Cookies
Cookie Policy
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies used on jointmechanic.co.uk, the website of The Joint Mech Physiotherapy Clinic, Rugby, Warwickshire. It covers only cookies and similar technologies. How we handle the personal and health details you send through the appointment form is explained in our Privacy Notice.
What cookies and similar technologies are
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to keep. Similar technologies include local storage (a small store inside your browser) and scripts loaded from other companies. They can remember a choice you made, keep a page working, or count visits.
This website does not use advertising cookies, does not build profiles about you, and does not sell any information.
Strictly necessary — always active
These are needed for the website to work and for the appointment form to be submitted safely. They do not require your consent, and they cannot be switched off here.
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- Type:
- Local storage entry (not a cookie)
- Purpose:
- Remembers the cookie choice you made here, so the banner is not shown again on every page.
- How long it lasts:
- Remembered for up to 12 months, after which we ask you again. You can clear it or withdraw your consent at any time using the button below.
- Provider:
- This website (first party)
Appointment form submission
- Type:
- Direct request to our own server, no cookie set
- Purpose:
- Sends your appointment request to the clinic and applies basic anti-spam and rate-limit checks.
- How long it lasts:
- No identifier is stored in your browser. Enquiries are deleted from our systems after 90 days.
- Provider:
- This website / Lovable Cloud (hosting and database)
Optional analytics — off unless you accept
If, and only if, you choose "Accept all" or switch analytics on in cookie settings, we load Vercel Analytics. Until then the script is never requested by your browser. If you reject, it stays off.
Vercel Analytics
- Type:
- Analytics script
- Purpose:
- Counts page views and shows which pages are visited, so we know which information is useful. Aggregated only — it does not identify you and is not used for advertising.
- How long it lasts:
- Vercel Analytics is designed to be cookie-less: it does not store an identifier in your browser. It processes technical details of the request (such as page URL, referrer, country, and device or browser type) to produce anonymous, aggregated counts.
- Provider:
- Vercel Inc. (our website host)
Other third-party content
Our page styling uses two typefaces served by Google Fonts. Your browser requests the font files from Google when a page loads. This does not set cookies and is not used to track you, but Google receives the request (including your IP address) in order to deliver the fonts.
Google Fonts
- Type:
- Web font files (no cookies set)
- Purpose:
- Loads the typefaces used for the site's headings and body text.
- How long it lasts:
- No identifier is stored in your browser; font files may be cached by your browser.
- Provider:
- Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC
What we do not use
We do not use advertising or retargeting cookies, social media tracking pixels, session recording, heatmaps, or cross-site tracking of any kind.
How to accept, reject or change your choice
When you first visit, a banner offers "Accept all", "Reject non-essential" and "Cookie settings". Your choice is saved in your browser so you are not asked again on every page.
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the button below, or the "Cookie preferences" link in the footer of every page. Withdrawing your consent removes the saved choice and immediately stops optional analytics from loading.
You can also clear cookies and site data for this website in your browser settings, which removes the saved choice and shows the banner again.
Questions about cookies
Contact Balasubramanian Sankaran at admin@thejointmech.co.uk or +44 7438 416150.