1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, improve user experience, and provide information to website operators.
Cookies can be "session cookies" (which expire when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (which remain on your device until they expire or you delete them). They may be placed by the website you are visiting ("first-party cookies") or by third-party services embedded in that website ("third-party cookies").
Under the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR, we are required to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. You can manage your preferences at any time using our cookie settings.
2. How We Use Cookies
The AI Leap uses cookies on our website (theaileap.com) for the following purposes:
- Ensuring the website functions correctly: Some cookies are essential for basic site operations and cannot be disabled
- Understanding how visitors use our site: Analytics cookies help us measure traffic, identify popular pages, and improve the user experience
- Remembering your preferences: Preference cookies store your settings so you don't have to re-enter them each visit
- Improving our services: Aggregated analytics data informs our content and feature development decisions
We do not currently use cookies to serve targeted advertising or sell your data to third-party advertisers.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
The following tables describe the specific cookies placed on your device when you visit theaileap.com.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function. They cannot be disabled as the site would not operate correctly without them. No consent is required for these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
cookieconsent_status | The AI Leap | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year | |
PHPSESSID | The AI Leap | Maintains your session state across page requests | Session | |
csrf_token | The AI Leap | Security token to prevent cross-site request forgery | Session |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They are only placed with your consent.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on how you use the website. IP addresses are anonymised. | 2 years | |
_ga_* | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state and track pageviews within a session | 2 years | |
_gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID for the current day's session to differentiate visitor sessions | 24 hours | |
_gat | Google Analytics | Throttles request rate to limit data collection on high-traffic sites | 1 minute |
Preference Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember your preferences and settings across visits, such as your preferred language or theme.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
theme_preference | The AI Leap | Remembers your selected display theme (light/dark mode) | 1 year | |
vf_session | Voiceflow | Maintains state for our AI chatbot widget across page navigation | Session |
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies, and we recommend you review them:
- Google Analytics: Used for website analytics. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Voiceflow: Provides our AI chatbot widget functionality. Voiceflow's privacy policy is available at voiceflow.com/privacy.
We do not control these third-party cookies and are not responsible for how those third parties use the information they collect.
5. Managing & Controlling Cookies
You have several options to control how cookies are used on your device:
Through Our Cookie Settings
You can withdraw or update your consent for non-essential cookies at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the footer of our website.
Through Your Browser
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View the cookies currently stored on your device
- Delete specific cookies or all cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all third-party cookies
- Block all cookies (note: this will break most website functionality)
Instructions for the most common browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
Through Opt-Out Tools
For analytics and advertising cookies from specific networks, you can also use industry opt-out tools such as the Your Online Choices platform or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out tool.
Please note: Disabling or deleting strictly necessary cookies will prevent our website from functioning correctly. Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your ability to browse the site, but will mean we cannot improve the experience based on how users interact with it.
6. Legal Basis for Cookie Use
Our use of cookies is governed by the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the UK GDPR:
- Strictly necessary cookies: We rely on the legitimate interest ground under UK GDPR and the "strictly necessary" exemption under PECR. These do not require consent.
- Analytics and preference cookies: We rely on your consent as the lawful basis. You are asked for consent when you first visit our website and can withdraw it at any time.
Where we rely on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our use of cookies changes, or as legal requirements evolve. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and display a notice on our website.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions About Our Cookie Use
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or wish to exercise any rights in relation to your personal data, please contact us:
Contact form: theaileap.com/contact
For more information on how we handle your personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.