookie settings link on our website.
5.2 Through your browser settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these in the “Options,” “Settings,” or “Preferences” menu of your browser. Through your browser, you can typically:
- See which cookies are stored on your device
- Block or delete specific cookies
- Block all cookies from particular sites
- Block all cookies from all sites
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
For guidance on how to do this in different browsers, see:
5.3 Opting out of analytics
If you do not want Google Analytics to track your visits, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. What happens if you disable cookies
If you choose to disable cookies, you can still use most of our website. However:
- Some functionality may not work as well e.g., YouTube videos on therapist bios
- Your preferences will not be remembered between visits
- We will not be able to use analytics data to improve the website based on your visits
- The cookie banner will reappear on each visit until you make a choice
7. Third-party cookies and your rights
When third-party services place cookies through our website, they act as data controllers for the data they collect through those cookies. Their own privacy policies apply.
Links to the privacy policies of the main third parties whose cookies may appear on our website:
- Google (including Analytics, Site Kit, Tag Manager, YouTube)
- Meta (Facebook and Instagram pixels)
- Cookie Yes
- Wordfence
- Yoast
- PixelYourSite
You can exercise your data protection rights against these third parties directly. You can also contact us, and we will help where we can.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, in the law, or in best practice. The latest version will always be available on our website with the “Last updated” date at the top.
9. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or about cookies on our website, please contact us:
Therapy in Barcelona SL
C/ París 162-164, 3º 1ª, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Email: info@therapyinbarcelona.com
Telephone: +34 644 522 369
For data protection matters, you can contact Leigh Matthews, Director, who acts as the data protection representative for Therapy in Barcelona SL.
