Last updated: January 2024
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide information to website owners, and enhance your browsing experience.
Cookies allow websites to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visits, such as your preferences or login status.
How We Use Cookies
mist-egret uses cookies for several purposes:
- To ensure the website functions correctly
- To remember your preferences and settings
- To analyse how visitors use our website
- To improve our website and services
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
- Cookie Consent: Remembers your cookie preference choice (stored in localStorage)
- Session Data: Maintains your session while browsing the site
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- Form Data: Temporarily stores information entered in enquiry forms
- Navigation Preferences: Remembers your browsing preferences
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website structure and content.
- Page Views: Records which pages are visited and how long users spend on each page
- Traffic Sources: Identifies how visitors arrived at our website
- User Behaviour: Tracks general navigation patterns to improve user experience
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services. These may include:
- Analytics providers to help us understand website usage
- Map services to display location information
- Social media platforms if you choose to share our content
We do not control these third-party cookies. Please refer to the respective privacy policies of these third parties for more information about their cookies.
Managing Cookies
You have several options for managing cookies:
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these options in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. Common actions include:
- Viewing what cookies are stored and deleting them individually
- Blocking third-party cookies
- Blocking all cookies from specific sites
- Blocking all cookies from being set
- Deleting all cookies when you close your browser
Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Your preference is stored locally and remembered for future visits.
Withdrawing Consent
If you have previously accepted cookies but wish to withdraw your consent, you can:
- Clear your browser cookies and revisit our website to see the cookie banner again
- Adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies
- Clear your localStorage data for our website
Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function as intended. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the website to operate. Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your browsing experience but will limit our ability to improve our services.
Cookie Retention
Different cookies are retained for different periods:
- Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them
- Cookie consent preference: Stored indefinitely until you clear your browser data
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
mist-egret
47 George Street
Edinburgh EH2 2HT
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]