This Cookie Policy explains how Tony Flynn Mortgages (“we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit www.tfmortgages.co.uk. It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which sets out how we use any personal information we collect about you.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to provide information to the website owners. Cookies can be “session” cookies (which expire when you close your browser) or “persistent” cookies (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
How we use cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential / Strictly Necessary – required for the website to function correctly.
- Analytics – help us understand how visitors interact with the website so we can improve it.
- Marketing & Advertising – used to deliver relevant adverts and measure campaign performance.
- Functional – remember your preferences and improve your experience.
Cookies used on this website
Essential Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID | Tony Flynn Mortgages | Preserves your session state across page requests. Required for the website and contact forms to function correctly. | Session | Essential |
grve-privacy-consent | Tony Flynn Mortgages (Impeka Theme) | Stores your privacy/cookie consent preference so the consent notice is not shown again. | 1 year | Essential |
resolution | Tony Flynn Mortgages | Records your screen resolution to help the website serve appropriately sized images and layouts. | Session | Essential |
wp-settings-{id} | WordPress | Stores interface preferences for logged-in WordPress users (admin only). | 1 year | Essential |
wp-settings-time-{id} | WordPress | Records when WordPress user interface preferences were last updated (admin only). | 1 year | Essential |
Analytics Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website. Used across all Google Analytics properties on the site. | 2 years | Analytics |
_ga_EQDN3BWDSD_ga_NW5NCBMG68_ga_HR8PYF8F91 | Google Analytics (GA4) | Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state and track individual measurement IDs on the site. | 2 years | Analytics |
_gcl_au | Google (AdSense / Tag Manager) | Used by Google AdSense and Google Tag Manager to experiment with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months | Analytics |
Marketing & Advertising Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_fbp | Meta (Facebook) | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products, such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers, and to track visits across websites. | 3 months | Marketing |
pbid | PixelYourSite | Assigns a unique browser ID used by the PixelYourSite plugin to accurately fire Facebook and Google marketing pixel events. | 1 year | Marketing |
pys_landing_page | PixelYourSite | Records the landing page URL of your first visit to help attribute marketing conversions correctly. | Session | Marketing |
last_pys_landing_page | PixelYourSite | Stores the most recent landing page URL to improve marketing attribution and event tracking accuracy. | 1 year | Marketing |
pysTrafficSource | PixelYourSite | Records the current traffic source (e.g. direct, organic, paid) to help attribute conversions to the correct marketing channel. | Session | Marketing |
last_pysTrafficSource | PixelYourSite | Stores the most recent traffic source to improve marketing conversion attribution. | 1 year | Marketing |
pys_first_visit | PixelYourSite | Flags whether this is your first visit to the site, used to fire first-visit marketing pixel events accurately. | Session | Marketing |
pys_session_limit | PixelYourSite | Controls the frequency of pixel event firing within a session to avoid duplicate marketing event reporting. | Session | Marketing |
pys_start_session | PixelYourSite | Marks the start of a new session for accurate pixel event tracking. | Session | Marketing |
pys_advanced_form_data | PixelYourSite | Temporarily stores form field data (such as name and email) to enhance Facebook pixel event match quality for marketing attribution. Data is hashed before transmission. | Session | Marketing |
Functional Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
redux_current_tab | Redux Framework (WordPress) | Remembers the last active tab in the WordPress theme options panel for logged-in administrators. | Session | Functional |
g_state | Google (Sign In with Google) | Used by Google Sign-In to manage the authentication state and improve sign-in performance. | Session | Functional |
Third-party cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. These include Google (Analytics, Ads, reCAPTCHA and Sign-In), Meta/Facebook (advertising and pixel tracking), PixelYourSite (marketing event management), VouchedFor (review widget), and ManyChat (chat widget). We do not control these third-party cookies. Please refer to the respective privacy policies of these providers for more information:
How to control cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. However, if you do this, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.
To find out how to manage cookies in your browser, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. To opt out of interest-based advertising, visit www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Updates to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation or our business practices. The most recent version will always be available on this page. This policy was last updated in June 2026.
Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at tony@tfmortgages.co.uk or write to us at:
Tony Flynn Mortgages
11 Clyde Street
Carluke, South Lanarkshire ML8 5BA
United Kingdom