Cookie Policy

Last updated: Mairch 2026

This Cookie Policy explains hoo Memories Dementia Café yaises cookies an the like whan ye veesit oor wabsite.

Whut are cookies?

Cookies are wee text files that are stored on yer device whan ye veesit a wabsite. They help wabsites min’ information aboot yer veesit, which can mak it easier tae veesit the site again an mak the site mair yaisfu tae ye.

Hoo we yaise cookies

We believe in yaisin as few cookies as we can an in privacy bi design. We yaise twa first-pairty cookies:

  • Session cookie (connect.sid): This temporary first-pairty cookie hauds up the wabsite session while ye’re veesitin.
  • Preference cookie (cookie_consent): This is set whan ye choose Cairry on or Min’ ma choice on the cookie banner sae we can min’ that decision on future veesits.

We dinnae yaise analytics cookies, marketin cookies, advertisin cookies, trackin pixels, or third-pairty cookies. We anly yaise a temporary session cookie an a first-pairty preference cookie tae min’ yer banner choice.

The cookies we yaise

Session Cookie (connect.sid)

This cookie haes a safe session identifier that lets the wabsite keep yer session gaun while ye brouse. It’s no yaised for analytics or marketin, an it runs oot bi itsel whan the session ends.

Purpose: Keep the wabsite session gaun while ye’re veesitin

Lenth: Temporary session cookie

Note: The connect.sid cookie micht be set while ye brouse the wabsite an is cleared bi itsel whan the session ends. If ye choose Cairry on or Min’ ma choice on the public site banner, we store that choice in the cookie_consent cookie for 180 days.

Preference Cookie (cookie_consent)

This cookie stores yer cookie-banner choice, includin whether ye asked us tae jist cairry on or tae min’ yer preference for later veesits. It disna track whut ye dae for analytics or marketin.

Purpose: Min’ yer cookie-banner choice on the public wabsite

Lenth: 180 days

Wabsite yaise information

Tho we dinnae yaise trackin cookies, oor system dis gaither basic yaise information aboot this wabsite for inside purposes anly. This includes:

  • Page veesits an navigation patterns
  • Leid preferences picked bi veesitors
  • Page loadin performance metrics

This information is gaithered on the server, stored safe, an yaised anly for makkin oor wabsite better inside the group. It’s no shared wi third pairties or yaised for advertisin.

Managin cookies

We anly yaise a temporary session cookie an the cookie_consent preference cookie. There’s nae analytics or advertisin cookies tae manage.

The connect.sid cookie hauds up the wabsite session while ye’re veesitin. The cookie_consent cookie is yaised tae min’ whether ye chose Cairry on or Min’ ma choice on the public wabsite banner.

If ye brouse the public wabsite athoot daein onie thing wi the cookie banner, the cookie_consent cookie isna set. Aince ye choose Cairry on or Min’ ma choice, we store that preference for 180 days sae we can respect it on later veesits.

Third-pairty cookies an trackin

We dinnae yaise onie third-pairty cookies, trackin pixels, analytics services (like Google Analytics), or ootside trackin tools.

We believe in privacy bi design an dinnae tak pairt in cross-site trackin, advertisin networks, or sharin data wi ootside pairties.

Updates tae this policy

We micht update this Cookie Policy noo an again tae shaw changes tae the cookies we yaise or for ither operational, legal or regulatory raisons. Please come back tae this Cookie Policy regular tae keep up tae date wi oor yaise o cookies.

Questions aboot cookies?

If ye hae onie questions aboot oor yaise o cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us wi the details at the fit o this page.