Cookie Policy
How cookies are used on this website for advertising, and how you can control them.
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on nhspaycalculator.uk/. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser when you visit a website. Similar technologies, such as pixels, local storage and device identifiers, do comparable jobs. They are widely used to make websites work, to remember preferences and to deliver and measure advertising.
2. Cookies Set by This Website
The NHS Pay Calculator does not set its own cookies and does not save your calculator inputs in cookies or local storage. Everything you enter is processed in your browser and discarded when you leave the page.
3. Third-Party Cookies
This website is supported by advertising provided by Google AdSense. When ads are shown, Google and its advertising partners may set or read cookies and use similar technologies in your browser. These are third-party cookies and are not controlled by us.
| Category | Provider | Purpose | Consent needed (UK/EEA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | Google and its advertising partners | Show ads, personalise ads based on previous visits (where you consent), limit how often you see an ad, measure ad performance and detect invalid activity. | Yes, for personalisation and non-essential use |
| Security and fraud prevention | Protect against fraudulent clicks, spam and abuse of the ad service. | Not for strictly necessary purposes |
Cookie names, lifetimes and purposes are set by Google and can change. Google publishes current information on its types of cookies page and on how it uses information from sites that use its services.
4. Your Choices
- Consent message: where required, you can accept, refuse or manage non-essential cookies through the consent message shown on the site, and change your mind later using the privacy settings option or by clearing your browser cookies so the message appears again.
- Google Ads Settings: turn off personalised advertising at adssettings.google.com.
- Industry opt-outs: use aboutads.info/choices or youronlinechoices.com/uk to opt out of personalised ads from participating companies.
- Browser settings: most browsers let you view, block or delete cookies. Check the “Help” section of your browser for instructions. Blocking all cookies will not stop the calculator working, although you may still see non-personalised ads.
5. Non-Personalised Ads
If you refuse consent or opt out of personalised advertising, you may still see ads, but they will not be based on your browsing history. They may use limited data such as your approximate location, the content of the page and the time of day.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if the technologies we use change. The latest update date is shown below.
7. Contact
If you have any questions about cookies, email [email protected] or use our contact page.
Last updated: 12 October 2026