Get Support
Donate Now
Leave this Website
Skip to Content
Get Help
Donate
Leave Website
Skip Content
logotype
  • Home
  • Survivors
    • Can We Help You?
    • Our Counsellors
    • Therapies We Use
    • What Others Say
    • Reach Out for Help
    • Client Area
    • Survivor Resources
  • Supporters
    • Donations
    • Fundraising
    • Charity Partnerships
  • Stakeholders
    • About Break the Silence
    • Meet the Team
    • Our Vision & Values
    • Our Partners & Funders
    • Impact & Advocacy
    • Our Governance
    • Standards & Accreditation
  • News
  • Contact Us
logotype
logotype
  • Home
  • Survivors
    • Can We Help You?
    • Our Counsellors
    • Therapies We Use
    • What Others Say
    • Reach Out for Help
    • Client Area
    • Survivor Resources
  • Supporters
    • Donations
    • Fundraising
    • Charity Partnerships
  • Stakeholders
    • About Break the Silence
    • Meet the Team
    • Our Vision & Values
    • Our Partners & Funders
    • Impact & Advocacy
    • Our Governance
    • Standards & Accreditation
  • News
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Survivors
    • Can We Help You?
    • Our Counsellors
    • Therapies We Use
    • What Others Say
    • Reach Out for Help
    • Client Area
    • Survivor Resources
  • Supporters
    • Donations
    • Fundraising
    • Charity Partnerships
  • Stakeholders
    • About Break the Silence
    • Meet the Team
    • Our Vision & Values
    • Our Partners & Funders
    • Impact & Advocacy
    • Our Governance
    • Standards & Accreditation
  • News
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Survivors
    • Can We Help You?
    • Our Counsellors
    • Therapies We Use
    • What Others Say
    • Reach Out for Help
    • Client Area
    • Survivor Resources
  • Supporters
    • Donations
    • Fundraising
    • Charity Partnerships
  • Stakeholders
    • About Break the Silence
    • Meet the Team
    • Our Vision & Values
    • Our Partners & Funders
    • Impact & Advocacy
    • Our Governance
    • Standards & Accreditation
  • News
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Survivors
    • Can We Help You?
    • Our Counsellors
    • Therapies We Use
    • What Others Say
    • Reach Out for Help
    • Client Area
    • Survivor Resources
  • Supporters
    • Donations
    • Fundraising
    • Charity Partnerships
  • Stakeholders
    • About Break the Silence
    • Meet the Team
    • Our Vision & Values
    • Our Partners & Funders
    • Impact & Advocacy
    • Our Governance
    • Standards & Accreditation
  • News
  • Contact Us

Cookie Policy.

  • Home /
  • Cookies Policy

Cookie Policy

Last updated: 4 August 2026

Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Break the Silence (“we”, “our”, or “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.

By using our website, you can choose whether to allow the use of non-essential cookies. Essential cookies are always enabled because they are necessary for the website to function correctly.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember your preferences and understand how visitors use a website.

Some cookies are placed by us (first-party cookies), while others are placed by third-party services that we use (third-party cookies).

Types of cookies we use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of the website. They enable core functionality such as security, accessibility and remembering your cookie preferences.

These cookies cannot be switched off through our cookie banner.

Examples may include:

  • Cookie consent preferences
  • Security and anti-spam features
  • Website session management

Analytics Cookies

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to help us understand how visitors use our website.

Google Analytics collects information such as:

  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on pages
  • Device and browser type
  • General geographic location
  • How visitors arrived at the website

This information is aggregated and used to improve our website and user experience. We do not use Google Analytics to identify individual visitors.

Google Analytics may set cookies including (but not limited to):

  • _ga
  • _ga_*

These cookies typically remain on your device for up to 2 years, although expiry periods may vary.

Marketing Cookies

With your consent, we use Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel) to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and better understand how visitors interact with our website.

Meta Pixel may collect information including:

  • Pages viewed
  • Actions taken on the website
  • Browser and device information
  • Referring websites
  • Information used to measure advertising performance

This information may be used by Meta to provide personalised advertising on Facebook, Instagram and other Meta services, in accordance with Meta’s own privacy policies.

Cookies commonly associated with Meta Pixel may include:

  • _fbp
  • fr (where applicable)
  • Other cookies used by Meta from time to time
Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager (GTM) to manage website tags.

Google Tag Manager itself does not generally collect personal information or set marketing or analytics cookies. Instead, it loads other services (such as Google Analytics and Meta Pixel), which only operate after you have provided consent.

Managing your cookie preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be asked whether you wish to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the Cookie Settings link available on our website.

You can also delete or block cookies through your web browser settings. Please note that disabling some cookies may affect the functionality of parts of the website.

Third-party services

We use the following third-party services that may place cookies on your device (subject to your consent where required):

  • Google Analytics
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Meta Pixel

These providers have their own privacy and cookie policies governing how they process your information.

Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, technology or the services we use. Any updates will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us using the contact details provided on our website.

logo2
logo3
logo5
logo6
logo7
LW_Employer_sm
logotype

Break the Silence is a registered Scottish charity that provides free, professional counselling to survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Contact Us

Address: Break the Silence, 26 Portland Road, Kilmarnock, KA1 2EB.

Call Us: 01563 559 558
Email Us: info@breakthesilence.org.uk

Services

Can We Help You?
Reach Out For Help
Survivor Resources
Donations
Fundraising
News
Impact & Advocacy
Contact us
Privacy Policy - Clients
Privacy Policy - All Users
Cookies Policy
Complaints Process
Safeguarding Policy
Equality Policy/Statement
Copyright © 2025 Break The Silence. All Rights Reserved. Registered charity in Scotland SC036263, Company Ltd by Guarantee SC341157. Website by Nexus.
Leave this Website