Legal · ALR Photography
Cookie Policy
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. This page lists every cookie alr-photography.com uses, why, and for how long. Only the strictly necessary ones are used without your consent; everything else waits until you allow it.
Strictly necessary
Needed for the website to work: remembering your cookie choices, your 18+ confirmation, protecting the forms and keeping your booking while you book. These don’t need consent and can’t be switched off.
| Cookie | Set by | What it’s for | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
alr_consent | This website | Remembers your cookie choices, so you aren’t asked on every page. | 6 months |
alr_18 | This website | Only if you confirm you are 18 or over to view the boudoir galleries: remembers that choice so the photos aren’t blurred again. | 1 year |
alr_form | This website | Only when you open a form (contact, quote request, booking): protects the form against forged submissions and keeps what you typed if something needs correcting. | until you close the browser |
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Protects the website and its forms from bots and malicious traffic. | 30 minutes |
alr_ca | This website | Keeps you signed in to the client area (only once you sign in). | until you close the browser, or 30 days with “keep me signed in” |
alr_gallery | This website | Only while you choose photos in a gallery: keeps the gallery and your choices together while you use it. | until you close the browser |
alr_dl_access_… | This website | Only for a protected download (password or agreement): remembers that you may open it, so you aren’t asked again. | until the download ends |
alr_admin, ar_2fa, alr_lang, alr_staff, alr_theme | This website | Only for the site owner when logged in to the website’s admin. | session to 30 days |
Statistics
Google Analytics helps me understand how many people visit, which pages they look at and how they found the site. It uses cookies and only switches on if you allow it.
| Cookie | Set by | What it’s for | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics (Google Ireland Ltd) | Distinguishes one visitor from another so visits can be counted. | 2 years |
_ga_5MXB3GKN3J | Google Analytics (Google Ireland Ltd) | Keeps track of the current visit (session). | 2 years |
Videos
Videos embedded from YouTube or Vimeo. They only load from those websites, which may set their own cookies, if you allow them here or press “Play video”.
| Cookie | Set by | What it’s for | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
YSC, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE and similar | YouTube (Google Ireland Ltd) | Only when you play a video: lets YouTube play it. | session to 6 months |
Payments, maps and the client area
- When you pay for a booking you go to Stripe’s secure payment page; Stripe sets its own cookies there to process the payment safely (see Stripe’s cookie policy).
- The studio map is drawn on this website with map tiles from OpenFreeMap (OpenStreetMap data). It sets no cookies; like any website you load something from, their server sees your IP address. “Directions in Google Maps” takes you to Google’s own site.
- When you type an address in a booking or price estimate, the address suggestions come from Google Maps. This doesn’t set cookies on this website; what you type is sent to Google (see the privacy statement).
- The client area (alr-photography.com/my-account) uses sign-in cookies while you’re logged in, and a cookie that remembers you may open a protected download – they’re listed above under strictly necessary.
Changing your mind
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time with “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page. You can also delete cookies in your browser’s settings; the website will then ask you again.
Last updated 24 October 2026. More about how your data is handled is in the privacy statement.