Cookie Policy
Effective date: 2026-07-15
This Cookie Policy explains how Guiding Hope Counseling and Consulting uses cookies and similar technologies on www.ghcounselinggroup.com. It should be read with our Privacy Policy.
What cookies are
Cookies and similar technologies (pixels, local storage, SDKs) are small data files or scripts that a site uses to function, remember your choices, and measure how the site is used.
Our consent approach
We use strictly necessary cookies to run the Site. A consent banner is being rolled out across this Site; where it is active you can accept, reject, or choose non-essential technologies by category via Cookie preferences. The technologies actually in use are listed truthfully below, and you can always control cookies and tracking through your browser settings and the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, which we honor as an opt-out of any "sale" or "sharing" where required.
Categories
- Strictly necessary — required for the site to load and for security. Always on.
- Analytics — helps us understand usage.
- Advertising — measures ad performance (an advertising pixel), and may involve "sharing" under some state laws. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) as an opt-out of sale/sharing.
- Functional — conveniences such as web fonts or embedded tools.
Technologies in use on this Site
| Technology | Category | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Google Ads conversion tag | Advertising | Ad conversion measurement on the request-confirmation page |
| Google Fonts (CSS) | Functional | Web-font delivery (visitor IP disclosed to Google) |
| Google Fonts (files) | Functional | Web-font delivery (visitor IP disclosed to Google) |
| Google Tag Manager / GA | Analytics | Site analytics |
| Lovable __l5e analytics | Analytics (platform) | Site usage + performance beacon injected by the website platform |
| flock.js analytics | Analytics | Site analytics (platform) |
Managing your choices
- Control cookies in your browser settings; blocking some may affect functionality.
- Enable Global Privacy Control to signal an opt-out automatically — we honor it.
- Where our cookie banner is active on this Site, use Cookie preferences to change categories anytime.
Changes
We may update this Cookie Policy; the "Effective date" reflects the latest version.
Contact
Questions? Contact Guiding Hope Counseling and Consulting at info@ghcounselinggroup.com.