Catalyse Website and Cookie Information

Website Information

Who has access to information relating to our website 

Personal data gathered through or relating to the website is accessible to Catalyse administrative staff for the purposes of administering our services. Additionally Catalyse Executive members responsible for overseeing and reporting on the website have access to such information, in conjunction with the web developer/technical support when necessary. As above, all those working with Catalyse comply with data protection legislation and maintain appropriate security measures in relation to the website. 

Reports drawing on anonymised information obtained via third party applications such as Google Analytics, WordPress plus related toolkits, tools and plug-ins, may be shared with Catalyse Executive members and non-executive directors for the purpose of improving and delivering Catalyse services. 

Retention periods for personal data held on our website 

We delete any personal data held on our website that is not required for the core running of Catalyse business as soon as possible. If you have created an account in order to purchase a course, a personal reformulation, or any other product through our site, then your account information is retained indefinitely to comply with our business and financial requirements.   

Click here for more information about Catalyse’ privacy notice.

Cookies

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. 

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes. 

Cookies we use:

Catalyse uses CookieYes, a GDPR compliant cookie tracker, and regularly scans the site to identify cookies being used to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. The tracker lists active cookies and allows you to provide or withhold consent for those cookies which are non-essential.   

This includes third-party cookies that help us analyse how you use this website, store your preferences, and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you. These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent. 

Overall, cookies help us to provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. 

You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience. 

Turning Cookies Off

Through the CookieYes banner displayed on the site, you can view the current list of cookies by clicking on ‘Consent Preferences’. You can then view detailed information about all cookies under each consent category as below.  You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience. 

Necessary – these are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site.  Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data. 

Functional – Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features. 

Analytics – Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. 

Performance – Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for site visitors. 

Advertisement – Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of ad campaigns (these generally relate to third parties such as Google and Youtube). 

Uncategorised – Other uncategorised cookies are those that are being analysed and have not been classified into a category as yet. 

Other Ways To Turn Cookies Off 

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can also usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.  Doing so, however, may prevent you from taking full advantage of this website and possibly many others, as cookies are a standard part of most modern websites. 

You can usually switch cookies off by adjusting your browser settings to stop it from accepting cookies. If you want to do this we’d suggest using a search engine to search for “How to switch off cookies” (adding in your browser and device) or ask your supplier or technical support. 

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question. 

Last Updated September 2026