COOKIE POLICY 

 
 

LEE AUSTIN DESIGN ("us", "we", or "our") uses cookies on the https://leeaustindesign.com website (the "Service"). By using the Service, you consent to the use of cookies.

Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Service, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

How lee austin design uses cookies

When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser.

We use cookies for the following:

  • To enable certain functions of the Service

  • We use both session and persistent cookies on the Service and we use different types of cookies to run the Service:

  • We may use essential cookies to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.

We have not pro-actively added any advertising/remarketing cookies to the service ourselves. However, as with most websites, we have selected and connected our website to a number of third party services. If you click on/through to their services, you will need to know about their individual policies.

These third party services are an important part of our overall offering. They are well-known and well-used businesses, all listed below:

  • Squarespace – this is the platform we used to build our website. View their privacy policy here and cookie policy

  • Google Analytics - we use this to monitor visits to our website – things like number of visits and where traffic is coming from. View their terms of service here and privacy policy here. A Google Analytics statement is also included below.

  • Mailchimp - this is the service we use to send out our newsletter. When you register for our newsletter, your information is stored on their servers.  View their privacy policy here and cookie policy

  • Facebook & Instagram – If you didn’t know already, Instagram is owned by Facebook. We have connected Squarespace (reminder, this is the platform we used to build our website) to our Facebook and Instagram channels, allowing us to show automatically show social posts on our site and allow you to easily share website pages to your social accounts. View their privacy policy here and cookie policy

 Google Analytics statement:

"This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above."

What are your choices regarding cookies?

If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. As a European citizen, under GDPR, you have certain individual rights. You can learn more about these rights in the GDPR Guide.

Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly. Further

Where can you find more information about cookies

You can learn more about cookies and the following third-party websites:

 We can't be responsible for the content of external websites.