What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies allow websites to remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your browsing experience.
How We Use Cookies
hazelgleam uses cookies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
- Cookie consent: Stores your cookie preference choice
- Session management: Maintains your session state during your visit
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- Preference storage: Remembers choices you make such as language or region
- Form data: Temporarily stores information entered in forms
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve how our website works.
- Page views: Records which pages are visited most frequently
- Traffic sources: Identifies how visitors reached our website
- User behaviour: Analyses navigation patterns and time spent on pages
Cookies We Use
The following table describes the specific cookies used on our website:
First-Party Cookies
- cookieConsent - Stores your cookie acceptance choice. Expires: 1 year
- sessionId - Maintains session state. Expires: End of session
Third-Party Cookies
We may use services from third parties that set their own cookies. These providers have their own privacy and cookie policies which we encourage you to review.
Managing Cookies
You have control over cookies and can manage them in several ways:
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through settings. You can typically:
- See what cookies are stored and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from particular websites
- Block all cookies
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect website functionality and your user experience.
Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Your preference is stored and you will not see this banner again unless you clear your cookies.
Withdrawing Consent
If you previously accepted cookies but wish to withdraw your consent, you can:
- Clear your browser cookies and revisit the site to see the consent banner again
- Adjust your browser settings to reject cookies from our domain
Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not work as intended:
- Preference settings may not be remembered
- Form submissions may require re-entering information
- Some interactive features may be limited
Essential cookies are required for basic website operation and cannot be disabled through our cookie settings.
Local Storage
In addition to cookies, we may use local storage technology for similar purposes. Local storage allows websites to store data in your browser that persists even after you close your browser. You can clear local storage through your browser settings.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
hazelgleam
47 Kingsway
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1JH
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
More Information
For general information about cookies and how to manage them, visit allaboutcookies.org