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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 22 April 2026  ·  My Spanish Student Visa / Retail Consulting UK Ltd

This cookie policy explains what cookies are, which cookies we use on myspanishstudentvisa.com, and how you can manage your preferences. For broader information on how we handle your personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them when you return or browse between pages. Cookies can be first-party (set by us) or third-party (set by external services). They may be session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (stored for a set period).

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

3. Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the website to work and cannot be switched off. They do not store any personally identifiable information.

Cookie nameTypePurposeDuration
cookie_consentEssentialStores your cookie consent preference12 months
session_idEssentialMaintains session state for dashboard usersSession
csrf_tokenEssentialSecurity token to prevent cross-site request forgery on form submissionsSession

3.2 Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Analytics data is aggregated and anonymised where possible. We use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation enabled.

Cookie nameTypePurposeDuration
_gaAnalyticsGoogle Analytics — distinguishes unique users by assigning a random client identifier2 years
_ga_*AnalyticsGoogle Analytics — persists session state2 years
_gidAnalyticsGoogle Analytics — distinguishes users; resets daily24 hours
_gatAnalyticsGoogle Analytics — throttles request rate1 minute

3.3 Marketing Cookies

We use the Meta Pixel to measure the effectiveness of advertising on Facebook and Instagram, and Google Ads cookies to track conversions from paid search campaigns.

Cookie nameTypePurposeDuration
_fbpMarketingMeta Pixel — identifies browsers for ad measurement across Meta’s network90 days
_fbcMarketingMeta Pixel — stores click ID from Facebook/Instagram adverts90 days
_gcl_auMarketingGoogle Ads — conversion linker cookie for Google Ads campaigns90 days
_gcl_awMarketingGoogle Ads — stores Google Click ID (GCLID) to attribute conversions90 days

4. Cookies We Do Not Use

We do not use session recording or heatmap cookies (e.g. Hotjar), live chat widget cookies, or cookies set by embedded third-party social media widgets.

5. Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit this website, you will be presented with a cookie notice where you can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some features of this website.

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the date at the top of this page.

7. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at hola@myspanishvisa.com.