Cookie Policy

Last updated: 16 September 2026

Open Blend Method Limited ("we", "us", "our")

This Cookie Policy explains how Open Blend Method Limited (company number 09283273), registered at 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE, uses cookies and similar technologies on openblend.com, including the Vokser section of our website (openblend.com/vokser).

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Notice, which explains how we use the personal data we collect, including data collected through cookies.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, work more efficiently, and to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies may be "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).

We also use similar technologies such as pixels and tags, which we refer to collectively as "cookies" in this policy.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

Make our website function correctly and securely
Understand how visitors use our website, so we can improve it
Measure the effectiveness of our marketing and content
Remember your preferences

We use Google Tag Manager (GTM) to manage and deploy the tags and tracking codes on our website, including those for Google Analytics (GA). GTM itself does not typically collect personal data but acts as a container that loads other tools, such as GA, on our site.

We use Google Analytics to collect statistical information about how visitors use our website — such as pages viewed, time spent on site, and how visitors arrived at our site — so we can understand and improve the user experience. This is processed in accordance with the Necessary for our legitimate interests and consent (for cookie-setting) bases set out in our Privacy Notice.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

CategoryPurposeConsent Required?

Strictly Necessary

Required for the website to function (e.g. security, load balancing, remembering cookie consent choices). These cannot be switched off.

No — essential to the service

Analytics / Performance (e.g. Google Analytics, served via GTM)

Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously, so we can measure and improve performance.

Yes

Functionality

Allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your region) to provide enhanced, personalised features.

Yes

Marketing / Advertising (e.g. LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google Ads, if enabled)

Used to track visitors across websites, to display adverts relevant to you and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Yes

Cookies currently in use

CookieProviderPurposeExpiry

_ga

Google Analytics

Distinguishes unique users

2 years

_ga_<container-id>

Google Analytics 4

Persists session state

2 years

_gid

Google Analytics

Distinguishes unique users

24 hours

GTM container cookies

Google Tag Manager

Manages the loading of other tags/scripts

Session

(This table should be kept up to date to reflect the actual cookies deployed via your GTM container and audited periodically — for example using your cookie consent platform's scan report.)

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third parties on our behalf. We use Google as a third-party provider for Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. Google may process this data in accordance with its own privacy policy. You can find out more about how Google uses data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Where cookies from third-party advertising platforms (such as Google Ads or LinkedIn) are used, those providers may also set cookies to track your activity across other websites for advertising purposes.

When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies, and to manage your preferences by category. You can change your preferences at any time by [clicking here to manage cookie settings] or by clearing your cookies and revisiting the site to trigger the banner again.

Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent and cannot be disabled through this mechanism, as they are essential to the operation of the site.

6. Managing Cookies via Your Browser

In addition to the controls we provide, most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

View what cookies are stored on your device and delete them individually
Block third-party cookies
Block cookies from particular sites
Block all cookies from being set
Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that if you block or delete cookies, some parts of our website may not function as intended, and your user experience may be affected.

You can find out more about managing cookies at your browser's help pages, or at www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

You can also opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed.