Effective Date: 19 Jan 2024
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They enable the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login details, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a certain period, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
Types of Cookies We Use:
1. Essential Cookies:
• These cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly. They enable core functionality such as secure logins, shopping cart functions, and access to private areas of the website. You cannot disable essential cookies through our cookie consent mechanism, but you can do so through your browser settings.
2. Analytics Cookies:
• We use Google Analytics to collect and analyze non-personal information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics cookies help us understand user interactions with the site, track referral sources, and measure the performance of our website. This data helps us improve our services and user experience.
3. Functional Cookies:
• Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. These cookies may be set by third-party service providers we have engaged.
Cookie Consent and Control
Upon your first visit to our website, a cookie banner will be displayed, requesting your consent to use non-essential cookies. You have the option to either accept or decline these cookies. If you continue to use our website without changing your cookie preferences, we will assume your consent to the use of all cookies as described in this policy.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies or notify you when a cookie is being placed on your device. Please consult your browser’s help menu for instructions on how to manage cookies.
Data Sharing and Third-Party Cookies
We do not use cookies to collect personal information that directly identifies you. However, third-party cookies (such as those from Google Analytics and other service providers) may collect non-personal information in accordance with their respective privacy policies. These cookies are subject to the privacy policies of the third-party service providers and not covered by our privacy policy.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this cookie policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The most current version will be posted on our website with the effective date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this cookie policy or our data practices, please contact us at: chris@chrishazellmortgages.co.uk