Cookie Policy

Cookies are small files or pieces of information that websites can store on your device. They are commonly used to:

• Keep you logged in
• Remember your preferences
• Help keep websites secure
• Improve website performance
• Understand how visitors use a website

Some cookies are necessary for a website to function properly, while others are optional.

MeandMyOCD may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Operate the website and community forum
• Keep members securely logged in
• Protect accounts and the website from misuse
• Remember your preferences
• Remember your cookie choices
• Provide requested website features
• Understand how the website is being used
• Improve the performance and usability of the website

We do not sell personal information collected through cookies.

Some cookies are essential for MeandMyOCD to function correctly. These may be used for:

• Account login and authentication
• Maintaining your logged-in session
• Website and account security
• Preventing spam and malicious activity
• Protecting forms and account functions
• Remembering your privacy or cookie choices
• Providing functions you have specifically requested

Where the law allows these cookies to be used without your consent, they may be placed automatically. If you block essential cookies through your browser, some parts of MeandMyOCD may not work correctly.

Preference cookies may be used to remember choices you make when using MeandMyOCD. This could include:

• Website appearance
• Language settings
• Accessibility preferences
• Display preferences
• Other forum settings

Where consent is required, these cookies will only be used after you have given permission. Where a legal exemption applies, we will provide appropriate information and controls where required.

We may use analytics technologies to help understand how people use MeandMyOCD. Analytics information may include:

• Pages visited
• How long visitors spend on the website
• Approximate visitor numbers
• Browser type
• Device type
• General website performance

This information helps us understand which parts of MeandMyOCD are useful and where improvements may be needed. Where consent is legally required, analytics cookies will not be used until you have accepted them. Where applicable law allows limited statistical analytics without prior consent, we will meet the relevant legal requirements and provide an appropriate way to object.

MeandMyOCD does not currently need to use advertising or behavioural tracking cookies unless these features are introduced in the future.

If we introduce advertising, cross-site tracking, behavioural profiling or similar technologies, they will only be used where permitted by law and after obtaining consent where required.

MeandMyOCD may use third-party services to help operate and protect the website. These could include:

• Website hosting providers
• Forum software providers
• Security services
• Anti-spam services
• CAPTCHA or bot-prevention tools
• Analytics providers
• Email services
• Embedded media services

Some of these providers may place cookies or use similar technologies. Where those technologies require consent, they will not be activated until you have made the appropriate choice.

The exact cookies used by MeandMyOCD may change as the website develops. Cookies may fall into the following categories:

Essential cookies — used for login sessions, account security and core website functionality.

Preference cookies — used to remember settings and choices you make on the website.

Analytics cookies — used, where enabled, to understand website usage and improve MeandMyOCD.

Third-party cookies — may be placed by services used to support the website, subject to the appropriate privacy and consent requirements.

We will update this Cookie Policy or our cookie-management system when there are significant changes to the cookies we use.

Where consent is required, you can choose whether to accept or reject optional cookies.

You should still be able to access the essential features of MeandMyOCD if you reject optional cookies.

Where available, you can change your choices at any time through our Cookie Settings.

Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.

Most internet browsers allow you to:

• View cookies
• Delete cookies
• Block cookies
• Restrict certain types of cookies

Please be aware that blocking all cookies may affect how MeandMyOCD works, particularly account login and forum functionality. You can find cookie controls within your browser's settings or privacy options.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. This may happen when:

• The website changes
• New services are introduced
• Existing services are removed
• The technologies we use change
• Data protection or cookie laws change

The latest version will always be published on MeandMyOCD with the date it was last updated.

If you have any questions about how MeandMyOCD uses cookies or similar technologies, please contact us at [email protected].