Privacy Policy Cookies
Cookie policy
Last updated: 7 October 2026
This policy explains how CKM Mortgages uses cookies and similar technologies on www.ckmmortgages.co.uk. Please read it alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal information, including information you send through our enquiry forms.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device. They can help a website work securely, remember your choices and understand how its pages are used. Similar technologies, such as browser local storage, can also remember information on your device.
Essential website functions
We use essential technologies where they are needed to provide a function you request, protect enquiry forms or remember your cookie choices. These are not used for advertising. Where a technology is strictly necessary for the requested function, we do not ask for cookie consent.
Our website does not currently offer a shopping basket or online checkout. We do not use shopping-basket cookies as part of the mortgage enquiry service.
Optional Google Analytics
With your permission, we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website and to improve its content and performance. This can include information about pages visited, interactions with those pages, browser and device type, and approximate location.
Google Analytics uses cookies containing identifiers that distinguish browsers and visits. These identifiers do not contain your name, but this does not mean all information collected is anonymous. We use statistical reports to understand website usage.
We do not send your name, email address, telephone number, enquiry text or mortgage application details to Google Analytics. We do not use our analytics information for personalised advertising or link it to your mortgage enquiry.
Google processes analytics information on our behalf. For further details about Google's handling of information, including processing outside the UK, see Google's privacy information and our Privacy Policy.
Cookies and browser storage
| Technology | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential form-security cookies | Help protect forms against forged requests. Used where required by the form. | Normally for the browser session. |
| Cookie-choice storage | Remembers your decision about optional analytics. | As specified in the cookie-settings control. |
_ga |
Optional Google Analytics identifier used to distinguish browsers. | Google's default is two years, subject to our configured duration and browser limits. |
_ga_<measurement-id> |
Optional Google Analytics cookie used to maintain analytics session information. | Google's default is two years, subject to our configured duration and browser limits. |
Contact forms and maps
Our contact form uses Google reCAPTCHA to help prevent spam and misuse. This service may process device and browser information and use cookies or similar technologies. Our contact page also uses Google Maps to show our location. These services are separate from Google Analytics and are subject to Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
We explain any optional use of these technologies and request permission where required. A security purpose does not automatically make every use of a third-party service essential.
Your choices
You can accept or reject optional analytics through our cookie controls. Analytics remains off unless you choose to allow it. You can change your decision at any time using the Cookie settings link. Rejecting analytics does not prevent you from browsing our mortgage information or contacting us.
Changing your choice stops future optional analytics collection in this browser. It does not undo information already collected. Your choice applies to the browser and device you use; if you clear browser storage or use another browser or device, you may need to choose again.
You can also use your browser settings to delete or block cookies. Blocking essential cookies may affect some website functions.
Changes to this policy
We will update this policy if the technologies we use or their purposes change. The date above shows when this policy was last updated.
Contact us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please email ckm@ckmmortgages.co.uk.