Cookie Policy
What cookies this website uses and how to manage them
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to the website owner about how visitors use the site.
This policy explains the cookies used on www.applegarthhealthandsafety.co.uk (the "website"), operated by Applegarth Health and Safety. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
This website uses two categories of cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies — essential for the basic operation of the website, such as remembering your cookie consent preference. These cannot be switched off.
- Analytics cookies — used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These are only set if you click Accept on the cookie banner. If you click Necessary only, these cookies are not loaded.
3. Cookies We Use
| Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookieChoice | Applegarth Health and Safety | Stores your cookie consent preference (accepted or necessary-only) so the banner is not shown on repeat visits. | Strictly necessary | Persistent (until cleared) |
| _ga | Google Analytics (via GTM) | Used to distinguish unique visitors. Assigns a random ID to each visitor to calculate visit, session and campaign data in Google Analytics. | Analytics | 2 years |
| _ga_[ID] | Google Analytics (via GTM) | Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited to maintain session state across pages. | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics (via GTM) | Distinguishes users. Used to throttle the request rate and stores a unique ID for each visit. | Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics (via GTM) | Used to throttle the request rate to Google Analytics. | Analytics | 1 minute |
Analytics cookies are loaded by Google Tag Manager (container ID: GTM-M54P2SNQ) only after you have given consent by clicking Accept on our cookie banner. If you select Necessary only, no analytics cookies are placed.
4. How We Obtain Consent
When you first visit this website, a cookie banner is displayed at the bottom of the screen. You have two choices:
- Accept — you consent to the use of both strictly necessary and analytics cookies.
- Necessary only — only the strictly necessary cookie storing your preference is set; no analytics cookies are loaded.
Your choice is saved in your browser's local storage. To change your preference, follow the instructions in Section 5 below.
5. Managing and Withdrawing Consent
You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time using the following methods:
- Clear your browser's local storage — this will remove your stored consent preference and cause the cookie banner to appear again on your next visit. Instructions vary by browser; search "clear local storage" alongside your browser name for guidance.
- Browser settings — most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites. Visit your browser's help pages for instructions.
- Opt out of Google Analytics — you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent data being sent to Google Analytics across all websites.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing based on consent given before withdrawal.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Analytics data collected via Google Analytics is processed by Google. For information about how Google uses data collected through its analytics services, see Google's Privacy Policy and Google Analytics data safeguarding.
This website also uses Formspree to process contact form submissions. Formspree may set technical cookies necessary for the form to function. For more information, see Formspree's Privacy Policy.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in applicable law. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Applegarth Health and Safety
St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19
07900 914719
info@applegarthhealthandsafety.co.uk