1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply website owners with analytical information.
Cookies do not contain information that personally identifies you, though personal data we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. For more information about how we handle your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
2. How We Use Cookies
Drainingflora uses cookies for the following purposes:
- To ensure the proper functioning of our website and remember your preferences.
- To understand how visitors navigate and interact with our website, allowing us to improve its structure and content.
- To help us measure the effectiveness of our content and identify which pages are most valuable to our audience.
- To store your cookie consent preference so that we do not repeatedly ask you for permission.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable you to move around the site and use its features. Without these cookies, certain services you have requested cannot be provided. These cookies do not track your browsing activity on other websites and do not store any personally identifiable information.
- cookie_consent: a first-party cookie that stores your acceptance of this Cookies Policy. Duration: persistent (up to 1 year).
3.2 Analytical / Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and whether visitors receive error messages. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use this data solely to improve website performance.
- Google Analytics (_ga, _gid, _gat): third-party cookies set by Google to track visitor interactions with the website. Duration: between 24 hours and 2 years. Data is processed in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
3.3 Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as your language preference or the region you are in. The information collected by these cookies is anonymised and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some pages on our website may include content embedded from third-party services, such as Google Maps. These third parties may set their own cookies when you interact with their embedded content. We do not control the use of such cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of these third parties directly.
We currently use the following third-party services that may set cookies:
- Google Maps: used to display our office location. Google may set cookies when you interact with the map. Please refer to Google's Privacy Policy for details.
- Google Fonts: used to load web fonts. Font requests may log basic usage data on Google's servers.
- Font Awesome (CDN): used to load icon fonts. Standard CDN logging may apply.
5. How Long Do Cookies Last?
Cookies can be either "session cookies" or "persistent cookies". Session cookies are temporary files that are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them manually. The cookies we use fall into the categories described in Section 3 above, with durations ranging from the current browser session to up to 2 years.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent notice is displayed at the bottom of the screen. By clicking "Accept", you consent to our use of non-essential cookies as described in this policy. Strictly necessary cookies are used regardless of your consent, as they are required for the website to function.
You can control and manage cookies in the following ways:
- Browser settings: most web browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through their settings. Please note that doing so may affect the functionality of our website.
- Opt-out tools: for Google Analytics cookies, you can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
- Third-party opt-outs: many advertising and analytics providers offer opt-out mechanisms through their own platforms or through industry tools.
For guidance on managing cookies in popular browsers, please visit the relevant help pages for your browser. Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact your experience of this and other websites.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, applicable law, or our service offerings. The updated version will display a revised "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to check this page periodically to stay informed.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:
- Drainingflora
- Rowell Drive, Harrow View West, Harrow, London, HA2 6FG, United Kingdom
- Phone: +44 7477 702321
- Email: managers@drainingflora.world