Privacy & Cookie Policy
Last Reviewed June 2026
This document explains how we collect, store, protect and remove personal data. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Please note that any information shared with us might be stored on servers outside the U.K./European Zone, including the U.S.A. If this concerns you, please do not use our services or contact us via our website.
What data do we collect?
Personal identification information – Name, Address, Email Address, Contact Number.
Your dog/puppy details – Name, Breed, Sex, Age
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide Nimbus Dogs with data when you:
• Book a place on a course/workshop or 1-2-1 training
• Use the Contact Form on our website to send us a message
• Contact us by Email, Phone or WhatsApp
How we use your data
• To process your booking
• Update our financial accounts
• To email you
• To respond to messages received through our website’s Contact Form or any direct communication (email, phone, WhatsApp)
• Record keeping and to efficiently run our business
Who do we share your data with?
We only share your information with our specific technical suppliers for the purposes of the processing of bookings, maintaining our company accounts and for the running of our business. We do not share or supply your data to any company or organisation that is not a paid supplier and would not do so, unless required or by legal instruction.
The suppliers we use have their own privacy policies in place regarding handling your personal data, and we are satisfied they offer suitable protection of your data.
How do we store your data?
Data collected from our website is:
1. Held in our website database and is stored on a secure web server by our hosting provider
2. Stored with our cloud accounts software
3. Stored with our card processing supplier
How Long Do We Store Your Data?
Personal Data is stored for a maximum of 13 months.
Each month we systematically delete personal data that is over 12 months old.
Please contact us if you would like us to delete the personal data we hold on you earlier.
What are your data protection rights?
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access
You have the right to request Nimbus Dogs for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification
You have the right to request that Nimbus Dogs correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Nimbus Dogs complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure
You have the right to request that Nimbus Dogs erase your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing
You have the right to request that Nimbus Dogs restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions. However, we may have to cancel your booking if we are unable to facilitate due to a request to restrict processing.
The right to data portability
You have the right to request that Nimbus Dogs transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
For further information, visit: https://allaboutcookies.org/
How do we use cookies?
Nimbus Dogs uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
• Understanding how you use our website
• Analytics of our website
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
• Functionality – Nimbus Dogs uses these cookies so that we recognise you on our website and remember your selected preferences. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used
• Advertising – Nimbus Dogs uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your I.P. address. Nimbus Dogs sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.
• Analytics – Nimbus Dogs uses cookies so that we can review how our website is used
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Nimbus Dogs website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager simplifies the management of marketing tags on your website without code changes.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookiePreferences | Registers cookie preferences of a user | 2 years |
| td | Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | session |
Stripe
Stripe is a payment processing platform that enables businesses to accept online payments securely and efficiently.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __stripe_mid | Fraud prevention and detection | 1 year |
| __stripe_sid | Fraud prevention and detection | 30 minutes |
| m | Set by payment provider stripe.com to process payments | 10 years |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
Changes to our privacy policy
Nimbus Dogs keeps its privacy policy under annual review and places any updates on this policy.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about Nimbus Dogs privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
How to contact the appropriate authority
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Nimbus Dogs has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office. https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/

