Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

Cookies help us understand how you use our website, remember your preferences, and improve your overall experience. They can also be used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes to enhance your experience on our website:

• Essential Website Functionality: To ensure our website works properly and securely
• Analytics and Performance: To understand how visitors use our website and identify areas for improvement
• Marketing and Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness
• Personalisation: To remember your preferences and provide a more personalised experience
• Communication: To enable contact forms and other communication features

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. These cookies help us understand which pages are most popular, how users navigate through the site, and identify technical issues. This information helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

3.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. They remember your preferences, language settings, and other choices you make to improve your experience.

3.4 Marketing/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. We use Google Ads and other advertising platforms that may place these cookies.

4. Detailed Cookie Information

Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our website:

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that we use to enhance functionality and provide additional features:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyse website traffic and user behaviour. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site. This information helps us understand user preferences and improve our website.

Google Ads

We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google Ads cookies help us show relevant advertisements to users who have previously visited our website and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts to display custom fonts on our website. Google Fonts may set cookies to optimise font loading and delivery.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have control over which cookies you accept. You can manage your preferences in several ways:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. You can change these preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our website.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these options in the "Privacy" or "Security" section of your browser's preferences. You can:

• Block all cookies
• Block third-party cookies only
• Delete cookies when you close your browser
• Allow cookies from specific websites

Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. For Google Ads, you can manage your ad preferences through your Google Account settings or visit the Google Ads Settings page.

7. Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to respect your cookie preferences whilst still providing basic analytics and advertising functionality. When you reject marketing or analytics cookies, Google services operate in a privacy-enhanced mode that doesn't use cookies for personalisation or detailed tracking.

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Whilst you can browse our website with cookies disabled, some functionality may be limited:

• Contact forms may not work properly
• Your preferences won't be remembered between visits
• Some interactive features may be unavailable
• We won't be able to provide personalised content
• Analytics data won't be collected, limiting our ability to improve the website

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal and regulatory reasons. When we make significant changes, we will notify you by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.