Fathom Financial Consulting’s Cookies and Website Policy
The latest revision to our full privacy policy was in April 2024. It was reviewed in January 2026.
We have updated our Privacy Policy in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To view the full policy, please click here.
The domain www.fathom-consulting.com is operated by Fathom Financial Consulting. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and complying with the 2018 General Data Protection Regulation.
Please read the following to understand our views and practices regarding personal information and our website. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should contact us using the details given at the end of this statement under ‘Contact details’.
Please note that this policy applies only to the Fathom website and not to the websites of other organisations to which we may provide links. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of such third-party sites and you should make your own enquiries in respect of them
What information may be collected?
We collect personal information from you when you access the website. Your details may also be entered into our database for general administration purposes and for auditing usage of the site. The information we may collect will comprise some or all of the following: your name, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, IP number and post code. If you do not wish us to collect your personal data please contact us as explained in the ‘How to withdraw consent’ section of Fathom’s privacy policy.
Fathom may in some cases collect information about you that may not be personal data. For example the type of Internet browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, and the domain name of a website from which you linked to the Fathom site.
How is the information used?
We will use the information we collect to track and monitor the usage of our website and help us understand the patterns of site visitors. This will help us operate the site more effectively, identify what sort of information is of interest to our users and assist us in business processes such as accounting, marketing and record keeping.
Will my personal information be provided to third parties?
We may share your personal information with third parties but only in the strictly limited circumstances set out in ‘How the law protects you’ section of our wider privacy policy.
We may also supply your personal information to third parties (such as our internet service providers) who help us administer our website. These third parties must at all times provide the same levels of security for your personal information as Fathom and, where required, are bound by a legal agreement to keep your personal information private, secure and to process it only on the specific instructions of Fathom.
Cookie policy
We may use “cookies” from time to time. Otherwise known as a type of tracking software, a cookie is a small, unique, text file that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies help our website tailor the information presented to you based on your preferences by collecting information such as which areas of the website you have visited and for how long, so the next time you visit the site, those pages may be accessible readily. Cookies also allow us to collect statistical information such as search engines used, how many visitors download files and which files these were. We will also be able to study how visitors navigate around the site and this will help us manage and improve the site where necessary.
A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites and cookies do not damage your system. You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings on your browser so that it rejects them or notifies you when a website tries to send you a cookie. Rejecting cookies may affect the scope of your enjoyment of a website and may mean that some features do not operate as intended. We do not use single-pixel gif images, sometimes referred to as “web bugs” or “web beacons”.
Fathom website cookies
| Used by | Name | Expiry date | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Login | PHPSESSID | Session | Necessary | This cookie allows users to securely log in to the website. |
| CloudFlare | _cf_bm | 30 minutes | Necessary | Cloudflare places the cookie on end-user devices that access customer sites protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode. |
| Google reCAPTCHA | Rc::A | 2 minutes | Necessary | Used to track and analyse user behaviour to distinguish humans from bots or automated software. |
| WordPress | wpEmojiSettingsSupports | Session | Necessary | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user's browser can display emojis properly. |
| WordPress | wordpress_test_cookie | Session | Necessary | WordPress sets this cookie to determine whether cookies are enabled on the users' browsers. |
| YouTube | VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Necessary | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | |
| Datastream | DSCharting.ForwardedHost | Session | Functional | Used by the Datastream charting service to maintain host information for embedded charts and ensure the charts function correctly during the current browsing session |
| YouTube | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | Functional | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| YouTube | ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Never | Functional | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. |
| Google Analytics | _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Analytics | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| Google Analytics | _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Analytics | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| Google Analytics | _gid | 1 day | Analytics | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| Google Analytics | _gat_gtag_UA_* | 1 minute | Analytics | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. |
| Vimeo | vuid | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Analytics | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website. |
| YouTube | YSC | Session | Analytics | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| Google Tag Manager | _gcl_au | 3 months | Advertisement | Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| YouTube | __Secure-YNID | 6 months | Advertisement | YouTube cookie used to protect user security and prevent fraud, especially during the login process. |
| YouTube | __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | Advertisement | YouTube sets this cookie to manage feature rollout and experimentation. It helps Google control which new features or interface changes are shown to users as part of testing and staged rollouts, ensuring consistent experience for a given user during an experiment. |
| YouTube | __Secure-YEC | past | Advertisement |
What security will exist?
We are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal data. We use appropriate standards of technology and operational security to protect personal information including a Secure Server and network firewall connection. Operationally, access to personal information is restricted to authorised personnel who are under a duty to maintain the confidentiality and security of such information.
Internet and data storage
The Internet is inherently insecure. Personal Data submitted by means of the Internet may be vulnerable to unauthorised access by third parties. Submission of Personal Data using the Internet is at your own risk. We will take reasonable and appropriate technical measures to ensure that your Personal Data is stored in a secure manner. However, we shall have no liability for disclosure of data due to errors in transmission or the fraudulent, negligent or other illegal acts of a third party, such as ‘Hacking’. Any transmission of personal information on or through the use of our website is at your own risk.
What about changes to the privacy policy?
We reserve the right to modify or amend this privacy policy at any time and for any reason. Details of any changes will be posted at the top of the privacy policy web page.
Contact Details
Contact Address:
Fathom Financial Consulting Limited,
47 Bevenden Street,
London,
N1 6BH
Email: enquiries@fathom-consulting.com
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7796 9561
Updated August 2026