1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, phone or other device when you visit a website. They help websites work properly, remember certain choices and understand how visitors use the site.
Similar technologies may also be used, such as pixels, tags, local storage or scripts. In this policy, “cookies” includes these similar technologies where appropriate.
2. How this website uses cookies
This website may use cookies for the following purposes:
- To make the website work correctly.
- To keep the website secure.
- To remember simple preferences, where applicable.
- To help understand how visitors use the website, if analytics tools are enabled.
- To support embedded content, maps, forms or third-party services, if used.
Non-essential cookies, such as analytics, advertising, tracking or certain embedded third-party cookies, should only be used where appropriate consent has been obtained.
3. Types of cookies we may use
| Cookie type | Purpose | Consent position |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary cookies | Required for the website to operate, load pages, keep the site secure or process basic user actions. | These are usually required and cannot normally be switched off through the website. |
| Preference cookies | Remember choices such as cookie banner preferences or display settings. | Consent may be required depending on the exact purpose and implementation. |
| Analytics cookies | Help understand how visitors use the website, which pages are visited and how the site can be improved. | Consent is normally required before these are set. |
| Marketing cookies | Used for advertising, remarketing, conversion tracking or profiling visitors. | Consent is required before these are set. |
| Third-party content cookies | May be set by embedded content such as maps, videos, social media feeds or external tools. | Consent may be required depending on the service and purpose. |
4. Cookies used by WordPress and website tools
This website is built using WordPress and may use WordPress, Elementor, security, performance, caching or form plugins. These tools may set cookies or use similar technologies to operate the website, protect it from misuse, remember user choices or support forms.
If you log in to the website as an administrator, WordPress may set additional login and session cookies. These are not normally relevant to general public visitors.
5. Analytics and tracking
If analytics tools are added to this website, they may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on pages, browser type, device type and approximate location.
Analytics cookies should not be used unless the relevant consent controls are in place. If analytics are enabled, the cookie banner or consent tool should explain what is being used and allow visitors to make a choice.
6. Third-party services
The website may link to or embed third-party services such as maps, videos, social media platforms, contact forms, spam protection tools or analytics providers.
These services may set their own cookies or collect information in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies. We do not control third-party cookies once you interact with those services.
7. Managing cookie preferences
Where the website uses a cookie consent banner or preference centre, you can use it to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies stored on your device.
- Delete cookies.
- Block some or all cookies.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Set preferences for individual websites.
Blocking all cookies may affect how some parts of the website work.
8. Cookie list
The exact cookies used may change depending on the plugins, security tools, analytics tools or embedded services enabled on the website.
| Cookie or service | Purpose | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress / website session cookies | Website operation, login sessions for administrators and basic site functionality. | Strictly necessary | Mainly relevant to logged-in users or administrators. |
| Security or anti-spam tools | Protecting forms and the website from spam, bots or malicious activity. | Strictly necessary or functional | Depends on the tool used. |
| Cookie consent tool | Remembering visitor cookie preferences. | Preference | Used only if a consent banner is installed. |
| Analytics tool, if enabled | Understanding website usage and performance. | Analytics | Requires appropriate consent before use. |
| Embedded third-party content, if used | Displaying maps, videos, social media or other external content. | Third-party | May require consent depending on the service. |
9. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, particularly if new website tools, plugins, analytics services or embedded content are added.
The latest version will be published on this page with an updated date.