1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile phone when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.

Cookies cannot access other files stored on your device, and they cannot carry viruses or install malware. They simply store a small amount of information that helps us improve your experience on our website.

2. Who We Are

This Cookie Policy applies to the website www.severnsideroofing.co.uk, operated by:

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use four categories of cookies on our website:

4. Cookies We Use

The table below lists the specific cookies currently used on our website:

Essential Cookies

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Duration
wordpress_logged_in_*	WordPress	Maintains user session when logged in to the website CMS	Session
wordpress_sec_*	WordPress	Security cookie for authenticated WordPress users	Session
wp-settings-*	WordPress	Stores user interface settings for the admin area	1 year
cookielawinfo-*	Cookie Consent Plugin	Stores your cookie consent preferences	1 year

Analytics Cookies

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics	Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier	2 years
_ga_*	Google Analytics (GA4)	Used to persist session state and track user behaviour across pages	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics	Distinguishes users and stores information about how the site is used	24 hours
_gat	Google Analytics	Used to throttle request rate to Google Analytics servers	1 minute

Marketing / Third-Party Cookies

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Duration
_fbp	Facebook / Meta	Used by Facebook to deliver advertising and track visits across websites	3 months
fr	Facebook / Meta	Used to deliver, measure, and improve the relevance of ads	3 months

5. Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences individually.

You can update your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of our website.

6. How to Control Cookies in Your Browser

You can also manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of our website and some features may not work as intended.

For information on managing cookies on other browsers, please visit www.aboutcookies.org.

7. Google Analytics and Opt-Out

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects data anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

For more information on how Google uses data collected via our website, visit: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

8. Cookies and Personal Data

Some cookies we use may collect personal data (such as your IP address). Where this is the case, our Privacy Policy also applies. Please read our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in accordance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

9. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our use of cookies changes or in response to changes in applicable law. We will always update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page when we make changes.

We encourage you to check this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

10. Contact Us

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