Cookie Policy
This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are used to make websites work properly, improve performance, and help us understand how visitors use the site. Some cookies are essential for the operation of the website, while others are used for analytics and marketing purposes.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
| Type of cookie | Description | Legal basis | Default setting |
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| Strictly Necessary | Essential for the website to function (e.g. security, login, load balancing). | Legitimate interest (no consent required) | ON |
| Analytics / Performance | Help us understand how visitors use the site (e.g. pages visited, time on site). | Consent | OFF until you accept |
| Marketing / Remarketing | Used to show personalised ads and to remarket to you on other platforms. | Consent | OFF until you accept |
3. Cookies We Use
Google Analytics (Analytics)
Used to measure traffic and usage patterns to help us improve the website.
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Provider: Google LLC
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Data collected: page views, session length, device/browser info
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Retention: up to 14 months
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Consent required: Yes
Google Ads (Marketing / Remarketing)
Used for advertising performance tracking and to show ads to you on other websites after you have visited ours.
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Provider: Google LLC
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Data collected: ad impressions, click behaviour, conversion events
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Retention: up to 90 days
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Consent required: Yes
Meta Pixel (Facebook/Instagram) (Marketing / Remarketing)
Used to display targeted ads and track conversions across Meta platforms.
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Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
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Data collected: page visits, actions taken, referral source
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Retention: up to 90 days
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Consent required: Yes
4. How We Use Your Consent
Non-essential cookies (Analytics and Marketing) are disabled by default.
They will only be activated if you click “Accept” in the cookie banner or settings panel.
You can withdraw consent at any time by changing your preferences in the cookie settings link (usually found in the footer), or by clearing cookies from your browser.
5. Third-Party Transfers
Some of the providers we use (Google and Meta) may process your data outside the UK/EEA. Where this happens, they use appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
6. How to Disable Cookies
You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. The method varies by browser, but you can usually find this inside the Privacy or Security section of the settings menu.