Cookie Policy
Garrett Counseling
Last Updated: November 4, 2026
1. Introduction
Garrett Counseling (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, https://garrettcounseling.com, to support website functionality, improve performance, understand how visitors use our website, and measure the effectiveness of our advertising.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which services use them, what information they may collect, and how visitors can manage their cookie preferences.
For additional information about how we collect, use, and protect personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies may be used to:
- Maintain essential website functionality and security.
- Remember user preferences and settings.
- Understand website traffic and visitor engagement.
- Improve website performance.
- Measure advertising effectiveness.
- Support embedded content, such as YouTube videos.
Some cookies are set directly by our website (first-party cookies), while others may be set by third-party services integrated into our website (third-party cookies).
Cookies may remain on your device for a specified period or expire when your browser session ends.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies support basic website operations, security, authentication, and performance. These cookies may be necessary for the website to function correctly and generally do not require visitor consent.
Statistics Cookies
Statistics cookies help us understand how visitors discover and interact with our website. This information is used to evaluate website traffic, identify popular content, and improve the visitor experience.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies help measure advertising effectiveness and may support advertising-related activities conducted by third-party services.
Visitors can manage their preferences for nonessential cookies through our cookie consent controls.
4. Essential Cookies
WordPress
Our website uses WordPress as its content management system. WordPress uses cookies to support secure administrative access, authentication, and user preferences.
Public user registration is disabled. These cookies primarily apply to authorized website administrators rather than ordinary visitors.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
wordpress_logged_in_* |
Maintains authenticated WordPress login sessions. | 2 days; up to 14 days with Remember Me |
wordpress_sec_* |
Supports secure authentication for administrative users. | 2 days; up to 14 days with Remember Me |
wordpress_test_cookie |
Determines whether a browser accepts cookies. | Session |
wp-settings-* |
Stores interface preferences for logged-in WordPress users. | 1 year |
wp-settings-time-* |
Records when WordPress user preferences were updated. | 1 year |
Privacy information: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/
LiteSpeed Cache
We use LiteSpeed Cache to improve website loading speed and performance.
Browser caching allows certain website resources, such as images and stylesheets, to be stored temporarily by visitors’ browsers.
LiteSpeed Cache may also use functional cookies to determine which version of cached website content should be delivered.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
_lscache_vary |
Helps determine the appropriate cached version of website content. | Typically 2 days; may vary |
LiteSpeed Cache cookies are not used for advertising or behavioral analytics.
Privacy information: https://www.litespeedtech.com/privacy-policy
5. Statistics Cookies
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a website analytics service provided by Google, to understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
- Pages visited and website navigation.
- Number of visitors and sessions.
- Approximate geographic location.
- Browser, operating system, and device information.
- Website traffic sources.
- Visitor engagement and interactions.
Google Analytics uses browser identifiers and cookies to help measure website usage. These cookies do not directly contain visitors’ names or email addresses.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
_ga |
Distinguishes browsers for website analytics reporting. | Up to 2 years |
_ga_* |
Maintains session-related information for Google Analytics 4. | Up to 2 years |
_gid |
Distinguishes browsers for analytics reporting in implementations that use this cookie. | 24 hours |
_gat |
Used in certain Google Analytics implementations to limit request rates. | 1 minute |
The _gid and _gat cookies are included for completeness but have not been observed in our current browser testing.
Google Analytics is used to evaluate overall website activity and performance, not to identify visitors personally by name.
Privacy information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
6. Marketing Cookies
Google Ads
Our website uses Google advertising measurement technology to help evaluate the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
These technologies may help determine whether visitors take certain actions after interacting with advertisements.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
_gcl_au |
Supports Google advertising conversion measurement. | Approximately 90 days |
Additional Google advertising technologies may be managed by our advertising service provider.
Privacy information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager is a tag management service that helps administer website analytics and marketing technologies.
Google Tag Manager itself does not ordinarily require cookies, but services implemented through it may use cookies or similar technologies.
The following cookie identifiers are included in our website’s cookie inventory:
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
cookiePreferences |
May store information about a visitor’s cookie preferences. | Up to 2 years |
td |
May support statistical measurement or other tracking functionality. | Session |
The specific origin and use of these two cookies have not been independently confirmed. They are included as potentially applicable cookies.
Privacy information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
7. Embedded YouTube Videos
Our website displays videos hosted by YouTube, a service provided by Google.
When visitors interact with embedded YouTube content, their browsers may communicate with YouTube and transmit information such as IP addresses, browser details, device information, and video interaction activity.
YouTube may use cookies to support video playback, remember preferences, measure engagement, maintain account sessions, and provide personalized content or advertising.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
YSC |
Supports video session and interaction measurement. | Session |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
Supports video delivery and bandwidth-related functionality. | Approximately 6 months |
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA |
Stores information relating to YouTube visitor privacy preferences. | Approximately 6 months |
PREF |
Stores YouTube preferences, including language and playback settings. | Approximately 8 months |
LOGIN_INFO |
Supports YouTube account authentication and personalized experiences. | Varies; may persist for up to 2 years |
YouTube may also use additional Google account, authentication, and security cookies, including cookies beginning with __Secure-, as well as SID, SAPISID, APISID, HSID, and SSID.
These additional cookies may depend on whether a visitor is signed into a Google account and on the visitor’s browser settings.
Privacy information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
8. Contact Forms and Information Submitted by Visitors
Our website includes contact forms that allow visitors to submit inquiries voluntarily.
When a visitor submits a form, we may collect:
- First and last name.
- Email address.
- Phone number.
- Location of interest.
- Reason for contacting us.
- Information included in the visitor’s message.
The contact form system also records technical and submission-related information, which may include IP address, browser and device information, page URL, referring URL, submission date and time, and administrative processing information.
This information is collected to receive, manage, and respond to inquiries.
Contact form submissions are separate from Google Analytics cookies. Information voluntarily submitted through forms is governed by our Privacy Policy.
9. Website Security and Administrative Logging
Our website uses administrative activity logging to monitor website changes and certain system events.
For registered WordPress users, primarily website administrators, these records may include usernames, user roles, IP addresses, browser information, login activity, and changes made to website content, plugins, and settings.
Certain visitor-initiated system events, such as contact form notifications, may also generate records containing technical information, including IP addresses and browser details.
This information is used for website security, troubleshooting, and maintenance, rather than advertising or visitor behavior analytics.
10. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Our website provides cookie consent controls that allow visitors to manage nonessential cookies.
Visitors may choose to:
- Accept all cookies.
- Reject nonessential cookies.
- Customize their cookie preferences.
- Review or change their choices through the cookie preference controls.
Essential cookies required for website operation may remain active regardless of consent preferences.
Where configured, nonessential analytics, marketing, and third-party media technologies are restricted until the visitor provides the applicable consent.
Visitors may also manage or delete cookies through their browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality or the availability of embedded content.
11. Third-Party Services
Some website services are provided by third parties, including Google and YouTube.
These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and may change their cookie practices over time.
We encourage visitors to review the applicable third-party privacy policies for additional information.
12. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in website functionality, tracking technologies, applicable requirements, or third-party services.
The date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last updated.
13. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how information is collected through our website, please contact:
Garrett Counseling
Website: https://garrettcounseling.com
Email: info@garrettcounseling.com