Cookie Policy
Last updated: 7 July 2026
About this Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how MyKidsTime uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website or use features such as newsletter signup forms.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They can help a website work, keep it secure, remember choices and support services requested by visitors.
Similar technologies, including local storage, security tokens and embedded scripts, may also process information about your browser, device or visit. In this policy, references to cookies include these similar technologies where appropriate.
Why MyKidsTime uses cookies
MyKidsTime uses cookies and similar technologies to:
- operate and secure the website;
- support WordPress login and administration;
- protect forms from bots, spam and misuse;
- process newsletter signup and other requested form submissions;
- remember settings where a visitor or authorised user asks us to do so; and
- support hosting, content delivery and technical performance.
Types of cookies
Essential cookies
These cookies and technologies are necessary for the website to operate securely. They may support login sessions, security checks, form submission, hosting and content delivery. Essential cookies cannot be switched off through a cookie preference tool because the relevant feature may not work without them.
Security cookies and technologies
Security technologies help us distinguish genuine visitors from automated traffic, protect forms and prevent abuse. MyKidsTime uses Cloudflare Turnstile for bot prevention and security on protected forms.
Functional and preference cookies
These cookies remember choices or settings when a visitor or authorised user asks the website to do so. Some WordPress preference cookies are only used for logged-in administrators and editors.
Analytics and advertising cookies
The configuration described in this policy does not include non-essential analytics or advertising cookies. If MyKidsTime introduces these cookies, this policy will be updated with the provider, cookie names, purposes and durations, and consent will be requested where required before they are used.
Services used by MyKidsTime
| Service | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress | Publishes and operates the website and supports secure login sessions and authorised user preferences. | Essential / Preference |
| Hostinger / HCDN | Provides website hosting, content delivery, performance, security and request handling. | Essential |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | Protects MyKidsTime forms from bots, spam and automated misuse. | Security / Essential |
| MyKidsTime forms | Processes newsletter signup and other information that a visitor chooses to submit, including consent confirmation and form security checks. | Essential / Functional |
Cookie and technology details
| Cookie or technology | Provider | Purpose | Typical duration | Consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
wordpress_* and wordpress_logged_in_* | WordPress | Authenticates logged-in users and protects their sessions. | Session to short-term | Not required where necessary for login and session security. |
wp-settings-* and wp-settings-time-* | WordPress | Remembers administration and editor preferences for logged-in users. | Up to 1 year | Not required for preferences requested by an authorised logged-in user. |
| Turnstile security token | Cloudflare Turnstile | Checks whether a protected form is being submitted by a genuine visitor rather than automated software. The token is short-lived and validated for security purposes. | Short-lived | Not required where necessary to protect the requested form from bots and abuse. |
cf_clearance, where a Cloudflare security challenge or pre-clearance feature is used | Cloudflare | Records that a visitor has passed a Cloudflare security check and may reduce repeated security challenges. | Determined by the applicable Cloudflare security configuration | Not required where necessary for website and form security. |
| Form security or session identifiers, where required | MyKidsTime / WordPress | Supports validation, consent capture, secure submission, success and error handling, and double opt-in newsletter confirmation. | Session to short-term | Not required where necessary to provide and secure the requested form. |
Cloudflare Turnstile
MyKidsTime uses Cloudflare Turnstile on protected forms as a bot-prevention and security service. Turnstile processes technical information needed to assess whether a submission is likely to come from a genuine visitor. A short-lived security token is sent for verification when a protected form is submitted.
Cloudflare may use a clearance cookie when its security challenge or pre-clearance features apply. You can read more in Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.
Newsletter and other forms
MyKidsTime-owned forms use validation and security checks to process information you choose to submit. Newsletter subscriptions use double opt-in, which means you must confirm your subscription using the confirmation message sent to the email address provided.
Form and security technologies are not used to reveal whether an email address is already subscribed or suppressed.
Your cookie choices
Essential and security cookies are used only where necessary to operate the website, protect forms or provide a service you request.
If MyKidsTime uses non-essential cookies, you will be given a choice to accept or reject them where required. You may withdraw or change consent at any time using the Cookie Preferences control where it is displayed.
Managing cookies in your browser
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view or delete cookies, block third-party cookies, block all cookies or choose settings for individual websites.
Blocking essential cookies may affect features such as secure login, form submission, saved preferences or access to protected services.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when the services or technologies used by MyKidsTime change. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.
Contact information
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how MyKidsTime uses cookies, please contact us through the MyKidsTime contact page or email info@mykidstime.com.