Cookie Policy
Last updated: 9 September 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Burns Accountancy Limited uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that websites store on your device. They can be used to make a website function properly, remember choices and help website owners understand how their website is being used.
How we use cookies
Our website is provided through Squarespace.
We use cookies that are necessary for the operation and security of the website. Squarespace may also use analytics and performance cookies to help us understand how visitors use the website.
We configure our website so that non-essential cookies are restricted unless you choose to accept them through our cookie banner.
We do not currently use cookies for personalised advertising or behavioural advertising.
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies are required for the website to function correctly and do not require your consent where their use is strictly necessary.
The particular necessary cookies used by Squarespace can vary depending on the features of the website.
They may include cookies used to:
maintain website security;
prevent cross-site request forgery;
check whether a browser supports cookies;
remember your cookie preferences; and
support technical website functionality.
For example, Squarespace may use Crumb, a session cookie used to help protect against cross-site request forgery.
Squarespace also uses the following cookies to remember the choices made through our cookie banner:
ss_performancecookiesAllowed — remembers whether you have agreed to performance and analytics cookies. Duration: 30 days.
ss_marketingcookiesAllowed — remembers whether you have agreed to marketing cookies. Duration: 30 days.
Squarespace classifies these as necessary cookies associated with its cookie-consent functionality.
Analytics and performance cookies
If you consent to analytics and performance cookies, Squarespace may use the following cookies to help us understand how visitors interact with the website:
ss_cid — identifies unique visitors and tracks sessions. Duration: two years.
ss_cpvisit — identifies unique visitors and tracks sessions. Duration: two years.
ss_cvisit — identifies unique visitors and tracks sessions. Duration: 30 minutes.
ss_cvr — identifies unique visitors and tracks sessions. Duration: two years.
ss_cvt — identifies unique visitors and tracks sessions. Duration: 30 minutes.
These cookies contribute to Squarespace Analytics, including information such as visitor numbers and traffic sources. We restrict these cookies unless you choose to accept them through our cookie settings.
Third-party services
Some third-party services connected to a website may use their own cookies or similar technologies.
At present, Burns Accountancy does not intentionally use advertising tracking technologies such as the Meta Pixel or Google Ads tracking on this website.
If we introduce additional services or tracking technologies in future, we will review this Cookie Policy and our cookie-consent settings.
Our links to external websites and social-media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, take you to websites operated by those third parties. Their own privacy and cookie policies apply once you visit their websites.
Your cookie choices
When you first visit our website, our cookie banner gives you the option to accept or decline non-essential cookies and to manage your preferences.
Necessary cookies cannot be disabled through our cookie banner because they are required for the website to operate.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie-preferences control available on our website.
You can also delete or block cookies using your browser settings. Please be aware that blocking necessary cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if the cookies or technologies used on our website change, or where necessary to reflect changes in legal or regulatory requirements.
The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.
Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact:
Burns Accountancy Limited
Email:hello@burnsaccountancy.co.uk
Telephone: 07791 037055
You can also read our Privacy Notice for more information about how we use personal information.