Cookie policy

Last updated: July 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Michael O’Mara Books Limited (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.

It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies help websites function properly, improve your browsing experience and provide information about how visitors use a website.

Depending on the type of cookie, they may collect information such as:

  • which pages you visit;
  • which links you click;
  • how long you spend on each page;
  • the device and browser you are using;
  • your approximate location; and
  • how you arrived at our website.

Some cookies are essential for the operation of the website, while others help us improve our website, understand how it is used and measure the effectiveness of our marketing.

How we use cookies

We use cookies to:

  • ensure our website functions correctly;
  • remember your cookie preferences;
  • understand how visitors use our website;
  • improve the content, structure and performance of our website;
  • measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns; and
  • help us provide more relevant content and marketing across platforms including Google, Meta and Pinterest.

 

Where required by law, we will only place non-essential cookies on your device after you have provided your consent through our cookie banner.

Types of cookies we use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled through our cookie preference centre.

They enable core functionality including:

  • website security;
  • page navigation;
  • remembering your cookie consent preferences; and
  • maintaining basic website functionality.

Because these cookies are necessary for the operation of the website, they do not require your consent.

Analytics Cookies

To help us understand how visitors use our website, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4).

Google Analytics helps us analyse information such as:

  • the number of visitors to our website;
  • the pages that are visited;
  • how visitors move around the website;
  • session duration;
  • click behaviour; and
  • general website performance.

These insights help us improve the structure, content and usability of our website.

Google Analytics collects information in an aggregated and pseudonymised form to help us understand how visitors use our website. While this information is not used by Michael O’Mara Books to identify individual visitors, certain technical information, such as IP addresses, may be processed by Google before aggregation in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy.

Analytics cookies are only placed if you choose to accept analytics cookies through our cookie banner.

Cookie Duration Description
_ga_* 1 year 1 month 4 days Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
_ga 1 year 1 month 4 days Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.

 

Advertising and Marketing Cookies

We use advertising and marketing technologies including:

  • Google Ads
  • Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel)
  • Pinterest Tag (Pinterest Pixel)

These technologies help us:

  • understand how visitors interact with our advertising;
  • measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns;
  • understand which advertisements lead visitors to our website;
  • improve our marketing activities; and
  • display more relevant advertising on third-party platforms, including Google, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

These technologies may collect information about your browsing activity on our website and help us understand how visitors engage with our content after interacting with our advertising.

Advertising and marketing cookies are only placed where you have chosen to accept marketing cookies through our CookieYes consent banner.

 

Cookie Duration Description
_fbp 3 months Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions.
_pin_unauth 1 year Pinterest set this cookie to group actions for users who cannot be identified.

 

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies help remember certain choices you make when using our website to improve your browsing experience.

These include remembering your cookie consent preferences through our cookie management platform.

We use CookieYes, a WordPress cookie consent plugin, to manage cookie consent on our website. CookieYes stores your cookie preferences so that your choices are respected on future visits.

These cookies are necessary for recording and managing your consent preferences.

Cookie Duration Description
sib_cuid 6 months SendinBlue sets this cookie to store unique visits.

Uncategorised Cookies

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

Cookie Duration Description
_pinterest_ct_ua 1 year No description available.

 

Managing your cookie preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner provided by CookieYes.

You can choose to:

  • Accept all cookies;
  • Reject all non-essential cookies; or
  • Customise your cookie preferences.

Your consent choices are securely stored by CookieYes and can be changed at any time. To do so, please visit: https://www.mombooks.com/cookie-policy?cky_preview=true

You can also control cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • view cookies stored on your device;
  • delete existing cookies;
  • block cookies from specific websites; or
  • block all cookies.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of this website.

Further information about managing cookies can be found at:

https://www.aboutcookies.org/

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies used on this website are provided by trusted third-party services.

These currently include:

  • Google Analytics 4;
  • Google Ads;
  • Meta Pixel;
  • Pinterest Tag; and
  • CookieYes.

These providers may collect information about your interaction with our website in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We encourage you to review their privacy policies for more information about how they process your information.

Cookie Declaration

We use CookieYes to automatically scan our website and maintain an up-to-date record of the cookies used.

Our live Cookie Declaration includes:

  • the name of each cookie;
  • the provider;
  • its purpose;
  • its category;
  • its duration; and
  • whether it is considered necessary or optional.

Because our website may change over time, the cookies used may also change. Our live Cookie Declaration is automatically updated to reflect these changes and provides the most accurate and current information about the cookies used on our website.

Should you wish to update your preferences in light of any changes, please visit: https://www.mombooks.com/cookie-policy?cky_preview=true

Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, legal requirements or the technologies we use.

The latest version will always be published on this page together with the date of the most recent revision.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact:

Michael O’Mara Books Limited
9 Lion Yard
Tremadoc Road
London
SW4 7NQ

Company Registration Number: 01869975

Email: enquiries@mombooks.com