Cookies Policy

This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on our website, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit. They serve various purposes, from remembering your preferences to helping us understand how people use our site. Cookies themselves do not contain personal information that identifies you directly, though they may be linked to such information in some cases.

Similar technologies such as pixels, local storage, and web beacons work in comparable ways and are covered by this policy when we refer to cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to make our website function properly, understand visitor behaviour, and improve your experience. Our cookie usage falls into the following categories:

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly. Without them, certain features would not work as intended. Necessary cookies do not require your consent as they are needed for basic functionality.

• Cookie consent: Remembers your cookie preferences so we do not ask you repeatedly
• Session management: Maintains your session as you navigate between pages
• Security: Helps protect against malicious activity and fraudulent requests

These cookies do not collect information for marketing purposes or track your browsing activity across other websites.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website. They provide information about which pages are visited, how long people spend on each page, and how visitors navigate through the site. This information is aggregated and anonymised.

• Page views: Which pages are most popular and how often they are visited
• Traffic sources: How visitors found our website, such as through search engines or direct visits
• User journeys: Common paths visitors take through the site
• Technical information: Browser type, device category, and screen size to help us optimise the design

We use this information solely to improve our website and content. Analytics cookies are only placed if you consent to them.

Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies track your visits across websites to help deliver more relevant advertising. They may be set by our advertising partners and used to build a profile of your interests.

Currently, we do not run advertising campaigns that require marketing cookies. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy and seek your consent before placing such cookies.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject different types of cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie preferences option in our website footer.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings then Privacy and Security then Cookies
• Firefox: Settings then Privacy and Security then Cookies
• Safari: Preferences then Privacy
• Edge: Settings then Cookies and Site Permissions

Blocking all cookies may affect website functionality. Necessary cookies cannot be disabled through our consent tool, but you can block them via browser settings, though this may prevent the website from working properly.

Specific Cookies We Use

Below is a list of the main cookies used on our website:

Necessary cookies:

• cookieConsent - stores your cookie preferences - expires after 365 days
• cookieConsentDate - records when consent was given - expires after 365 days

Analytics cookies (with consent):

• _ga - distinguishes users for analytics - expires after 2 years
• _ga_[ID] - maintains session state - expires after 2 years

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site may be placed by third-party services. These are subject to the privacy policies of those third parties. We only use third-party services that meet appropriate data protection standards.

If you want to learn more about third-party cookies and opt out of certain tracking, you can visit:

• Your Online Choices (youronlinechoices.com) - European advertising industry opt-out page
• Network Advertising Initiative (optout.networkadvertising.org) - opt-out for participating networks

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a Do Not Track feature that signals websites not to track your browsing activity. There is currently no consistent industry standard for how websites should respond to these signals. Our website does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals, but you can use our cookie consent tool to manage tracking preferences.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this cookies policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please check this page periodically. The date at the top indicates when the policy was last revised.

Questions

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:

CotswoltechAI
47 Colmore Row
Birmingham, B3 2BS
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]