Website cookies policy template
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# COOKIE POLICY
**Last Updated: 26 February 2025**
## 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 This Cookie Policy explains how [INSERT COMPANY NAME] ("we", "our", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website [INSERT WEBSITE URL] ("Website").
1.2 Our Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Website and also allows us to improve our site.
1.3 This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
## 2. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
2.1 A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer or mobile device. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive.
2.2 Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies. A persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date. A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
2.3 Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
## 3. TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE
3.1 We use the following cookies:
**Strictly Necessary Cookies**
These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
**Analytical/Performance Cookies**
They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
**Functionality Cookies**
These are used to recognise you when you return to our Website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
**Targeting Cookies**
These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
## 4. FIRST-PARTY AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
4.1 **First-party cookies** are cookies that belong to us and that we place on your device.
4.2 **Third-party cookies** are cookies that another party places on your device through our Website. These may be set by online advertising networks, social media platforms, or analytics services when you interact with our website. These cookies may be used to build a profile of your online activities, provide you with targeted advertising, or track your online browsing activity.
## 5. SPECIFIC COOKIES WE USE
5.1 The table below provides more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them:
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|-------------|------|----------|---------|
| _ga | Analytical | 2 years | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. It is used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. |
| _gid | Analytical | 24 hours | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. It is used to store information about how visitors use our website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number of visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form. |
| _gat | Analytical | 1 minute | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics and is used to throttle the request rate to limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
| [Your_Cookie_Name] | [Type] | [Duration] | [Description of purpose] |
| [Your_Cookie_Name] | [Type] | [Duration] | [Description of purpose] |
[NOTE: Replace placeholder entries with actual cookies used on your website. Add or remove rows as necessary.]
## 6. CONSENT AND CONTROL
6.1 When you first visit our Website, we will ask you for your consent to set cookies on your device, except for strictly necessary cookies which are essential for the Website to function properly.
6.2 You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please bear in mind that removing or blocking cookies can impact your user experience and parts of our Website may no longer be fully accessible.
6.3 **Managing cookies through your browser**
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. The following links explain how to access cookie settings in various browsers:
- [Chrome](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647)
- [Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer)
- [Safari](https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac)
- [Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy)
- [Opera](https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies)
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
6.4 **Managing Google Analytics**
You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the browser add-on which is available here: [http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout](http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
6.5 **Do Not Track**
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. These features are not yet uniform, so we do not currently respond to those signals.
## 7. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
7.1 We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation or our business practices. Any changes will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. We encourage you to check back regularly to stay informed of updates.
## 8. MORE INFORMATION
8.1 If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at [INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS].
8.2 For more information about cookies in general, you may find the following links helpful:
- [AboutCookies.org](https://www.aboutcookies.org/)
- [AllAboutCookies.org](https://www.allaboutcookies.org/)
- [Information Commissioner's Office](https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies/)
## 9. CONTACT US
9.1 If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
**Full name of legal entity:** [INSERT COMPANY NAME]
**Email address:** [INSERT EMAIL]
**Postal address:** [INSERT POSTAL ADDRESS]
**Telephone number:** [INSERT TELEPHONE NUMBER]