Cookie Policy
Last updated: November 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.
How We Use Cookies
FitSteps uses cookies to improve your browsing experience, analyse site traffic, and understand how visitors interact with our website. Cookies help us provide you with a better, faster, and safer experience.
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
- Session management cookies
- Security cookies
- Cookie consent preferences
Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the way our website works.
- Page view tracking
- User behaviour analysis
- Site performance monitoring
Functionality Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation based on your interactions with our site.
- Language preferences
- Region selection
- Accessibility settings
Google Consent Mode v2
We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to adjust how Google tags behave based on your consent choices. This ensures that your privacy preferences are respected while still allowing us to gather necessary analytics data in a privacy-friendly manner.
When you decline cookies, Google Consent Mode uses cookieless pings that provide aggregated, anonymised insights without storing personal identifiers on your device.
Third-Party Cookies
We may use third-party services that set cookies on our website. These include:
- Google Analytics for website traffic analysis
- Content delivery networks for improved site performance
These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them.
Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your choice will be saved for future visits.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Here are links to cookie settings for popular 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 > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site data
Opt-Out Tools
For analytics cookies, you can opt out using:
- Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Your browser's Do Not Track settings
Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function as intended. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the website to work.
Cookie Duration
Cookies may be session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
Our cookies typically have the following lifespans:
- Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
- Consent cookies: 12 months
- Analytics cookies: 24 months
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. Please check this page periodically for updates.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
FitSteps
71 High Street
Bristol BS1 5AD
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 117 749 52 36