Last Updated / 30th July 2026
About this Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Rebecca Phillips trading as The Personal Development Mission uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit:
the Programme Hub; and
associated PDM webpages and online tools where this policy is displayed or linked.
It explains what these technologies are, why they may be used, which providers may place them and how you can manage your preferences.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with PDM’s Privacy Policy.
Definitions
In this Cookie Policy:
“Cookie” means a small text file placed on a device when a person visits a website. Cookies may enable website functionality, remember choices or collect information about website use.
“PDM”, “we”, “us” or “our” means Rebecca Phillips trading as The Personal Development Mission.
“Programme Hub” means the password-protected online page or replacement platform through which PDM provides access to Programme information, materials, downloads and interactive tools.
“Third-Party Service Provider” means an external organisation that provides website hosting, analytics, cookie-management, forms, assessments, interactive tools or other services used in connection with the Website or Programme Hub.
“Website” means https://thepersonaldevelopmentmission.com, including associated PDM webpages and the Programme Hub.
“You” means a visitor to or user of the Website or Programme Hub.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website.
Cookies can be used to:
enable essential website functions;
remember your choices and preferences;
understand how people use a website;
improve website performance and usability; and
support analytics or other permitted tracking activities.
Some cookies remain only for the duration of your browsing session, while others remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
Cookies do not normally contain all of your personal information, but information collected through cookies may be combined with other information and may therefore relate to an identifiable individual.
Why do we use cookies and similar technologies?
PDM may use cookies and similar technologies to:
operate the Website and Programme Hub;
remember your cookie choices and other preferences;
maintain security and prevent misuse;
understand how visitors navigate and use the Website;
measure Website and Programme Hub performance;
identify technical problems;
improve content, design, usability and functionality; and
support analytics and session-replay tools where these have been enabled and any required consent has been obtained.
PDM does not currently use cookies to create advertising audiences or deliver targeted advertising through platforms such as Meta or LinkedIn.
If PDM introduces advertising or marketing cookies in the future, this Cookie Policy and the cookie-consent controls will be updated before those technologies are activated.
Types of Cookies
Cookies may be:
session cookies, which expire when you close your browser; or
persistent cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
Cookies may also be:
first-party cookies, placed directly by PDM or the Website; or
third-party cookies, placed by an external provider whose service is used on the Website or Programme Hub.
PDM may use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies:
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for essential functions such as:
operating the Website and Programme Hub;
maintaining security;
managing network traffic;
remembering cookie-consent choices; and
providing core functionality.
These cookies do not normally require consent where they are genuinely necessary for the service requested by the user.
Analytics and performance cookies
These cookies help PDM understand how visitors use the Website and Programme Hub, including which pages are visited, how users navigate, how long they remain on pages and whether technical issues occur.
They may be used by providers such as Google Analytics or Microsoft Clarity where those tools are enabled.
These cookies will only be used where permitted by law and, where required, after consent has been given.
Functionality cookies
These cookies may remember choices or support optional features that improve how the Website works.
PDM will only use these where they are actually required by an enabled feature and, where necessary, after consent has been obtained.
Advertising and marketing cookies
PDM does not currently use advertising or marketing cookies.
If these are introduced in the future, this Cookie Policy and the cookie-consent controls will be updated before they are activated.
Third-party cookies and technologies
Some cookies and similar technologies used on the Website or Programme Hub may be provided by Third-Party Service Providers.
These providers may include services used for:
website and Programme Hub hosting;
analytics and performance measurement;
session replay and heatmaps;
forms and assessments;
cookie-consent management; and
interactive tools or embedded content.
Where enabled, providers such as Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity may place or access cookies or similar identifiers to provide their services.
Third-party providers may process information under their own privacy and cookie policies. PDM does not control the content of those policies, but will take reasonable steps to use providers appropriately and configure their tools in line with applicable law.
Non-essential third-party cookies and similar technologies will only be activated where permitted by law and, where required, after you have given consent.
PDM does not currently use third-party advertising cookies or social-media advertising pixels.
PDM will keep this Cookie Policy updated to reflect the cookies and similar technologies used on the Website.
How you can manage cookies
Where available, you can manage non-essential cookies through the cookie banner or cookie-settings tool on the Website.
You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Browser controls vary, but they commonly allow you to:
view stored cookies;
delete individual or all cookies;
block cookies from particular websites;
block third-party cookies; or
prevent cookies from being stored.
Blocking or deleting cookies may affect how parts of the Website or Programme Hub function. In particular, strictly necessary cookies may be required for security, cookie-preference management or other core features.
Changing your browser settings does not always withdraw consent already recorded through the Website’s cookie banner. Where a cookie-settings tool is available, use it to update your preferences.
Changes to our Cookie Policy
PDM may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:
the cookies and similar technologies used on the Website;
Third-Party Service Providers;
the Website, Programme Hub or related tools;
legal or regulatory requirements; or
PDM’s business activities.
The latest version will be published on the Website with the date of the most recent update.
Where a change is material, PDM will take reasonable steps to bring it to the attention of affected users.
Where required by law, PDM will obtain fresh consent before activating new non-essential cookies or using existing technologies for a materially different purpose.
Your cookie choices
Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are required to provide the Website, Programme Hub or a service you have requested.
Non-essential cookies and similar technologies, including analytics, performance and session-replay technologies, will only be activated where permitted by law and, where required, after you have given consent through the cookie banner or cookie-settings tool.
You can withdraw or change your consent using the cookie controls made available on the Website or by adjusting your browser settings. Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.
Contact Details
The data controller responsible for the use of cookies and similar technologies described in this Cookie Policy is:
Rebecca Phillips trading as The Personal Development Mission
Email: hello@thepersonaldevelopmentmission.com
Contact page: https://thepersonaldevelopmentmission.com/contact
Business address: [insert business correspondence address]
You can use these details to:
ask a question about this Cookie Policy;
raise a concern about the use of cookies or similar technologies;
request further information about a provider or technology used by PDM; or
exercise any applicable data-protection rights.