What Are Cookies?

At Behr Psychology, we use cookies for the following purposes:

1. Functionality: Some cookies are necessary for our website to function correctly. For example, Google reCAPTCHA sets a cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) on pages with a form to tell people from automated programs, Calendly sets cookies when you open our Book a Call window, and Cloudflare, which protects our website, may set a security cookie (__cf_bm).
2. Analytics: We use analytics cookies (e.g., Google Analytics: _ga and _ga_YDD6N33T5E) to track website traffic and understand user behavior. This helps us improve our services.
3. Marketing: Marketing cookies, such as those from Google Ads (_gcl_au, plus _gcl_aw and GCL_AW_P if you arrive from a Google ad) and the LinkedIn Insight Tag (LinkedIn may set bcookie, lidc and li_gc), allow us to personalize content and show relevant ads based on user preferences.

• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when the user closes their browser.
• Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on the user’s device for a specified period (e.g., Google Analytics cookies last up to 2 years and Google Ads cookies 90 days).
• Browser Storage: Some of the same services keep small pieces of data in your browser’s local storage or session storage instead of a cookie (e.g., _gcl_ls from Google Ads, rc::a and rc::c from Google reCAPTCHA, and ajs_anonymous_id from Calendly). You can clear this data in your browser settings, as you can with cookies.

Users can manage cookie preferences through their browser settings. They can choose to accept or reject cookies or delete existing ones. However, disabling certain cookies may impact website functionality. We do not load analytics or advertising tools (Google Analytics, Google Ads, the LinkedIn Insight Tag) for users in the European Union, the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, or when we cannot tell where a user is. For them, Calendly asks for consent itself when the Book a Call window opens.

Our cookie policy is available in the website footer and on a dedicated cookie policy page.