Cookie Policy
Last updated: 21 April 2026
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use them sparingly and only where they help us run the site or understand how it is used.
When you first visit Gentle Space, you will see our cookie consent banner. You can accept analytics, or choose essential-only. You can change your choice at any time using the "Cookie settings" link in our footer.
Categories we use
Strictly necessary
These are required for the site to function. They include session cookies (so we know you are logged in) and the small piece of browser storage that remembers your consent choice. You cannot turn these off; without them, the site will not work.
Analytics
Only loaded if you accept analytics in the banner. We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), loaded through Google Tag Manager, to understand which articles people find useful and where the site could be better.
GA4 sets the following cookies:
_ga: a randomly generated ID that distinguishes visitors. Expires after 2 years._ga_<ID>: stores session state. Expires after 2 years.
We run GA4 in Consent Mode v2. Until you accept analytics, Google Tag Manager keeps every tag in a denied state: no analytics cookies are set and no analytics data is collected. We never use advertising or personalisation cookies.
Third-party embeds (activated on click)
When you press play on a YouTube video embedded in an article, YouTube (via the youtube-nocookie.com domain) may set cookies to power the player. The video does not load until you click, so these cookies are only set if you choose to watch.
Changing your consent
You can re-open the consent banner by pressing "Cookie settings" in the footer at any time. Browser privacy controls (blocking third-party cookies, private browsing) also work as expected.
More detail
For more on how we handle your personal data generally, see our Privacy Policy.