Cookie Policy
1. What this policy covers
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies used on m4propertymaintenance.com, operated by M4 Handyman Ltd trading as M4 Property Maintenance. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains what we do with personal information more generally.
2. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device. Similar technologies — local storage, pixels, tags and software development kits — do much the same job. They let a site remember something between page loads: that your session is valid, that a security check passed, or that you have already been counted as a visitor.
Whether a cookie is first-party or third-party depends on which website it is stored under, not on who put it there. Cookies stored under this site's own address are first-party, even where Google's software created them. Cookies stored under another company's address — for example doubleclick.net — are third-party, and that company can in principle recognise the same device on other websites.
3. Your choices
Strictly necessary cookies are set as soon as you arrive, because the site cannot work without them. UK law does not require consent for these.
Platform measurement cookies are set without consent too, but you can object to them. See section 4b.
Analytics and advertising stay off until you turn them on. When you first visit, our cookie banner asks what you are happy with. Rejecting is as easy as accepting. Until you agree, no analytics or advertising cookies are placed on your device. Google's tags may still register that a page was viewed, without any cookie and without anything that identifies you or your device, so that we can see rough totals.
To change your mind at any time, use the privacy settings control on this site. Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it. If you withdraw it, we stop setting new analytics and advertising cookies straight away and stop using the data they collect. Cookies already on your device are cleared where we can clear them; any that remain will expire on their own, and you can delete them through your browser at any time.
You can also control cookies in your browser. Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will stop parts of this site working.
You can opt out of Google Analytics on every site you visit using Google's browser add-on, and manage Google advertising personalisation at My Ad Center.
4a. Strictly necessary cookies
These are set by Wix, the platform this site runs on. They keep the site secure and functioning, and they cannot be switched off. All are stored under this site's own address.
CookiePurposeExpires
XSRF-TOKENFraud detection on requests made to the siteSession
svSessionSecurity, stability and core site functions12 months
wixSessionSecurity, stability and core site functions12 months
hsSecurity cookieSession
TS*Detection of attacks against the siteSession
server-session-bind, client-session-bindProtection of the site's internal interfacesSession
oAuthStateSession identificationSession
SSR-cachingRecords how a page was rendered, for performance24 hours
sec-fetch-unsupportedFlags browsers that cannot support certain security featuresSession
consent-policyRemembers the cookie choices you made on the banner12 months
Wix also stores a small amount of technical information in your browser's local storage, for the same purposes as the cookies above. It stays until you clear your browsing data.
4b. Platform measurement cookies — no consent needed, but you can object
Wix sets a small number of cookies to check that its own platform is working, to log faults, and to run technical experiments on how pages are built. They tell Wix how the site is performing, not who you are, and the results are used only to improve the service. Since February 2026 UK law allows these without consent, on condition that we tell you about them and give you a simple, free way to say no.
CookiePurposeExpires
bSessionMeasures whether the platform is working correctly24 hours
fedops.logger.sessionIdRecords site errors and faults so they can be fixed12 months
_wixAB3|*Technical experiments run by the platform on how pages are built6 months
To object, use the cookie settings control on this site and switch off platform measurement, or block these cookies in your browser. There is no charge and it takes one click.
5. Analytics cookies — consent required
We use Google Analytics to understand how people find and use this site: which service pages are read, how visitors arrived, and where the site is confusing. Some analytics can now be used in the UK without consent, but only where the provider does not use the data for its own purposes. Ours is connected to our Google advertising account and Google does use the data for its own purposes, so we only set these cookies if you agree.
CookiePurposeExpiresStored under
_gaDistinguishes one visitor from another so visits can be counted2 yearsThis site (first-party)
_ga_13GMD15G4MMaintains the session state for our Google Analytics 4 property2 yearsThis site (first-party)
Google Tag Manager does not itself set any cookies. It decides which of the tags listed on this page are allowed to run, based on the choices you make on our banner.
6. Advertising cookies — consent required
We advertise our services through Google. These cookies let us measure whether an advert led to an enquiry, and they may be used to show you our advertising on other websites. None of the exceptions in the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations cover advertising or tracking, so we set these only if you have agreed, and we stop if you withdraw that agreement.
CookiePurposeExpiresStored under
_gcl_auRecords that a visit came from an advert, so a resulting enquiry can be attributed to it90 daysThis site (first-party)
_gcl_awRecords the Google Ads click that brought you here, so a resulting enquiry can be attributed to it90 daysThis site (first-party)
IDEMeasures advert performance and supports advertising on other sites13 monthsdoubleclick.net (third-party)
test_cookieChecks whether your browser accepts cookies at all15 minutesdoubleclick.net (third-party)
Google may also already hold its own cookies on your device from your use of Google services — NID, for example, set when you visit google.com. Those are not set by this website, and you manage them through your Google account.
7. Third parties named in this policy
CompanyWhat it does hereTheir privacy information
Wix.com LtdHosts this website and runs the contact formswix.com/about/privacy
Usercentrics GmbHRuns the consent banner and records the choices you make on itusercentrics.com/privacy-policy
Google LLC / Google Ireland LtdGoogle Analytics, Google Ads and Google Tag Managerpolicies.google.com/privacy · business.safety.google/privacy
Some of this data is transferred outside the UK. Section 7 of our Privacy Policy explains the safeguards that apply.
8. Links and messaging services
This site links out to WhatsApp so you can message us directly. Clicking that link takes you to WhatsApp, which is operated by Meta and has its own privacy terms. The link itself does not place a cookie on your device from this site.
We do not embed social media feeds, video players or maps that would set cookies of their own. If we add any, we will update this policy when we do.
9. Changes to this policy
We review this policy at least once a year, and whenever the technologies on the site change. The date at the top shows when it was last revised.
10. Questions
Email contactusm4@gmail.com or call 07948 510090. If you are unhappy with how we handle your information, section 10 of our Privacy Policy explains how to complain to us and to the Information Commissioner's Office.